- According to Norman Lloyd, de Mars was a Mexican striptease artist who performed at the Main Street Follies burlesque house in Hollywood. She also turns up in a 1961 article about the Sunset Strip, where John Weaver reports that she stood 37 inches tall and was "known for her extraordinary tassel work".
- Born in Mexico as Mercedes Jimenez, she married full-size singer and guitarist, Larry Ford. They performed together as a comedy duo and she also sang with Ford's dance band, known as Venus and the Voyagers.
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