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▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - From Cuba To Italy To Hollywood 03:57 - A Second Marriage And The Birth Of Her Son 06:23 - Outro
Born Isabella Garcia on April 10, 1933, in Central Lugareño, Cuba, Chelo Alonso was an actress whose name rarely comes up in conversation these days, but we here at Facts Verse firmly believe that she deserves a lot more attention than she's been given. Chelo's acting career led to her first becoming a star in Italian cinema, and by the 1960s, she was one of the biggest cult film heroines and sex symbols in the United States.
She was known for playing femmes fatale-like characters with fiery tempers that you wouldn't dare provoke. She was also famous for appearing in numerous sensual dance scenes. In total, Chelo Alonso appeared in no more than 20 films, but even if she were to have only performed in just one, she is still someone that we couldn't forget.
Standing at 5 ft 6 in. tall and weighing a little over 120 pounds, Chelo was a brown-eyed brunette who was oozing with sex appeal. At the height of her career in the mid-20th century, Chelo's Cuban origins were heavily hyped up in promotional materials that depicted her as some kind of Latina answer to bombshells like Jane Fonda and Marilyn Moore
While that sort of fetishization of her race wouldn't be seen as acceptable in this day and age, filmmakers didn't think twice about billing Chelo as the "Cuban H-Bomb' and as the 'new Josephine Baker'. Eventually, Chelo's career died down and she retired from acting to instead focus on a cat-breeding business with her so Aldino. Even so, throughout her time in the world of cinema, Chelo made quite a name for herself. Sure, she faced many obstacles due to racism and stereotypes, but she will forever be remembered as the Original Cuban Bombshell. Watch this video in full to learn all about her fascinating life story.
Chelo Alonso Was the Original Cuban Bombshell (For Adult Eyes Only)
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