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María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (Spanish pronunciation: [doˈloɾes ðel ˈri.o]), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood .
Actress: Las abandonadas. Dolores del Rio was the one of the first Mexican movie stars with international appeal and who had meteoric career in the 1920s/1930s Hollywood. Del Rio came from an aristocratic family in Durango.
- January 1, 1
- Durango, Mexico
- January 1, 1
- Newport Beach, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Dolores del Rio, one of the first Mexican movie stars with international appeal and a pioneer of the Golden Era of Mexican Cinema. Find out her birth name, nickname, height, family, spouses, trivia, quotes and more.
- August 3, 1904
- April 11, 1983
May 17, 2021 · The Enchantress: Dolores del Río’s Spellbinding Life. All about the actor who captivated everyone from Frida Kahlo to Orson Welles—and still decided to leave Hollywood behind. By Hadley...
- She Was A Class Act
- She Had A Disturbing Rivalry
- She Suffered Brutal Ridicule
- She Was Literally Perfect
- She Was A Secret Noble
- Her Life Got Turned Upside Down
- Her Childhood Was A Soap Opera
- She Had A Whirlwind Romance
- She Had The Wedding of The Century
- She Went Through A Swift Downfall
At the immense heights of her fame, Dolores del Rio was known for her perfect elegance. She had the carriage of an aristocrat—which, well, she was one—and moved around the silver screen like liquid gold. As her fellow Mexican starlet Maria Felix put it, “She behaved like a princess.” As we’ll see, though, this princess had a dark side… Wikimedia Co...
For all del Rio’s good girl looks, she had some scrappy rivalries. The hot-headed “Mexican Spitfire” actress Lupe Velezfeuded with all her fellow starlets, but she had special spite for del Rio, calling her a “bird of bad omen” and accusing her of invading her territory. But then Velez took it much further than name-calling. Wikimedia Commons
The flashy, seductive Velez would often derogatorily mimic del Rio’s simpering elegance in public, not caring who heard her or if del Rio found out. Things got so bad that del Rio was terrified to meet Velez out on the town, for fear that the starlet would treat her to a personal performance of the scathing imitations. Wikimedia Commons
Del Rio was considered the absolute epitome of feminine beauty in Hollywood, and everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Orson Welleswere in raptures about her perfection. Playwright George Bernard Shaw may have said it best, though, when he quipped, "The two most beautiful things in the world are the Taj Mahal and Dolores del Río.” Getty Images
Born in Mexico on August 3, 1904, as María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López-Negrete, the future Hollywood starlet had far from humble beginnings. Both her parents were members of the Mexican aristocracy, and little Dolores knew she was destined for greatness. It’s just she was in for a rude and early awakening. Flickr, Eduardo Francisco Vazquez Muri...
Revolution hit Mexico shortly after del Rio’s birth, and her privileged family was right in the crosshairs. They responded with utterly drastic measures. Del Rio’s father left his wife and his still-young daughter to seek safety in America. Terrified, alone, and fighting for their lives, mother and daughter soon more than proved their mettle. Wikim...
While del Rio’s father escaped to the United States to seek refuge, Dolores and her mother roughed it by train-hopping to Mexico City for asylum. As if that weren’t intense enough, the aristocratic beauties did it while disguised as peasants. Yes, it’s like something out of a telenovela, but her life only gets more dramatic from there. Pixabay
In 1921, the teenaged del Rio’s life lurched through its biggest upheaval yet. While attending a glamorous society party, the 17-year-old girl met the handsome and wealthy Jaime Martinez del Rio and fell madly in love, entering into passionate courtship. Soon enough, the pair were living the phrase “young and dumb” to the max. Wikimedia Commons
After just two months together, Jaime and Dolores married on April 11, 1921. Dolores’ new arm candy was popular among the European monarchy, and they were the toast of the town on both sides of the Atlantic. Their honeymoon in Europe lasted a full twoyears and included a visit to the King and Queen of Spain. Too bad it all had a heartbreaking end… ...
In 1924, the traveling lovers finally settled back in Mexico, posting up in Jaime’s cotton ranch and hoping to rake in more aristocratic dough. Their plans fell apart in a brutal way.The cotton market crashed almost immediately after, all but ruining the newlyweds and tearing their perfect little life asunder. Then, somehow, it got worse. Wikipedia
Apr 13, 1983 · Dolores Del Rio, an actress of remarkable beauty who became a film star in Hollywood and in her native Mexico, died Monday at her home in Newport Beach, Calif.
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Aug 3, 2017 · Learn about the life and career of Dolores Del Río, the first major Latin American crossover Hollywood star and a philanthropist who shaped Mexico's film industry. Discover how she broke through the stereotypes and challenges of her time and won the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix.
