Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Acting
August 3, 1904April 11, 1983 (age 78)
Durango, Mexico

Also Known As

Dolores del Río, Dolores Martínez Asúnsolo y López Negrete, Dolores Del Rio, Dolores Asúnsolo López Negrete

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".

Movies

(66 total)
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

19646.7

as Spanish woman

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

19436.1

as Josette Martel

Flaming Star

Flaming Star

19606.5

as Neddy Burton

Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

19336.2

as Belinha De Rezende

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

19475.9

as An Indian Woman

Maria Candelaria

Maria Candelaria

19447.3

as María Candelaria

The Other

The Other

19466.8

as Magdalena Méndez / María Méndez

Wild Flower

Wild Flower

19436.6

as Esperanza

La Cucaracha

La Cucaracha

19596.3

as Isabel Puente

Reportaje

Reportaje

19537.2

as María Cristina

The Abandoned

The Abandoned

19455.4

as Margarita Pérez

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

20036.7

as Self (archive footage)

Doña Perfecta

Doña Perfecta

19516.7

as Doña Perfecta

TV Shows

(4 total)