Del Río (Dolores) Collection, 1935-2000

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Summary

Title:
Collection on Dolores del Río
Dates:
1935-2000
Abstract:
This small artificial collection contains various printed promotional items for Mexican and American productions starring Mexican actor Dolores del Río (1904-1983), chiefly dating from 1928 to 1958.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
1.6 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
Spanish; Castilian , English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Collection on Dolores del Río, Collection no. 0521, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This small artificial collection contains various printed promotional items for Mexican and American productions starring Mexican actor Dolores del Río (1904-1983), chiefly dating from 1928 to 1958. There are 9 lobby cards for the films Aquel Mexico Lindo, Maria Candelaria (1944), Las Abandonadas (1945), La Otra (1946), four for El Nino y La Niebla (1953), and Adonde van Nuestros Hijos (1958); 3 pieces of sheet music: Ramona (circa 1928); "Flying down to Rio" (1933), and "To call you my own" from In Caliente (1935); 3 production stills: Ramona (1928), Wonder Bar (1934) and La Casa Chica (1950); a 1958 program titled: "Teatro Fabregas Dolores del Rio en su debut 'El Abanico' de Oscar Wilde"; and 3 postcards: one from 1939 and one Las Abandonadas reproduction (2 copies), ca. 2000. There is also the December 21, 1927, issue of Rotográfico.

Biographical / historical:

Dolores del Río (1904-1983) was a Mexican actor featured in more than 50 English- and Spanish-language movies. She began her career in 1925 starring first in silent films and later in talkies. In 1942 she left Hollywood for Mexico City, where she formed the first actor's union.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from various sources including Howard Karno Books, 2008.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Diann Benti
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-10-15 09:56:53 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Collection on Dolores del Río, Collection no. 0521, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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