Dolores del Rio Trivia

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Reportedly slept for 16 hours a day to maintain her beauty. (imdb.com)

Friend of Marlene Dietrich, who thought Dolores "the most beautiful woman in Hollywood".

Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1962

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957

Is portrayed by Lucy Cohu in RKO 281 (1999) (TV)

Often referred to as the female Valentino.

She contributed money to a statue likeness of her as the title character in Evangeline (1929). Upon completion in 1930, the statue was placed beside St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville, Louisiana. The statue rests on a spot marking the alleged burial place of Emmeline Labiche, whom local lore claims was the inspiration behind Longfellow`s tragic heroine. It has become a popular tourist attraction and is known as "The Evangeline Statue".

She won the Ariel (Mexican Academy Award) three times: on 1946 for Abandonadas, Las (1945); in 1952 for Doña Perfecta (1951) and in 1954 for Niño y la niebla, El (1953).

Cousin of Ramon Novarro.

Reported in fan magazines that she slept for 16 hours a day to maintain her beauty.