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Dolores del Río was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theater. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood, with an outstanding career in American films in the 1920s and 1930s. She was also considered one of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. del Río is also remembered as one of the most beautiful faces of the cinema in her time.
Birth Name
Dolores Martínez Asúnsolo y López Negrete
Born
Wednesday, 03 August 1904
Died
Monday, 11 April 1983
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self | 2014 |
| Un retrato de Diego | Self | 2007 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Herself / Self | 2002 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| Zelig | Self | 1983 |
| Hollywood | Self | 1980 |
| The Children of Sanchez | Grandma Paquita | 1978 |
| Salsa | Self | 1976 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self | 2014 |
| Un retrato de Diego | Self | 2007 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Herself / Self | 2002 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| Zelig | Self | 1983 |
| Hollywood | Self | 1980 |
| The Children of Sanchez | Grandma Paquita | 1978 |
| Salsa | Self | 1976 |
| Arena | (archive footage) (as Dolores del Rio) | 1975 |
| The Age of Ballyhoo | Self | 1973 |
| The American West of John Ford | actress 'Cheyenne Autumn | 1971 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Carlotta Lopez de Guadalupe | 1969 |
| More Than a Miracle | Queen Mother / Reine Mère | 1967 |
| House of Women | Hilda Moreno, la doña / Hilda Moreno | 1966 |
| The Lady of the Dawn | La Peregrina / Madre | 1966 |
| I Spy | Cerita Ortiz | 1965 |
| Branded | Antonia Molinera | 1965 |
| The Man Who Bought Paradise | Mona | 1965 |
| Cheyenne Autumn | Spanish Woman | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Inez (clip from Wonderbar (1934)) / Self | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Actress 'Bird of Paradise' | 1961 |
| Hollywood: The Golden Years | Actress 'Resurrection' | 1961 |
| Flaming Star | Neddy Burton | 1960 |
| The Soldiers of Pancho Villa | Isabel / Isabel Puente | 1959 |
| ¿Adónde van nuestros hijos? | Doña Rosa | 1958 |
| Torero | Guest | 1957 |
| Señora ama | Dominica | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| El niño y la niebla | Marta | 1953 |
| Reportaje | María Cristina | 1953 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Theresia Tallien | 1953 |
| Doña Perfecta | Doña Perfecta | 1951 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Love Nest | Amalia Estrada | 1950 |
| La malquerida | Raimunda | 1949 |
| The Story of a Bad Woman | Mrs. Erlynne | 1948 |
| The Fugitive | An Indian Woman | 1947 |
| The Other One | María Méndez / Magdalena Montes de Oca / Magdalena Méndez | 1946 |
| La selva de fuego | Estrella | 1945 |
| Bugambilia | Amalia de los Robles / Amalita de los Robles | 1945 |
| The Abandoned | Margarita Pérez | 1945 |
| Maria Candelaria | María Candelaria | 1944 |
| Wild Flower | Esperanza | 1943 |
| Journey Into Fear | Josette Martel | 1943 |
| The Man from Dakota | Eugenia 'Jenny' Sanford / Jenny Sanford | 1940 |
| International Settlement | Lenore Dixon | 1938 |
| Ali Baba Goes to Town | Dolores del Rio - at Fictional Premiere / Herself | 1937 |
| Lancer Spy | Dolores Daria Sunnel | 1937 |
| Devil's Playground | Carmen | 1937 |
| Accused | Gaby Seymour | 1936 |
| The Widow from Monte Carlo | Inez, Duchess of Rye / Inez | 1936 |
| A Dream Comes True | Self | 1935 |
| I Live for Love | Donna Alvarez / Donna | 1935 |
| In Caliente | Rita Gomez | 1935 |
| A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio | Self | 1935 |
| Madame Du Barry | Madame Du Barry | 1934 |
| Wonder Bar | Inez | 1934 |
| Flying Down to Rio | Belinha De Rezende | 1933 |
| Bird of Paradise | Luana | 1932 |
| Girl of the Rio | Dolores | 1932 |
| The Bad One | Lita | 1930 |
| Evangeline | Evangeline | 1929 |
| Fashion News | Self (1929) | 1928 |
| Revenge | Rascha | 1928 |
| The Red Dance | Tasia | 1928 |
| Ramona | Ramona | 1928 |
| The Trail of '98 | Berna | 1928 |
| The Gateway of the Moon | Chela (Toni) | 1928 |
| The Loves of Carmen | Carmen | 1927 |
| Life in Hollywood No. 5 | 1927 | |
| Life in Hollywood No. 7 | 1927 | |
| The Whole Town's Talking | Rita Renault - Movie Star | 1926 |
| Pals First | Jeanne Lamont | 1918 |
| Pals First | Jeanne Lamont | 1926 |
| High Steppers | Evelyn Iffield | 1926 |
| Joanna | Carlotta de Silva | 1925 |
