Maria Antonieta Pons
ABOUT MARIA ANTONIETA PONS
Rumba dancer who became known as one of the Tropical Queens of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
She made her motion picture debut in the 1938 film, Siboney.
She gained fame for her roles in Spanish-speaking films La hija del penal, La Gaviota, and Teatro del crimen.
Her second husband was director Ramon Pereda.
She and Rosa Carmina became two of the five Tropical Queens of Rumberas film in Mexican Cinema.
