Rarotonga (the Mexican comic book)

From this thread:
The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=34744&forum=1&start=225&236

On 2010-01-16 18:21, martian-tiki wrote:
Spotted this clicking links on TC user zeta's site

http://arizaleta.blogspot.com/

On 2010-01-17 03:42, Mister Naufrago wrote:

On 2010-01-16 18:26, bigbrotiki wrote:
Ha, now John-O has his 70s Afro connection!

Don´t let that hairstyle deceive you Bigbro.
Rarotonga is a Polynesian princess.

She wore that that hairdo long before Cleopatra Jones and other soul sisters.
Sorry John-O... :)

I think you are both wrong. Or right! Or maybe it's both.

Is it a very good documentation for character design from the artist?
The 70's look?
Is it just a coincidence?
synchronicity?
Life imitating art?

Or maybe the artist was in love with the legendary Mexican exotic dancer "Tongolele"?
On thing is for sure, this disambiguation/theory deserve another forum.:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35225&forum=1

Further research on "Rarotonga" the Mexican comic book will be posted here.

[ Edited by: Zeta 2010-01-19 10:56 ]

[ Edited by: Zeta 2010-01-19 11:08 ]

On 2010-01-19 10:54, Zeta wrote:

Don´t let that hairstyle deceive you Bigbro.
Rarotonga is a Polynesian princess.

She puts the "afro" in aphrodisiac. :D

I think this character was inspired by the famous Mexican exotic dancer "TONGOLELE"

More about her, here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35225&forum=1

Rarotonga 50's look

Rarotonga 70's look

Amazing how that Polynesian princess managed to stay in the look, trend and fashion for decades. Pretty sophisticated for a savage.

I just remembered, Rarotonga is from the Micronesia, not Polynesia! :blush:

Hmmm... I don't think afros were sported by Polynesians.

Are you sure Rarotonga wasn't a Melanesian princess from PNG or Indonesia? (Ooops, I guess you are, your post above beat me by minutes).

I really wanna derail this into a Pam Grier/Blaxploitation/Afro thread. Ha, Ha.

Hey ATP has his Bettie, I have my Pammy. But don't worry I have more self-control than he does. :D

And expect the BigBro to chime in on the Tongolele thread. I've seen his past posts on her. (We got his number) :lol:

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-01-19 14:44 ]

I am talking about the comic book character, I don't know if there was ever an authentic flesh and bone princess.

:o

Ay mamacita!

Yah, I like her 70s fashion choices better, too!

What a classic Poly pop melange: The heroine is from Micronesia, her name is from Polynesia (Society Islands), and her hairdo from Fiji!:

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-01-19 16:15 ]

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-01-19 16:16 ]

Bigbro, The comic book character is from Micronesia. Did you knew about her?

[ Edited by: Zeta 2010-01-19 16:21 ]

Haha, I'm writing to fast on too many replies, making mistakes.

Never knew about her, unfortunately she's not featured in this fun little book:

Inside Rarotonga

Queen of the jungle

Ay mamacita!

Really it will be true that its like a danger for all ..it is better to skip the extended look if you have good hair or a long and narrow face.