Dolores del Rio



First NameDolores
Last NameDel Rio
Full Name at BirthDolores Martinez Asunsolo Lopez Negrete
Other NamesLolita
The Female Valentino
Age77 (age at death)
Date of BirthAugust 3, 1905
BirthplaceDurango, Mexico
Date of DeathApril 11, 1983
Location of DeathLaguna Beach, CA
Cause of DeathLiver Failure
Height5' 3½" (161 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignLeo
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityMexican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameFlying Down to Rio, WAMPAS Baby Star of 1926
Brand EndorsementsLucky Strike cigarettes (magazine advertisement) [1938]
FatherJesus Leonardo Asúnsolo Jacques
MotherAntonia Lopez-Negrete
FriendsRamon Navarro (He was also her second cousin), Marlene Dietrich (Thought Dolores was "the most beautiful woman in Hollywood"), Greta Garbo, Errol Flynn, Lili Damita, Clark Gable

Dolores del Río (August 3, 1904– April 11, 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.


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Filmography

Selected Dolores del Rio film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1978
Grandma Paquita

1969
Carlotta Lopez de Guadalupe

1967
Queen Mother

1967
The Son of All
-

1967
Rio Blanco
A Revolutionary

1966
House of Women
-

1966
La Peregrina

1965
Antonia Molinera

1965
Serita

1965
The Man Who Bought Paradise
Mona

1964
Spanish Woman

1962
A Mother's Sin
The Mother

1960
Neddy Burton

1959
Isabel Puente

1959
The Chevy Show
-

1958
¿Adónde van nuestros hijos?
Rosa

1955
Señora ama
Dominica

1953
María Cristina

1953
Theresia Tallien

1953
El niño y la niebla
Marta

1951
Doña Perfecta
Doña Perfecta

1951
Deseada
Deseada

1950
The Love Nest
Amalia Estrada

1949
La malquerida
Raimunda

1948
The Story of a Bad Woman
Mrs. Erlynne

1947
An Indian Woman

1946
Magdalena Méndez/María Méndez

1945
Amalita de los Robles

1945
Margarita Pérez

1945
La selva de fuego
Estrella

1944
María Candelaria

1943
Flor silvestre
Esperanza

1943
Josette Martel

1940
Eugenia 'Jenny' Sanford

1938
Lenore Dixon

1937
Dolores Daria Sunnel

1936
Accused
Gaby Seymour

1935
I Live for Love
Donna Alvarez

1935
Rita Gomez, aka La Españita

1935
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Inez, Duchess of Rye

1934
Madame Du Barry

1934
Inez

1933
Belinha De Rezende

1932
Luana

1932
Dolores

1930
Lita

1930
The Sculptor's Dream
-

1929
Evangeline

1928
Berna

1928
Ramona

1928
Tasia

1928
The Gateway of the Moon
Chela

1928
Carmelita de Granados

1928
Rascha

1927
Resurrection
Katyusha Maslova

1927
Carmen

1926
Charmaine de la Cognac

1926
High Steppers
Evelyn Iffield

1926
Pals First
Jeanne Lamont

1926
The Whole Town's Talking
Rita Renault - Movie Star

1925
Joanna
Carlotta de Silva

Soundtrack Credits

1935
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1934
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Broken Sky (2006)
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