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- ↑ YouTube: Interview with Princesa Yamal and Wanda Seux for the film Beauties of the Night
- ↑ YouTube: La historia detrás del mito, Mexican Vedettes TV Azteca, México
- ↑ El Universal: A Robbery in the Museum
- ↑ "Local.mx: About the film "Beauties of the Night"". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-10.