Deceased
How Did Estelita Rodriguez Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 37Also known asEstelita Maria RodríguezGenderFemaleNationalityCubaBorn02/07/1928Born inGuanajay, CubaDied12/03/1966 (aged 37)Died inVan Nuys, Los AngelesCauseinfluenzaWikidataQ3058884 ↗Buried atSan Fernando Mission CemeteryTMDb#4306 ↗
Estelita Rodriguez was a Cuban actress best known for her roles in many Westerns with Roy Rogers for Republic Pictures, as well as her role in Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo. Her birth date was in dispute; studio biographies claimed 1928, but her wedding announcement of May 1945 cited her age as 19 as certified before a superior court judge, which would place her year of birth at 1925.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography18 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Rio BravoMovie | Consuela Robante | 31 |
| 1953 | Sweethearts on ParadeMovie | Lolita Lamont | 25 |
| 1952 | Tropical Heat WaveMovie | Estelita | 24 |
| 1952 | South Pacific TrailMovie | Lita Alvarez | 24 |
| 1952 | The Fabulous SenoritaMovie | Estelita Rodriguez | 24 |
| 1951 | In Old AmarilloMovie | Pepita Martinez | 23 |
| 1951 | Cuban FireballMovie | Estelita | 23 |
| 1951 | Havana RoseMovie | Estelita DeMarco | 23 |
| 1950 | Hit Parade of 1951Movie | Chicquita | 22 |
| 1950 | Twilight in the SierrasMovie | Lola Chavez | 22 |
| 1950 | Federal Agent at LargeMovie | Lopita | 22 |
| 1950 | Belle of Old MexicoMovie | Rosita Dominguez | 22 |
| 1949 | Susanna PassMovie | Rita | 21 |
| 1949 | The Golden StallionMovie | Pepé Valdez | 21 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 20 |
| 1948 | Old Los AngelesMovie | Estelita Del Rey | 20 |
| 1945 | MexicanaMovie | Lupita | 17 |
| 1945 | Along the Navajo TrailMovie | Narita | 17 |