With the advent of sound, she acted in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to musical comedies and romantic dramas. Del Río came to be considered a sort of feminine version of Rudolph Valentino, a "female Latin Lover", in her years during the American " silent" era. She had roles on a string of successful films, including Resurrection (1927), Ramona (1928) and Evangeline (1929). Īfter being discovered in Mexico, she began her film career in Hollywood in 1925. 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. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood. María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río ( Spanish pronunciation: ), was a Mexican actress.
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