Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1904-08-03
Day of Death
1983-04-11
Place of Birth
Durango, Mexico
Dolores del Río
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".
Filmography (67)
Complicated Women
2003
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
México de mis amores
1979
Los hijos de Sanchez
1978
The Children of Sanchez
1978
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970Mexico 68: Snapshots
1968
More Than a Miracle
1967
House of Women
1966
The Lady of the Dawn
1966
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Flaming Star
1960
The Sin of a Mother
1960
La Cucaracha
1959
