Timeline Dolores del Río

Mexican actress, a Hollywood star of the 1920s and 1930s and later the great lady of Mexican cinema.

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1904 Dolores del Río born in Durango Dolores del Río is born in Durango.
1921 Dolores del Río marries Jaime Martínez del Río She marries the writer, whose name she keeps.
1925 Dolores del Río's Hollywood debut She makes her debut in Joanna.
1926 Dolores del Río in What Price Glory? Her role makes her a star.
1928 Dolores del Río in Ramona She stars in the romance and sings its title song.
1930 Dolores del Río marries Cedric Gibbons She marries MGM's art director.
1932 Dolores del Río in Bird of Paradise She stars in the South Seas romance.
1933 Dolores del Río in Flying Down to Rio The film first pairs Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
1940 Dolores del Río and Orson Welles She begins a relationship with Orson Welles.
1943 Dolores del Río returns to Mexico She stars in Flor silvestre for director Emilio Fernández.
1944 Dolores del Río in María Candelaria The film is a landmark of Mexican cinema.
1946 Dolores del Río's María Candelaria wins at Cannes The film wins the Grand Prix at the first Cannes Film Festival.
1947 Dolores del Río in The Fugitive She stars in John Ford's film made in Mexico.
1960 Dolores del Río in Flaming Star She plays Elvis Presley's mother.
1964 Dolores del Río in Cheyenne Autumn She appears in John Ford's western.
1970 Dolores del Río founds a day care centre She founds a nursery for the children of actors in Mexico City.
1983 Dolores del Río dies in Newport Beach Dolores del Río dies aged 78.