Isabel Camila Masiero (born 1946), better known by her stage name Princesa Yamal, is an Argentine-Mexican vedette, actress and dancer. She was one of the most popular vedettes during the 1970s and 1980s in Mexico.

Career

She arrived in

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in 1977 contracted by Ramón Bugarini, a famous businessman of the time. At that time she worked in

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, where she was the main star in the famous ''Playboy'' nightclub. Before settling in Mexico, she had offers to work in

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and

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. She refused to work in Italy, since one of her uncles was a priest in that country. She debuted in Mexico City in the famous nightclub ''El 77'', sharing credits with the vedette Amira Cruzat. The show of Princesa Yamal was different from those presented in Mexico at that time. Her specialty was the Arab dances. (''Yamal'' is an Arabic word meaning ''beauty''.) She also appeared in a few

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films as well in popular magazines. In 1985, she was involved in the robbery of the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico and was given a two-year prison sentence. Currently, Princesa Yamal lives in

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, where she performs beauty treatments. In 2016, Princesa Yamal, along with other vedettes like

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and

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appeared in the documentary film '' Beauties of the Night'', by filmmaker María José Cuevas. Cuevas revealed that it was a meeting that she had with Princesa Yamal in 2006, which motivated her to realize the film project.

Filmography

Films

* ''

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'' (1978) * '' La vida difícil de una mujer fácil'' (1979) * ''Las nenas del amor'' (1983) * ''Macho que ladra no muerde'' (1984) * ''Los plomeros y las ficheras'' (1988) * ''El rey de las ficheras'' (1989) * ''A garrote limpio'' (1989) * '' Beauties of the Night'' (2016)

Television

* ''Variedades de medianoche'' (1977)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Princesa Yamal Argentine emigrants to Mexico Living people Burlesque performers Mexican female dancers Mexican film actresses Mexican vedettes People from Mendoza, Argentina Year of birth missing (living people)