Dolores del Río
Acting
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".
Born: August 3, 1904
Place of Birth: Durango, Mexico
Known For
Historia de una mala mujer
A woman saves her daughter from making the same mistake that cost her happiness years ago.
Maria Candelaria
A young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked Indian woman that he has in his study. The artist tells the story of Maria Candelaria, a young Indian woman who was rejected by her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. She is protected by a young Indian man, Lorenzo Rafael, who has fallen in love with her.
Reportaje
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
The Unloved Woman
Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.
The Other
A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.
Cheyenne Autumn
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Doña Perfecta
Liberal farmer Pepe has arrived in Santa Fe to visit his aunt, Dona Perfecta. While he's there, Pepe is eager to teach the traditional-minded townspeople a new way of living. Unfortunately for Pepe the people of Santa Fe aren't eager to embrace change, and when the citizens begin to voice resentment Pepe is forced to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt. Dona Perfecta is just as traditional as any of the other townspeople though, and only suffers Pepe due to the fact that he is family. When Pepe and his cousin Rosario fall deeply in love, the situation quickly comes to a head.
Complicated Women
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Branded
Branded is an American Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time period, and starred Chuck Connors as Jason McCord, a United States Army Cavalry captain who had been drummed out of the service following an unjust accusation of cowardice.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Grandma Paquita
as Self (archive footage)
as Carlotta Lopez de Guadalupe
as Self
as Reine Mère
as Hilda Moreno
as La Peregrina
as Spanish woman
as Neddy Burton
as Gabriela del Valle
as Isabel Puente
as Guest
as Self
as Dominica
as Marta
as María Cristina
as Doña Perfecta
as Deseada
as Amalia Estrada
as Raimunda
as Mrs. Erlynne
as An Indian Woman
as Magdalena Méndez / María Méndez
as Estrella
as Amalita de los Robles
as Margarita Pérez
as María Candelaria
as Esperanza
as Josette Martel
as Jenny Sanford
as Lenore Dixon
as Herself
as Dolores Daria Sunnel
as Carmen
as Gaby Seymour
as Herself (uncredited)
as Inez
as Donna
as Rita Gomez
as Herself (uncredited)
as Madame Du Barry
as Inez
as Belinha De Rezende
as Luana
as Dolores
as Lita
as Evangeline
as Tasia
as Rascha
as Carmelita de Granados
as Ramona
as Berna
as Chela (Toni)
as Carmen
as Katyusha Maslova
as Rita Renault - Movie Star
as Charmaine de la Cognac
as Jeanne Lamont
as Evelyn Iffield
as Carlotta de Silva