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Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río 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".

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Movies Starring Dolores del Río (48)

Complicated Women (2003)

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 dimens ...

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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)

Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies. ...

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México de mis amores (1979)

Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period. ...

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Los hijos de Sanchez (1978)

The Sanchez clan have seen the worst of times, but they have survived by sticking together. When Sanchez's oldest daughter Consuelo plans to build a life of her own, the family and Sanchez face an enormous challenge. ...

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The Children of Sanchez (1978)

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to pr ...

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Mexico 68: Snapshots (1968)

Experimental documentary short film with a prologue by José Revueltas about the 1968 Mexico City Olympics ...

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More Than a Miracle (1967)

A fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. The King of Spain has ordered Rodrigo to choose a wife among seven Italian Princess ...

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House of Women (1966)

The women of a brothel adopt a foundling baby. ...

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The Lady of the Dawn (1966)

It is three years since Martín's wife, Angélica, mysteriously disappeared in the waters of the river. Despite the bad weather and ignoring the advice of Angélica's mother, Martín leaves the house. At that moment a strange pilgrim arrives in search of s ...

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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne. ...

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Flaming Star (1960)

Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the Burton family is split between loyalties. ...

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The Sin of a Mother (1960)

A man dies and his mistress gives their son to his wife. Twenty years later... ...

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La Cucaracha (1959)

The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom fighters: a colonel, a widow, and a fiery female soldier. ...

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Where Are Our Children Going? (1958)

One of the boys is a radical, one's a playboy, and the girls want to get jobs first before they think about marriage! Mom and Pop have their own #firstworldproblems. ...

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Torero! (1957)

The life of the famed Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, from his boyhood through his training and the triumphs that followed as Procuna rose to the peak of his profession. ...

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Señora ama (1955)

A wealthy couple is hampered by having no children. The sister-in-law feels attracted to the husband and marries his brother. Tension raises between them when the wife feels ill. ...

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The Boy and the Fog (1953)

Marta is obsessed with protecting her son from the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia that she has hidden from her husband. ...

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Reportaje (1953)

Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve. ...

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Doña Perfecta (1951)

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 ...

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Desired (1951)

A man comes to a village to marry a girl, but upon meeting the bride's sister, he falls in love with her. ...

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The Love Nest (1950)

Amalia, aged, remember when Fernando Mendoza, his former medical school, came to San Esteban, the town where she lived. They worked together and became his love. Although he was engaged to another, Fernando decided to return to the city to complete his com ...

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The Unloved Woman (1949)

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 ...

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Historia de una mala mujer (1948)

A woman saves her daughter from making the same mistake that cost her happiness years ago. ...

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The Fugitive (1947)

Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest. ...

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The Other (1946)

A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister. ...

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The Jungle of Fire (1945)

A beautiful woman awakens passions in the workers of a camp deep in the jungle.. ...

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Bugambilia (1945)

In mid-nineteenth century Guanajuato, the beauty and charm of the young heiress Amalia conquers the lowly foreman Ricardo with fatal results. Prevented from consummating their love, Ricardo is going to Guanajuato where again later become the rich owner of ...

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The Abandoned (1945)

A young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-century Mexico. ...

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Maria Candelaria (1944)

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 i ...

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Wild Flower (1943)

The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Join ...

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Journey into Fear (1943)

An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board. ...

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The Man from Dakota (1940)

A frontier scout, a Boston officer and a Russian girl escape with a map past Confederates. ...

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International Settlement (1938)

In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers falls in loves with a French singer (Del Rio). ...

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Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Car ...

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Lancer Spy (1937)

An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him. ...

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Devil's Playground (1937)

A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture starring Richard Dix and Chester Morris. Submarine officers Dorgan (Dix) and Mason (Morris) battle on land for the affections of dance-hall girl Carmen (Do ...

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Accused (1936)

Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime. ...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)

Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars. ...

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A Dream Comes True (1935)

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). ...

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The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)

In this romantic comedy, an aspiring socialite heads for a vacation in Monte Carlo where she befriends a wealthy widowed duchess and then begins blackmailing her after she steals a scandalous letter. ...

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I Live for Love (1935)

A failed actor finds success as a radio singer. ...

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In Caliente (1935)

At a Mexican resort, a fast-talking magazine editor woos the dancer he's trashed in print. ...

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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on productio ...

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Madame du Barry (1934)

Brought to Versailles as the companion of courtier D'Aigullon, former street waif Madame du Barry charms her way into the heart of gouty King Louis XV. ...

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Wonder Bar (1934)

Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love with Inez. When Inez finds out that Harry wants to leave Paris and i ...

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Flying Down to Rio (1933)

An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film. ...

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Bird of Paradise (1932)

When a young South Seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a Polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Thus begins the romance of Johnny and Luana. Though Luana is promised to another man, Johnny whisks her away, and for a brief time the ...

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Girl of the Rio (1932)

A café dancer bluffs a Mexican landowner to save her lover. ...

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