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- Birth nameMaría Antonieta Pons Morales
- María Antonieta Pons was born on June 11, 1922 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Teatro del crimen (1957), La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947) and Embrujo antillano (1946). She was married to Ramón Pereda and Juan Orol. She died on August 20, 2004 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- SpousesRamón Pereda(1948 - June 20, 1986) (his death)Juan Orol(1940 - 1945) (divorced)
- Playing seductive, heartbroken women, punctuated by wild musical and dance scenes in the nightclubs.
- Was one of a half-dozen stars whose extravagant costumes and dance numbers earned them the nickname "Tropical Queens" and created a style that lasted into the 1950s, and helped define the tropical-dancer movie genre know as "rumbera" films.
- Made Mexico her home for more than six decades.
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