Dolores del R?o (August 3, 1905 in Durango, Mexico ? April 11, 1983 in Newport Beach, California) was a Mexican film actress. She was a Mexican actress in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s, and was one of the most important womanly figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered a mythical figure in Latin America and quintessential representation of the feminine face of Mexico in the world. She was the first Latin American female star to be recognized internationally.During the 1920s and 1930s in Hollywood, Dolores was considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, a sort of female version of Rudolph Valentino, the "Latin lover" in the silent films. Her career flourished until the end of the silent era, with success in films such as Resurrection (1927), Ramona (1928) and Evangeline (1929). She was one of the few superstars of the silent era to adapt to the talkies in Hollywood. She filmed successful films like Bird of Paradise (1932), Flying Down to Rio (1933), Madame Du Barry, Wonder Bar (1934) and Journey into Fear (1942).When her Hollywood career began to decline, Del R?o decided to return to her native country and join the Mexican film industry, which at that time was living its best.When del R?o returned to Mexico, under the guidance of the director Emilio Fern?ndez, she became the most important star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. The 1943 film Mar?a Candelaria is considered her masterpiece from this time. Del R?o was in force at the cinema of her country during the next three decades and returned to Hollywood only sporadically. Her long career also spanned theater and television. Along with Lupe Velez, Katy Jurado and Salma Hayek, del Rio completes the group of successful Mexican actresses in Hollywood.
Active years end year
1978
Alias
Negrete, Dolores Mart?nez As?nsolo y L?pez
Birth date
1905-08-03
Birth name
Mar?a de los Dolores As?nsolo L?pez-Negrete
Birth year
1905
Death date
1983-04-11
Death year
1983
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