Since 1983, the society Periodistas Cinematográficos de México (Mexican Film Journalists) (PECIME) has been giving the Diosa de Plata (Dolores del Río) Award for the best dramatic female performance. Around the same time, the Italian filmmaker Francesco Rosi invited her to be part of the movie More Than a Miracle (also 1967) with Sophia Loren and Omar Sharif. [47], Warner began filming Madame Du Barry (also 1934) with del Río as star and William Dieterle as director. But the prestige of del Río was known and respected, and Vélez could not ignore this. Dolores del Río (Nombre artístico de Dolores Asúnsolo López Negrete; Durango, 1906 - Los Ángeles, 1983) Actriz cinematográfica mexicana. The doctors recommended long bed rest. [117] She served as the president from its founding until 1981. She never relinquished her Mexican citizenship and said in 1929 (at the height of her popularity) that she wanted "to play a Mexican woman and show what life in Mexico really is. She looked beautiful". Trotz ihres starken Akzents drehte die Schauspielerin bis 1942 weiter in den USA, zuletzt neben Joseph Cotten die weibliche Hauptrolle in Von Agenten gejagt unter der Regie von Orson Welles. 3 sierpnia 1904 w Durango, zm. [49], In the same year, del Río, along with Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez, attended a special screening of the Mexican film ¡Que Viva México!. August 1905 in Durango – 11. Subsequently, they filmed María Candelaria, the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix (now known as the Palme d'Or) becoming the first Latin American film to do so. They decided to live on Jaime's ranch in Durango, where cotton was the main crop. Del Río accept worked again with Emilio Fernández and her film team in the film La Malquerida (1949). During the 1920s and 1930s in Hollywood, she was considered one of the most beautiful women of the cinema. Del Río and her husband founded their own production company called Producciones Visuales. Welles, involved in filming the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, behaved promiscuously, and the news came soon to the United States. rororo Filmlexikon. [54] While looking for ways to resume her career, del Río accompanied Orson Welles in his shows across the United States, radio and performances at the Mercury Theatre. [110], Mexican filmmaker Emilio Fernández was one her admirers. "[105], In 1952, she was awarded the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award and was called the "best-dressed woman in America". This was del Río's first Spanish-language film. Participó en producciones mudas y más tarde en el cine sonoro. She won the Silver Ariel (Mexican Academy Award) as best actress for her role in the film. For this work she won her second Silver Ariel Award for Best Actress. [75], There are many anecdotes about her rivalry with Lupe Vélez. I adored her... really I adored her. It was the first time that del Río was accused of being a communist in the United States, a circumstance that would eventually have consequences in her career in the American film industry. Jarlson, Gary; Thackery Jr, Ted Her relationship with Welles, in the midst of the Citizen Kane scandal, somehow affected her, as her character was drastically reduced in the film. Página tributo dedicada a Dolores del Río / Tribute page dedicated to Dolores del Río August 1905 in Durango; † 11. [37], Having finally broken off professionally from Carewe, del Río was prepared for the filming of her first talkie: The Bad One, directed by George Fitzmaurice. Januar 2021 um 14:15 Uhr bearbeitet. She played Madame du Barry in the motion picture of that name. But during the filming of Evangeline, United Artists convinced del Río to separate herself artistically and professionally from Carewe, who still held an exclusive contract with the actress. After her death, her photo archive was given to the Center for the Study of History of Mexico CARSO by Lewis Riley. The U.S. government denied her permission to work in the United States, accusing her of being sympathetic to international communism. She did not come to Mexico as the Hollywood "Latin bombshell" transforming her makeup to highlight her indigenous features. When Del Río returned to her native country, she became one of the more important stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. [23] While continuing with his advertising campaign for del Río, Carewe placed her with a secondary role in the film High Steppers (1926), starring Mary Astor. Vélez spoke ill of del Río, but she never mentioned her name in an offensive way. [10], María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López-Negrete was born in Victoria de Durango, Mexico on August 3, 1904,[11] the daughter of Jesus Leonardo Asúnsolo Jacques, son of wealthy farmers and director of the Bank of Durango, and Antonia López-Negrete, belonging to one of the richest families in the country, whose lineage went back to Spain and the viceregal nobility. Del Río was the first Mexican actress to succeed in Hollywood. At that time Riley was engaged in a torrid affair with Bette Davis. In Hollywood, she had lost ground to the modernity of the faces. and Mexican telenovela Ven Amigo. Vicente Leñero was inspired by del Río to write his book, Señora. She also appeared in the TV shows The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1960), the TV movie The Man Who Bought Paradise (1965), I Spy and Branded (1966). Both homes became a meeting point for personalities like Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, María Felix, Merle Oberon, John Wayne, Edgar Neville, Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan, Nelson Rockefeller, the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, Princess Soraya of Iran and more. [48] But Madame Du Barry was a major cause of dispute between the studio and the Hays Code office, primarily because it presented the court of Louis XV as a sex farce centered around del Rio. Filla do tenente coronel de Infantaría Ángel del Río Uría. [55] She was at his side during the filming and controversy of Citizen Kane (1941). [4], Jack Warner offered her a starring role in two films for Warner Bros.[46] The first was the musical comedy Wonder Bar (1934), directed by Lloyd Bacon. The Asúnsolo family decided to escape. The beauty and elegance of del Río had impressed him deeply. Del Rio came from an aristocratic family in Durango. She is a living legend in the history of my family." [68], While her situation was being remedied in the United States, del Río accepted the proposal of filming in Spain another adaptation of a novel by Benavente, Señora Ama (1955), directed by her cousin, the filmmaker Julio Bracho. They remained together until her death in 1983. In order to eclipse her, he filmed a new sound version of Resurrection starring Lupe Vélez, another popular Mexican film star and alleged rival of del Río. After their meeting, Rebecca said: "My father considered Dolores the great love of his life. Abrëll 1983 zu Newport Beach a Kalifornien, war eng mexikanesch Schauspillerin. In spite of this settlement, Carewe started a campaign against her. [39] The del Rio-Gibbons were one of the most famous couples of Hollywood in the early thirties. In 1954, Dolores received her at her home in Acapulco. Carl Laemmle, the head of Universal Studios, interested in casting del Río to act in the comedy The Whole Town's Talking (also 1926). [50], Warner called her again to star in another musical comedy called In Caliente (also 1935), where she plays a sultry Mexican dancer who has an affair with the character played by Pat O'Brien. [62] Del Río plays twin sisters in the film La Otra (1946), under Roberto Gavaldón's direction. Portrait of actress Dolores del Rio, wearing a large hat and holding a parasol, in a film still, circa 1920. On the contrary. Stop being a star and become an actress, and that I could only do in Mexico. In 1938, she signed a contract with 20th Century Fox to star in two films with George Sanders. Dolores del Río wurde in eine sehr vornehme und alteingesessene Familie geboren. [29] Due to the success of the film, Fox quickly began shooting The Loves of Carmen (also 1927), also directed by Raoul Walsh. [75], According to Austrian-American filmmaker Josef von Sternberg, stars such as Del Río, Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard and Rita Hayworth helped him to define his concept of the glamour in Hollywood. Carewe convinced Jaime, saying he could turn his wif… The document signed by her cheering for world peace, as well as her links with figures openly communist (as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were) and her past relationship with Orson Welles, had been interpreted in the United States as sympathy with communism. Like Ramona, the film was released with a Vitaphone disc selection of dialogue, music and sound effects. Del Río never understood the quarrel that Vélez kept with her inquiring to meet her because it hurt to be ridiculed by the Mexican Spitfire. August 1905 in Durango – 11. In both films, Lancer Spy (1937) and International Settlement (1938), del Río plays the role of a seductive spy. [83] It is said that the day she died, an invitation to attend the Oscars was sent to her. [89][90] Larry Carr (author of the book More Fabulous Faces) said Del Río's appearance in the early 1930s influenced Hollywood. In her work in supporting children she became a spokeswoman of the UNICEF in Latin America and records a series of television commercials for the organization. Die Schauspielerin drehte gemeinsam mit Carewe einige erfolgreiche Filme, die über die United Artists in den Verleih kamen. Dolores del Rio, 1935 Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete de Martínez del Río, genannt Dolores del Río, (* 3. It inspired the movie Dead Ringer (1964), starring Bette Davis).[63]. When actress Renée Adorée began to show symptoms of tuberculosis,[30] del Río was selected for the lead role of the MGM film The Trail of '98 (also 1928), directed by Clarence Brown. [22], She made her film debut in Joanna (1925), directed by Carewe and released that year. [19] Carewe was fascinated by Dolores and managed to be invited to her home by the artist Adolfo Best Maugard. In the film Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers first appeared as dance partners. Del Rio got her first starring role in the comedy Pals First (1926) also directed by Carewe,[24] a lost film. [131], Del Río was the model of the statue of Evangeline, the heroine of Longfellow's romantic poem located in St. Martinville, Louisiana. [42] The film was severely mutilated by censorship and was not the success which had been anticipated. Traxectoria. "[99], Mexican painter Diego Rivera: "The most beautiful, the most gorgeous of the west, east, north and south. [40] Shortly after her marriage, del Río fell seriously ill with a severe kidney infection. The film was released in June 1930 with great success. Commemorative plaque at the house where Dolores del Río was born, situated in Durango City. Around the same time, she starred in I Live for Love (also 1935), with Busby Berkeley as a director. From this time the press began speculating a strong rivalry between del Río and Felix. Del Río starred in Doña Perfecta (1951), based on the novel by Benito Perez Galdos. In this film, Del Rio became the first major actress to wear a two-piece women's bathing suit onscreen. La casa donde nacio Dolores del Río Esta excelente actriz ha sido una de las mejores en la historia de nuestro país, y es orgullosamente duranguense. I can accomplish this better in Mexico. The film, considered a masterpiece today, caused a media scandal by directing open criticism against the media magnate William Randolph Hearst, who began to boycott Welles's projects.[56]. [7] Del Río is also remembered as one of the most beautiful faces on screen of all time.[6]. A new kind of beauty occurred, and Del Río was the forerunner. That has been said many times. After a brief separation, Dolores filed for divorce. [100], Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes: "Garbo and Dietrich were women turned into goddesses. "[73] In 1957, she was selected as vice president of the jury of the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. When Dolores Del Río met American filmmaker Edwin Carewe, her talent was so captivating that he convinced her to move to California. Dolores del Río (İspanyolca telaffuz: [doˈloɾez ðel ˈri.o]; doğum adı María de los Dolores Asúnsolo López-Negrete; 3 Ağustos 1904 - 11 Nisan 1983) Meksikalı oyuncu, dansçı ve şarkıcıydı. In early 1925, Dolores met the American filmmaker Edwin Carewe, an influential director at the First National studio, who was in Mexico for the wedding of actors Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor. —Del Río commenting about her role as a Mexican woman in Hollywood. [75][82] After dying, she was cremated and her ashes were moved from the United States to Mexico where they were buried at the Panteón de Dolores in Mexico City, Mexico,[75] specifically on The Rotunda of Illustrious Persons. No one has shown the artistic side – nor the social".[86]. Vélez evidently resented Del Rio's success during the years in which both met in Hollywood. [57] She was a friend of Mexican artists (such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo), and maintained ties with Mexican society and cinema. [80] Her last Mexican film, Casa de Mujeres (1967). "I'd love to appear in fine, emotional dramas...and am eager to play in stories concerning my native people, the Mexican race. In the film del Río plays the role of Carlotta De Silva, a vamp of Spanish-Brazilian origin, but she appeared for only five minutes. Nach Ballettunterricht am Konservatorium in Mexiko-Stadt, und später auch in Europa ging del Río 1925 zum Film nach Hollywood und debütierte in Joanna von Edwin Carewe. Gazing into the mirror, she said in a half-whisper, Jesus, I am beautiful. Both films were box-office failures. Unfortunately the prevailing censorship in the Spanish cinema caused the film to be seriously truncated during editing. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 23. in the same period, she traveled to Argentina to film Story of a Bad Woman (Historia de una mala mujer, 1948), a film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan, directed by Luis Saslavsky. Durango aristocratic families were threatened by the insurrection that Pancho Villa was leading in the region. Mexican filmmaker Ismael Rodríguez brought del Río and María Félix together in the film La Cucaracha (1959). Del Río came to be considered a sort of feminine version of Rudolph Valentino, a "female Latin Lover",[8][9] in her years during the American "silent" era. Bugambilia (1944) was her fourth movie directed by Fernández. Margarita Guzman assists with a sense of calm. [66] Del Río and Jolson were gradually stealing the show. Unfortunately, she suffered a miscarriage and her doctor informed her that she should never again become pregnant, at risk of losing her life. María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López-Negrete. Seen in her dining room. In the evening Dolores danced and her husband accompanied her on the piano. In 1921 she married Jaime Del Río (also known as Jaime Martínez Del … [116], On January 8, 1970, she, in collaboration with other renowned Mexican actresses, founded the union group "Rosa Mexicano", which provided a day nursery for the children of the members of the Mexican Actor's Guild. The film had been specially created for María Félix, another Mexican movie star of the day. In Hollywood, he could fulfill his old dream of writing screen plays. D'Dolores del Río ass 1925 op Hollywood gaangen, wou s'a Joanna vum Edwin Carewe hir éischt Roll krut. Sonst würde die bezaubernde Mexikanerin Dolores del Rio sich nicht dazu hergeben, in einem Film wie Caliente mitzutun. Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete de Martínez del Río, genannt Dolores del Río (3. Carewe. Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1978, Band 4, Personen A-G, S. 915, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dolores_del_Río&oldid=207977016, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, Asúnsolo y López Negrete de Martínez del Río, Dolores; Martínez Asúnsolo López Negrette, Lolita Dolores. After breaking off her relationship with Welles, del Río returned to Mexico. [citation needed], In 1941, del Río was also portrayed by the famous Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco. [53], Amid the decline of her career, in 1940 Dolores met actor and filmmaker Orson Welles at a party organized by Darryl Zanuck. Zu ihren wenigen Auftritten in US-amerikanischen Produktionen gehörten Don Siegels Flammender Stern aus dem Jahr 1960, in dem sie die Mutter von Elvis Presley spielte, sowie John Fords Cheyenne. Dolores del Río, née María de los Dolores Asúnsolo López-Negrete le 3 août 1905 à Durango ( Mexique) et morte le 11 avril 1983 à Newport Beach ( Californie ), est une actrice mexicaine . When she mov… Dolores del Rio was the one of the first Mexican movie stars with international appeal and who had meteoric career in the 1920s/1930s Hollywood. In 1978, she was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, and in 1981 she was diagnosed with hepatitis B following a contaminated injection of vitamins. We were friends and we always treated each other with great respect. The film premiered on 13 September 1932 in New York, earning rave reviews. On 3 August 2017, the 113th anniversary of her birth, Del Río is one of the Mexican celebrities honored in a cameo in the, This page was last edited on 21 January 2021, at 13:54. [114], In the late 1950s, she became a main promoter of the Acapulco International Film Review, serving as host on numerous occasions. Of them stands out the critically acclaimed María Candelaria (1943). Der Film war wenig erfolgreich und sie drehte einige Jahre gar nicht. [77] Others of her successful theater projects were The Road to Rome (1958), Ghosts (1962), Dear Liar: A Comedy of Letters (1963), La Voyante (1964), The Queen and the Rebels (1967)[78] and The Lady of the Camellias (1968).[79]. [15] Dolores attended the Collège Français de Saint-Joseph,[16] a college run by French nuns and located in Mexico City. [94], German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich: "Dolores del Río was the most beautiful woman who ever set foot in Hollywood". Gibbons designed the interiors of the house. She was the first woman to sit on the jury.[74]. 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