Dolores del Río
Actor
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
Journey into Fear
as Josette Martel 1943
Flaming Star
as Neddy Burton 1960
Flying Down to Rio
as Belinha De Rezende 1933
The Fugitive
as An Indian Woman 1947
Maria Candelaria
as María Candelaria 1944
More Than a Miracle
as Reine Mère 1967
The Other
as Magdalena Méndez / María Méndez 1946
Bird of Paradise
as Luana 1932
Wonder Bar
as Inez 1934
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Herself 1937
Wild Flower
as Esperanza 1943
La Cucaracha
as Isabel Puente 1959
The Trail of '98
as Berna 1928
The Boy and the Fog
as Marta 1953
Reportaje
as María Cristina 1953
The Abandoned
as Margarita Pérez 1945