Percilla Bejano
Percilla Bejano | |
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Promotional photo of Percilla and Emmitt Bejano, captioned "Monkey Girl Weds Alligator Boy" | |
| Born | Percilla Román April 26, 1911 Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Died | February 5, 2001 (age 89) Tampa, Florida |
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| Occupation(s) | Sideshow performer, showman, singer, dancer, actress |
| Years active | 1910s—1990s |
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| Known for | Performing as "The Monkey Girl" |
| Spouse | Emmitt Bejano (m. 1938–1995) |
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| Relatives | Carl Lauther (adoptive father) |
Percilla Bejano, born Percilla Román, (Bayamón, Puerto Rico, April 26, 1911 — February 5, 2001, Tampa, Florida) was a Puerto Rican-American sideshow performer, showman, actress, and singer billed as The Monkey Girl or La Chica Mono. Percilla was born with hyperdontia (two rows of teeth) and hypertrichosis, a condition that causes excessive hair growth all over the body. By three years old she was placed on exhibit by her father to support their family. She worked in sideshow exhibits and traveling shows for over fifty years until making television and film appearances in her later years.