Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Name

María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete

Birthplace

Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico

Birth date

(1904-08-03)August 3, 1904

Death place

Newport Beach, California, U.S.

Death date

April 11, 1983(1983-04-11) (aged 78)

Occupation

actress, dancer, singer

Active Years

1925–1978

Dolores del Río (born María de los Dolores Asúnsolo López-Negrete; August 3, 1904 – April 11, 1983) was a Mexican actress, dancer and singer. She is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood with an outstanding career in American cinema in the 1920s and 1930s.

Selected filmography

• Flying Down to Rio (1933)
• Journey into Fear (1943)
• The Fugitive (1947)
• Flaming Star (1960)
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964)