Dolores del Río

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Dolores del Río (August 3, 1905 - April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and became an important actress in Mexican films later in her life.

Born Dolores Martínez Asúnsolo y López Negrete in Durango, Mexico, del Río was the cousin of actor Ramón Novarro. Her wealthy family lost all their assets during the Mexican Revolution, and a desire to restore her comfortable lifestyle inspired her to follow a career as an actress. In 1921 she married Jaime del Río, and through a Hollywood friend the couple emigrated to the USA with the plan of establishing showbusiness careers for themselves: screenwriter and actress, respectively. The marriage ended in divorce but del Río retained her married name, continued to pursue a career as an actress, and made her first film appearance in 1925. She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, but initially struggled to overcome prejudice. She came to be admired as one of the most beautiful women on screen, and her career flourished until the end of the silent era.

In 1930, she married Cedric Gibbons, one of MGM's leading art directors and production designers. With the advent of talkies she was usually relegated to exotic and unimportant roles, but scored successes with Flying Down to Rio (the film that launched the careers of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in 1933) and Madame DuBarry (1934). An affair with Orson Welles was reported to have been the cause of her divorce from Gibbons in 1941. Her collaboration with Welles, Journey Into Fear (1942), was her last major Hollywood film.

She returned to Mexico in 1942. She was soon approached by director Emilio Fernández, and she began making Spanish-language films that brought her great success in Mexico over the next twenty years. She was nominated for Mexico's Silver Ariel Award five times, winning two awards for her performances. In 1960 she starred with Elvis Presley in the US Western Flaming Star directed by Don Siegel. She died from liver disease at Laguna Beach, California and was buried at in the Panteón de Dolores cemetery (no relation) in Mexico City.

Dolores del Río has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1620 Vine Street, in recognition of her contributions to the motion picture industry.


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Dolores del Río has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1620 Vine Street, in recognition of her contributions to the motion picture industry. In a 2004 poll, readers of FHM magazine voted that she had the best looking bottom in show business. She died from liver disease at Laguna Beach, California and was buried at in the Panteón de Dolores cemetery (no relation) in Mexico City. Her dimensions are: Bust 90cm, Waist 54cm, Hips 86cm (35"/21"/34"). In 1960 she starred with Elvis Presley in the US Western Flaming Star directed by Don Siegel. Electra is now married to musician Dave Navarro, formerly a member of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers and currently a member of Jane's Addiction. She was nominated for Mexico's Silver Ariel Award five times, winning two awards for her performances. Electra achieved considerable notoriety during her on-again, off-again marriage to basketball star Dennis Rodman.

She was soon approached by director Emilio Fernández, and she began making Spanish-language films that brought her great success in Mexico over the next twenty years. She also regularly performs with the dance revue The Pussycat Dolls. She returned to Mexico in 1942. Electra has appeared in several films, such as The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human and the horror spoof Scary Movie. Her collaboration with Welles, Journey Into Fear (1942), was her last major Hollywood film. This led to an increasing role as a television personality on various shows, including regular roles on MTV's Singled Out and Baywatch. An affair with Orson Welles was reported to have been the cause of her divorce from Gibbons in 1941. In 1995, Electra started appearing in television programs such as Nickelodeon's All That and then in May of 1996 she appeared in Playboy magazine.

With the advent of talkies she was usually relegated to exotic and unimportant roles, but scored successes with Flying Down to Rio (the film that launched the careers of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in 1933) and Madame DuBarry (1934). Her singing career was both short-lived and unsuccessful. In 1930, she married Cedric Gibbons, one of MGM's leading art directors and production designers. Soon after, she signed a recording contract with Paisley Park Records, Prince's company. She came to be admired as one of the most beautiful women on screen, and her career flourished until the end of the silent era. In 1992, Electra moved to Los Angeles and within one week met singer Prince. She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, but initially struggled to overcome prejudice. Her birth name was Tara Leigh Patrick. (She is not related to adult film actress Tera Patrick, whose real name is Linda Hopkins Shapiro.).

The marriage ended in divorce but del Río retained her married name, continued to pursue a career as an actress, and made her first film appearance in 1925. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1921 she married Jaime del Río, and through a Hollywood friend the couple emigrated to the USA with the plan of establishing showbusiness careers for themselves: screenwriter and actress, respectively. Carmen Electra (born April 20, 1972) is an American model, television personality, actress and singer. Her wealthy family lost all their assets during the Mexican Revolution, and a desire to restore her comfortable lifestyle inspired her to follow a career as an actress. Born Dolores Martínez Asúnsolo y López Negrete in Durango, Mexico, del Río was the cousin of actor Ramón Novarro.

She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and became an important actress in Mexican films later in her life. Dolores del Río (August 3, 1905 - April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress.