Elvera Sanchez Valentina (Sep 1, 1905 – Sep 2, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis, Jr. She was actually Cuban but Sammy told people she was Puerto Rican due to possible anti-Cuban backlash would hurt his record sales. Elvera Sanchez was a chorus-line dancer at Apollo Theater for six years. Elvera was survived by her daughter, Ramona. Ironically, Elvera outlived Sammy by 10 years and her mother Luisa out lived Sammy by 6 years.
