Chelo Alonso Death
Chelo passed away on February 20, 2019 at the age of 85 in Mentana, Italy.
When did Chelo Alonso die?
February 20, 2019How old was Chelo Alonso when died?
85Where did Chelo Alonso die? What was the location of death?
Mentana, Italy
Chelo Alonso Birthday and Date of Death
Chelo Alonso was born on April 10, 1933 and died on February 20, 2019. Chelo was 85 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: April 10, 1933
Date of Death: February 20, 2019
Age at Death: 85
Chelo Alonso - Biography
Chelo Alonso (born April 10, 1933) is a former Cuban/Mexican actress who became a star in Italian cinema, and ultimately a 1960s cult film heroine and sex symbol in the U.S. She was well known for playing femmes fatales with fiery tempers and sensual dance scenes.
Alonso was first noticed internationally in the 1959 film, Nel segno di Roma (Sheba and the Gladiator), which starred Anita Ekberg and Georges Marchal. Owing to a particularly erotic dance number, her picture and name became more prominent on the movie's publicity posters than either of the two leads, much to Ekberg's dismay.
Most of Alonso's films were adventure movies in the style of Le fatiche di Ercole (Hercules). Hercules starred Steve Reeves and was a wildly popular new genre in film. It paved the way for movies attempting to emulate it. These films required exotic talent, and Alonso's dark beauty fit the bill; she even starred with Steve Reeves himself in Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) and Morgan il pirata (1960). Goliath and the Barbarians earned Alonso the award of "Italian Cinema's Female Discovery".
After the death of her husband in 1986, Alonso moved to the city of Siena in Tuscany, Italy. She retired from film and started a cat-breeding business, as well as a four-star hotel.
