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Artist:
Benjamin Strauss, 1871 - 1952  Search this
Homer Peyton, 1884 - ?  Search this
Sitter:
Dolores del Rio, 3 Aug 1904 - 11 Apr 1983  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 34.2 × 26.8cm (13 7/16 × 10 9/16")
Sheet: 45.6 × 35.7cm (17 15/16 × 14 1/16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9cm (28 × 22")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1927
Exhibition Label:
Born Chihuahua, México
A luminous beauty and a gifted actress, Dolores del Rio rocketed to Hollywood stardom within a year of her arrival from Mexico in 1925. After minor roles in several films, del Rio established herself as a major box-office draw with her performance as a French barmaid in the World War I drama What Price Glory?—one of the top films of 1926. Although the American movie industry counted her among its first “Latin” stars, del Rio resisted Hollywood’s efforts to typecast her as a south-of-the-border siren during her silent film career. With the introduction of sound pictures, however, del Rio’s accent made it easier to consign her to stereotypical roles. In 1942 she returned to Mexico and embarked on a rewarding new career in Spanish-language cinema that would earn her four Silver Ariels, the Mexican film industry’s highest award.
Nacida en Chihuahua, México
Dotada de talento actoral y una belleza luminosa, Dolores del Río alcanzó el estrellado en Hollywood a solo un año de haber llegado de México, en 1925. Luego de pequeños papeles en varias películas, Del Río se estableció como una de las grandes atracciones de taquilla con su papel de cantinera francesa en What Price Glory, un drama ambientado en la Primera Guerra Mundial que resultó uno de los mayores éxitos de 1926. Aunque la industria del cine estadounidense la contaba entre sus primeras actrices “latinas”, Del Río se resistió a ser encasillada por Hollywood como “sirena del sur de la frontera” durante su carrera en el cine silente. No obstante, al llegar el cine sonoro, el acento de la actriz propició que se le asignaran papeles estereotipados. En 1942 regresó a México y comenzó una estimulante carrera en el cine hispanohablante que le merecería en cuatro ocasiones el Ariel de Plata, galardón cumbre de la industria cinematográfica mexicana.
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Dolores del Rio: Female  Search this
Dolores del Rio: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Dolores del Rio: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of the Honorable Anthony Beilenson in honor of his wife Dolores
Object number:
NPG.2006.70
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fa4d9b64-abec-4038-b863-ecd0bb409d19
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2006.70