Dolores Del Rio - First of 3 postings

Born Dolores Martínez Asúnsolo y López Negrete in Durango, Mexico, in April 1905, she was the second cousin of actor Ramón Novarro. Her family lost all their assets during the 1916 Mexican Revolution. Then in 1921, at the age of 16, she married a wealthy Jaime Martinez del Rio, and through a Hollywood friend the couple emigrated to the USA with the plan of establishing show business careers for themselves: as screenwriter and actress, respectively. The marriage ended in divorce, but Dolores retained her married name, continued to pursue a career as an actress, and made her first film appearance in Joanna (1925). Hollywood immediately noticed her appeal and she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars (search other posts to learn more about the WAMPAS stars) in 1926 along with fellow newcomers Joan Crawford, Fay Wray, Janet Gaynor, and Mary Astor. Her career flourished through the silent era, and continued in Mexican cinema during the 40's and beyond.

Dolores Del Rio - What do you think? Allure?

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