#88 Chelo Alonso

Chelo Alonso was born in Cuba, was half Mexican, and was known for that very Italian genre, the sword and sandal epic. The highlight of each of these seemed to be her doing some hot and sexy dancing before some Hercules or Samson or whoever.

Her acting skills appear to have run the gamut from fiery Latina A to fiery Latina B. Obviously, though, she wasn’t there for her thespian skills. Her nickname was the “The Cuban H-Bomb.” You really have to check out some of her “dance sequences” on YouTube.

Boring Real Name:  Isabella Garcia

Embarrassing Real Birthplace:  Central Lugareno, Cuba

Cheesy Pageant Titles:  Italian Cinema's Female Discovery of 1959

Embarrassing Movies

• The Pirate and the Slave Girl
• Sheba and the Gladiator
• Goliath and the Barbarians
• Atlas Against the Cyclops
• The Huns

Embarrassing Taglines

• HIS NAME AND FAME RAGE OVER THE SEAS OF THE WORLD!
• Passionate Savages Fighting For Their Lives ... Their Loves ...
• SEE! 10,000 NORSEMEN CHARGE THE VALLEY OF BLOOD

Embarrassing Characters

• Suleima
• Karima
• Tanya, Queen of the Tartars
• Queen Smedes

Interesting Tidbits

• 36-21-36
• Was the main star of the Folies-Bergeres, and was hailed as the next Josephine Baker
• Was asked by Che Guevara personally to return to Cuba after the revolution
• Upon retirement, became a cat breeder, hotelier & restaurateur

Where can I learn more?

• IMDb
• Wikipedia
• Cuban history site
• Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen

Nice hat!

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