Dolores del Río
An image from Cheyenne Autumn, one of the productions that also features Dolores del Río.
Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

August 3, 1904 — Durango, Mexico

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".

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

Flaming Star

Flaming Star

1960

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

1943

Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

1933

Maria Candelaria

Maria Candelaria

1944

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1947

The Other

The Other

1946

More Than a Miracle

More Than a Miracle

1967