Sixties Cheesecake Dance No. 13

PLEASE READ THIS - The exotically beautiful actress who plays Queen Smedes in this clip is Chelo Alonso, who can also be seen in Fifties Cheesecake Dance Nos. 30 and 31. The film is "Maciste nella valle dei re" (1960), which translates as "Maciste in the Valley of the Kings", but was released as "Son of Samson" in English-speaking countries.

Fans of sword and sandal films encounter the name "Maciste" frequently. There is a lot of disputation about the origin of the name but one theory is that it was originally a nickname for Hercules. Maciste is one of the oldest characters in Italian cinema and appeared in 26 silent films and was then revived again in the 1960s for another 25 films following the renewed interest in muscleman movies created by Steve Reeves.

This film was directed by Carlo Campogalliani, who also directed the Steve Reeves film, "Goliath and the Barbarians" (1959), seen in the Fifties Cheesecake Dance Nos. 30 and 31, mentioned above. "Son of Samson", which is set in ancient Egypt, starred Mark Forest, an American body-builder, as Maciste; Angelo Zanolli as Kenamun; Federica Ranchi as Nofret; and the lovely Chelo Alonso, referred to above.

Ms Alonso was born in Cuba to a Cuban father and Mexican mother and attained fame as a dancer in Havanna before appearing as an exotic dancer at the Folies Bergère in Paris. There she was billed as "The Cuban H-Bomb", a title bestowed on her because of her unique blend of Cuban rhythms and burlesque bump-and-grind. She can also be seen in "Sign of the Gladiator" (1959), with Anita Ekberg, and "Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops" (1961) with Gordon Mitchell.

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[hellifairy]

She is the best bellydancer I ever saw, and I know a lot about it.

I do it for twenty years now and I teach it since 1o.

She is my idole.

Is she still alive?

[pwgr2000]

Her Wikipedia article says she is still alive. Here's what it says about her later life:

"In 1961, Alonso married Aldo Pomilia, a production manager and producer for many of her films. She has one son, Aldino Pomilia. After the death of her husband, 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."

She also has a small, uncredited role in the Clint Eastwood film, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".

[counterstriving]

I'm so glad people are (re)discovering Chelo Alonso !

[77774541]

She was tough and sexy.

[ThatGypsyBoy]

They are incredibly beautiful couple!

cheesecake and beefcake yay!

[PSMcL67]

I can't make rational judgements about Chelo's dancing: she drives me nuts.

BTW she was in "the good, the bad and the ugly." (Steven's wife).

[GoblinXXX]

The dance and music both have a very classic Star Trek feel to them-- I imagine it inspired several of Trek's dance numbers.

[los3santos]

she is from my hometown. the name of the town is lugareño a small town in camaguey, cuba. my granfather nows her

[ronwelker8]

This scene with Chelo Alonso and Mark Forest is one of the hottest love scenes in film anywhere since both actors are magnificently stunning in physical appearance

[ronwelker8]

Mark Forest (in real life Lou Degni from Brooklyn, New York) is THE most handsome man to ever star in Italian films -- this love scene with Chelo Alonso is super erotic ever if Alonso's character doesn't really love her Maciste

[ronwelker8]

mark forest HAS to be the most perfect looking actor in Italian films....this film is perhaps the only one he didn't do in italy.....this is one of his hotter movie scenes......let's have some cold air!

[ronwelker8]

mark forest (in real life Louis Lorenzo Degni) was a sensuous beefcake stud in the Mae West nightclub act before going to Italy for film work and then becoming an opera singer