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
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
as Herself
México de mis amores
1979
Los hijos de Sanchez
1978
The Children of Sanchez
1978
as Grandma Paquita
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
- No poster
Mexico 68: Snapshots
1968
as Self
More Than a Miracle
1967
as Reine Mère
House of Women
1966
as Hilda Moreno
The Lady of the Dawn
1966
as La Peregrina
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Spanish woman
Flaming Star
1960
as Neddy Burton
The Sin of a Mother
1960
as Gabriela del Valle
La Cucaracha
1959
as Isabel Puente
Where Are Our Children Going?
1958
Torero!
1957
as Guest
Señora ama
1955
as Dominica
The Boy and the Fog
1953
as Marta
Reportaje
1953
as María Cristina
Doña Perfecta
1951
as Doña Perfecta
Desired
1951
as Deseada
The Love Nest
1950
as Amalia Estrada
- No poster
The Unloved Woman
1949
as Raimunda
Historia de una mala mujer
1948
as Mrs. Erlynne