On the outside Dolores Del Rio might have seemed like a bit of a self-absorbed woman and someone you could have affixed a very stereotypical view to in light of how she acted and what she was all about. But if you dug a little deeper you would have seen that much of the stereotype that was affixed to her was due to the Hollywood experience that tended to put, and still puts, such labels on people when all they’re trying to do is their very best. She was a firm believer in doing what she wanted and making entertainment something that was capable of inspiring and entertaining those that came to see her and others doing what they loved to do, which was perform. The fact that she was seen as something of a diva and perhaps a little too egocentric seems like it was something that Hollywood reporter might have embellished on just to make their own reputation pop a little more.
Here are a few things you might not have known about Dolores
10. She was given the nickname of Lolita.
This name was made famous by a novel written and published in 1955, but it’s also a nickname for Dolores, which is pretty common and well-known among a great many circles. That it might mean something else is usually left to the perceptions of those that identify the different meaning.
9. Her cause of death was listed as liver failure.
Everyone’s got to die of something, but liver failure is said to be kind of painful and not a peaceful process since your liver is the body’s poison filter. This means that if it shuts down a great many things can possibly cause all kinds of havoc in the body.
8. Dolores was kind of a smaller woman.
She wasn’t super short or diminutive but she was in fact smaller than many. This however could be attributed to the fact that in some regions the propensity for smaller people is far greater. If you notice in some countries people are either taller or shorter on average.
7. She had the distinction of being the first Mexican movie star with international appeal.
Up until this point Hispanic movie stars hadn’t gained a whole lot of notoriety and had remained regional talents that didn’t see their fame increase across various borders. When she started to get noticed on an international level however you could say that this changed things a bit.
6. A romance with Orson Welles caused her second divorce.
Welles was quite taken by her and admitted that she was one of the most interesting women that he’d ever met, but it didn’t help that the two of them were a bit too obvious about their activities since it did cause her and her husband at the time to split.
5. She won the Ariel, which is the Mexican Academy Award, three different times.
Some folks in the US would actually scoff at the idea of another country having anything close to the Academy Awards but in truth they might have more merit than the US does at this point. After all just watch the Academy Awards show in this day and age and you’d see why.
4. In 1957 she was a judge at the Cannes Film Festival.
This was a big deal and it still is for those that are selected for such an honor. Being a judge at the Cannes Film Festival is very much like getting in on the ground floor of what could be a great idea in the history of cinema.
3. Apparently she slept 16 hours a day to maintain her beauty.
This of course was a myth since while she did sleep around 8 to 9 hours she couldn’t have gotten anything done had she been asleep for over half the day. The life of an actor is simply too busy to be snoozing away in a trailer or a hotel room, or wherever else. Plus the more you sleep the less energy you tend to have when you wake as it’s been seen too often.
2. She grew tired of playing native roles and subsequently did a lot of prep work for a movie that was never made.
A lot of actors don’t like to be typecast since they want to be able to appear versatile and capable of taking on multiple roles throughout their career. The only problem with this is that it did kind of ruin her career for a short period of time as the movie she was planning on making after changing up her look never did go anywhere.
1. Diets were never something she believed in.
Dolores never dieted in her life since she was a firm believer that denying oneself food left a person looking haggard and miserable. She practiced moderation instead and managed to remain a very healthy-looking woman.
She was a very classy lady that was made to look a bit vain at times. Whether that was part of her doing or the media is really hard to tell though.
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