What can I say? I love Dolores Del Rio. She was born in Mexico, moved to Hollywood during the silent era and started working in the movies almost immediately. She made a couple of really good silents, especially What Price Glory and Ramona, and then, despite the accent, made an easy transition to sound films, making a few classics along the way. Right of the top of my head, Madame Du Barry, Flying Down to Rio, In Caliente, and Journey Into Fear. As the Hollywood parts became harder to get, she returned to Mexico and became a big star all over again, and when she was working, Mexican cinema was in a golden era. As she aged out of lead actress territory, she came back to the United States and finished up her career with TV and smaller movie parts. She died in 1983, aged 78.
Next time I get to the Hollywood Walk of Fame with all the cheesy tourist shops I'll have to check if someone is still making postcards of star's homes. I doubt it, but you never can tell.
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