Dolores del Río
Actor
- Born
- August 3, 1904 · Durango, Mexico
- Died
- April 11, 1983 (age 78)
Dolores del Río (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983) was a Mexican film actress.
She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Later in life, she became an important actress in Mexican films.
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She was generally thought to be one of the most beautiful actresses of her era, and was the first Latin American movie star to have international appeal.
In the Silent film era, Del Rio was considered a counterpart to Rudolph Valentino. With the arrival of the talkies, she became one of the principal Art Deco symbols of beauty.
Del Río was one of the principal stars of Mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was frequently called the "Princess of México".
Known for
Cheyenne Autumn
October 15, 1964
Journey into Fear
January 7, 1943
Flaming Star
December 20, 1960
Flying Down to Rio
December 22, 1933
The Fugitive
November 11, 1947
Maria Candelaria
January 20, 1944
More Than a Miracle
October 19, 1967
The Other
November 20, 1946
Bird of Paradise
August 12, 1932
Wonder Bar
March 31, 1934
Ali Baba Goes to Town
October 29, 1937
Wild Flower
April 24, 1943
Acting67
- 2003Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as Herself
- 1979México de mis amores
- 1978Los hijos de Sanchez
- 1978The Children of Sanchez as Grandma Paquita
- 1970Brasileiros em Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1968Mexico 68: Snapshots as Self
- 1967More Than a Miracle as Reine Mère
- 1966House of Women as Hilda Moreno
- 1966The Lady of the Dawn