Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele'
Acting
Biography
Yolanda Yvonne Montes Farrington, better known by her stage-name Tongolele, was a Mexican vedette and actress of American origin.
Born: January 4, 1932
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, USA
Known For
The King of the Neighborhood
A poor man becomes a modern Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor.
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
"Ni Muy Muy, Ni Tan Tan, Simplemente, Tin Tan. Tin Tan was one of the greatest comdedian-actors in the history of Mexican Cinema. He began his film career during the early years of what became the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Throughout the majority of his movies he plays the character of a pachuco; the Chicano/Mexicano in zoot suit, throwing out the tirili phrases and words, and jammin the jitty-bug. With the style and the slang down to a tee, he was picked up in Cd. Juarez Chihuahua by an acting troupe. Touring extensively through-out Mexico with the troupe landed him in Mexico City with film contracts. It was in those films that Tin Tan exposed the image of the pachuco, which Mexican Youth adopted. From the desert border-towns of Juarez y El Paso the style took off in various parts of the country, most notably in Mexico City
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
Tin Tan falls in love with a young woman who does not love him, but when he wins the lottery she changes her mind.
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Salomé
Salomé is a Mexican Telenovela that aired from October 22, 2001 until May 17, 2002, and it's starred Edith González and Guy Ecker.
Pensión de artistas
Between-engagements troupers at a theatrical boarding-house con a rich acquaintance into financing a show.
Music of Always
Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.
Había una vez un marido
Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his brother looking for the real culprits.
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol
Mexico’s half-forgotten B-movie master, “involuntary surrealist” Juan Orol (1897–1988), receives a pitch-perfect tribute in this deft, irresistible love letter to a self-made man of showbiz whose career spanned half a century and nearly 60 films. Abetted by an all-pro cast, del Amo’s brilliant interpretation of Orol’s life exudes a droll underdog charm, and almost every frame is an infectious homage to the golden age of cinema, the wiles of memory, and the art of fantasy.
Nocturno de amor
Luis Aguilar is a talented piano student who struggles to make ends meet. At the conservatory he meets the beautiful, rich, and also talented piano student Marta Reyes and romance ensues. One day, a full scholarship to study piano abroad is announced and both Luis and Marta fill out the necessary paperwork--but only one place is available. Luis is torn apart by his love for both the piano and Marta.
Filmography
as Tongolele
as Self
as Yolanda
as Kalea
as Bailarina
as Tongolele
as Tongolele
as Bailarina (uncredited)
as Bailarina
as Aldara
as Tongolele
as Yolanda ("Tongolele")