Dolores del Río (Spanish pronunciation: (doˈloɾez ðel ˈrio); born María de los Dolores Asúnsolo López - Negrete; August 3, 1904 -- April 11, 1983) was a Mexican actress who was the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood, with a career in American films in the 1920s and 1930s. She was also considered one of the more important female figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Del Río is remembered as one of the most beautiful faces of the cinema in her time. Her long and varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage and radio.
first major female actress from mexico to land significant roles in hollywood
Dolores del Río