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Dolores del Río
Deceased

How Did Dolores del Río Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78
Also known asDolores del Río, Dolores Martínez Asúnsolo y López Negrete, Dolores Del Rio, Dolores Asúnsolo López NegreteGenderFemaleNationalityMexicoBorn03/08/1904Born inDurango, MexicoDied11/04/1983 (aged 78)Died inNewport BeachCauseliver failureWikidataQ124057 ↗Buried atRotonda de las Personas IlustresTMDb#31876 ↗

María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete, known professionally as Dolores del Río, was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood. Along with a notable career in American cinema during the 1920s and 1930s, she was also considered one of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, and one of the most beautiful actresses of her era.

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Filmography48 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2003Complicated WomenMovieSelf (archive footage)99
2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American CinemaMovieHerself98
1980HollywoodSeriesSelf (archive footage, uncredited)76
1979México de mis amoresMovie—75
1970Brasileiros em HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)66
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesCarlotta Lopez de Guadalupe65
1967More Than a MiracleMovieReine Mère63
1966House of WomenMovieHilda Moreno62
1965BrandedSeries—61
1964Cheyenne AutumnMovieSpanish woman60
1960Flaming StarMovieNeddy Burton56
1959La CucarachaMovieIsabel Puente55
1957Torero!MovieGuest53
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeriesSelf52
1955Señora amaMovieDominica51
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries—47
1950The Love NestMovieAmalia Estrada46
1949The Unloved WomanMovieRaimunda45
1947The FugitiveMovieAn Indian Woman43
1946The OtherMovieMagdalena Méndez / María Méndez42
1945The Jungle of FireMovieEstrella41
1945The AbandonedMovieMargarita Pérez41
1940The Man from DakotaMovieJenny Sanford36
1938International SettlementMovieLenore Dixon34
1937Ali Baba Goes to TownMovieHerself33
1937Lancer SpyMovieDolores Daria Sunnel33
1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)MovieSelf32
1936AccusedMovieGaby Seymour32
1935In CalienteMovieRita Gomez31
1935A Dream Comes TrueMovieHerself (uncredited)31
1935The Widow from Monte CarloMovieInez31
1935I Live for LoveMovieDonna31
1934Madame du BarryMovieMadame Du Barry30
1933Flying Down to RioMovieBelinha De Rezende29
1932Bird of ParadiseMovieLuana28
1932Girl of the RioMovieDolores28
1930The Bad OneMovieLita26
1930The Sculptor's DreamMovie—26
1929EvangelineMovieEvangeline25
1928RamonaMovieRamona24
1928RevengeMovieRascha24
1928The Red DanceMovieTasia24
1928No Other WomanMovieCarmelita de Granados24
1928The Movie City of HollywoodMovieSelf24
1927ResurrectionMovieKatyusha Maslova23
1926Pals FirstMovieJeanne Lamont22
1926The Whole Town's TalkingMovieRita Renault - Movie Star22
1925JoannaMovieCarlotta de Silva21