Dolores del Río filmography
This is a complete filmography of the Mexican actress Dolores del Río. She was a Hollywood star in the 1920s and 1930s, and one of the most important womanly figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. During the 1920s and 1930s in Hollywood, she was considered one of the most beautiful women of the cinema. Her career flourished with success in films such as Resurrection (1927), Ramona (1928), Evangeline (1929), Bird of Paradise (1932), Flying Down to Rio (1933), Madame Du Barry, Wonder Bar (1934) and Journey into Fear (1942). When del Río returned to Mexico in the early 1940s, she became the most important female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Films like Wild Flower (1943), María Candelaria (1943), Las abandonadas (1944), Bugambilia (1944) and La Malquerida (1949), are considered among the great classics of the Mexican cinema..
Dolores del Río in In Caliente (1935).
With the decline of Mexican cinema during the sixties, Dolores del Río opted for work in theatre. She starred successful stage projects in her native country. She also participated in some American TV series in the 1950s and 1960s. Her film appearances during the 1960s and 1970s were sporadic. She remained active in entertainment until the early 1980s.
With Lupe Vélez, Katy Jurado and Salma Hayek, Dolores del Río complete the group of successful Mexican actresses in Hollywood.
Filmography
1925 – 1929
1930 – 1942
1943 – 1959
1960 – 1978
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Other cast members | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Flaming Star | Neddy Burton | Don Siegel | Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, John McIntire | 20th Century Fox |
| 1961 | El Pecado de una Madre | Gabriela | Alfonso Corona Blake | Libertad Lamarque, Enrique Rambal, Pedro Geraldo | Brooks |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Spanish Woman | John Ford | Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, James Stewart, Edward G. Robinson | Warner Bros. |
| 1966 | La Dama del Alba | La Peregrina | Francisco Robira Veleta | Juliette Villard, Yelena Samarina | Rovira Beleta |
| 1966 | Casa de Mujeres | Gilda "La Doña" | Julian Soler | Elsa Aguirre, Fernando Soler, Elsa Cárdenas, Carlos López Moctezuma | Prod. Carlos Amador |
| 1967 | More than a Miracle | Queen Mother | Francesco Rossi | Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif | Cinecittà |
| 1978 | The Children of Sanchez | Grandma | Hall Bartlett | Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Lupita Ferrer, Lucía Méndez | Bartlett, Camarel, CONACINE |
Short films appearing as herself
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926 | |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14 | |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 | |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 24 | |
| 1935 | A dream comes true: The Making of An Unusual Motion Picture | |
| 1935 | A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio | |
| 1937 | Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 | |
| 1937 | Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 | |
| 1939 | Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 | |
| 1940 | Meet the Stars # 1: Chinese Garden Festival | |
| 1941 | Meet the Stars # 2: Baby Stars | |
| 1954 | Screen Snapshots: Hollywood goes to Mexico | |
| 1967 | Río Blanco | |
| 1968 | Mexico '68: Instantaneous /Dolores del Río's Mexico | |
| 1983 | Zelig | (Archive Footage) |
Documentary
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Die Filmstad Hollywood | |
| 1956 | Torero! | |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Golden Years | |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | |
| 1971 | The American West of John Ford | |
| 1976 | Salsa | |
| 1979 | Mexico de mis amores | |
| 2002 | The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | |
| 2003 | Dolores del Río: The Mexican Diva of Hollywood | |
| 2012 | Arena : Screen Goddesses |
Television
Theatre
| Year | Play | Role | Theatre | Other notable cast members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | The Mercury Wonder Show | Many roles | California State Fair | Orson Welles |
| 1956 | Anastacia | Anastacia Romanov | Falmouth Playhouse, Massachusetts | Lili Darvas, Alan Shayne, Stephen Elliott, Boris Tumarin |
| 1958 | Lady Windermere's Fan | Mrs Erlynne | Teatro Virginia Fábregas, Mexico City / Teatro Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina | (México) María Rivas, Carlos Navarro, Joaquín Cordero, Anita Blanch, Tito Junco, (Argentina) Alberto Closas, Ana Luisa Peluffo |
| 1959 | The Road to Rome | Amitis | Teatro de los Insurgentes, Mexico City | Wolf Ruvinskis, Raúl Ramírez, Jorge del Campo, Rosenda Monteros |
| 1961 | La despedida | Herself | Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles, California | Jorge Martínez de Hoyos |
| 1962 | Ghosts | Mrs. Helen Alving | Sala Chopin, Mexico City | Julián Soler, Adriana Roel, Jorge del Campo, |
| 1963 | Dear Liar: A Comedy of Letter | Mrs. Patrick Campbell | Teatro de los Insurgentes, Mexico City | Ignacio López Tarso |
| 1964 | La Vidente (La Voyante) | La Vidente | Teatro de los Insurgentes, Mexico City | Fernando Luján, Jacqueline Andere, Marilú Elízaga, Blanca Sánchez, Narciso Busquets, Magda Donato, Tamara Garina |
| 1967 | The Queen and the Rebels | Algira | Teatro Hidalgo, Mexico City | Ignacio López Tarso, Narciso Busquets, Patricia Morán |
| 1970 | The Lady of the Camellias | Marguerite Gautier | Teatro Hidalgo, Mexico City | Carlos Bracho, Marilú Elízaga, Germán Robles, Angélica Aragón |
Awards
| Year | Film | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Las Abandonadas | Won | Silver Ariel Award | Best Actress |
| 1946 | La Otra | Nominated | Silver Ariel Award | Best Actress |
| 1949 | La Casa Chica | Nominated | Silver Ariel Award | Best Actress |
| 1951 | Doña Perfecta | Won | Silver Ariel Award | Best Actress |
| 1953 | El Niño y la niebla | Won | Silver Ariel Award | Best Actress |
| 1975 | Honorific Award | Won | Golden Ariel Award | Contribution to the Mexican Cinema |
Honorary awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | WAMPAS Baby Stars | Promotional campaign sponsored by the United States Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers, which honored thirteen young actresses each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. |
| 1943 | Instituto de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de México | Best Actress (Flor Silvestre) |
| 1957 | Asociacion Nacional de Actores | Medal for her outstanding scenic work abroad. |
| 1952 | Neiman Marcus Fashion Award | Medal for the best dressed woman in America |
| 1961 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Motion Pictures (Location: 1630 Vine Street) |
| 1965 | Sarape de Plata (PECIME) | Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the talkies in Mexico. |
| 1967 | Organization of American States | Medal for her cultural contribution to the peoples of America |
| 1974 | Diosa de Plata Award (PECIME) | Motion Pictures Contribution |
| 1975 | Mexican Legion of Honor | Diploma for artistic merit |
| 1978 | Mexican American Institute of Cultural Relations | Award for artistic merit |
| 1982 | George Eastman Award | The George Eastman Award for distinguished contribution to the art of film was established by George Eastman House |
| 1993 | The Four Ladies | The Four Ladies of Hollywood gazebo at the western border of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The domed structure is held aloft by four caryatids sculpted by Harl West to represent the Mexican actress Dolores del Río, African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge, Asian-American actress Anna May Wong and the multi-ethnic, Brooklyn-born actress Mae West |
External links
- Franco Dunn, Cinta (2003). Grandes Mexicanos Ilustres: Dolores del Río (Great Illustrious Mexicans: Dolores del Río). Promo Libro. ISBN 84-492-0329-5.
- Dolores del Río at IMDb
- Dolores del Río filmography at the TCM Movie Database
- Dolores del Río filmography at the Cinema of Mexico site of the ITESM (in Spanish)
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