Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

1904-08-03 – 1983-04-11 (age 78) Durango, Mexico
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Biography

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.

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".

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Known For

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Spanish woman

Flaming Star
Flaming Star

1960

as Neddy Burton

Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio

1933

as Belinha De Rezende

Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar

1934

as Inez

More Than a Miracle
More Than a Miracle

1967

as Reine Mère

Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear

1943

as Josette Martel

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The Unloved Woman

1949

as Raimunda

Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise

1932

as Luana

Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy

1937

as Dolores Daria Sunnel

In Caliente
In Caliente

1935

as Rita Gomez

The Children of Sanchez
The Children of Sanchez

1978

as Grandma Paquita

The Fugitive
The Fugitive

1947

as An Indian Woman

The Other
The Other

1946

as Magdalena Méndez / María Méndez

Complicated Women
Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha

1959

as Isabel Puente

The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98

1928

as Berna

Evangeline
Evangeline

1929

as Evangeline

Maria Candelaria
Maria Candelaria

1944

as María Candelaria

Wild Flower
Wild Flower

1943

as Esperanza