Born on August 3, 1905 in the town of Durango in Mexico, Maria de los Dolores Asunsolo y Lopez Negrete or popularly known as Dolores del Rio was a famous Mexican actress.
She successfully invaded the United States movie industry during the Golden Age of Hollywood and Silent Era, where she was considered a big star during her time.
Considered as one of the most beautiful actresses of her time, del Rio was also the first Latin American actress who had successfully attained international recognition.
During the Silent Film Era, del Rio was considered as Rudolph Valentino's counterpart.
She was also one of the major stars of Mexican movies during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema from the years 1940 to 1950.
Because of her success in the movie industry, she was nicknamed as the "Princess of México".
Del Rio came from a rich family.
Her father was Jesus Leonardo Asúnsolo Jacques, a director at the Bank of Durango and her mother was Antonia Lopez-Negrete.
Her family was a member of Porfiriato, which was the ruling class during the reign of Porfirio Diaz in Mexico.
Her family lost most of their wealth during the Mexican Revolution and they moved to Mexico City.
With del Rio's desire to bring their once comfortable life she pursued a career in acting.
She attended a French college located in Mexico City.
Aside from acting, del Rio has also the passion for dancing and admired the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.
She preformed in various dance gatherings where she met her husband Jaime Martinez del Rio, who came from one of Mexico's most influential families.
She was discovered by Edwin Carewe, a movie producer and made her film debut in 1925 through the movie "Joana.
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