Dolores del Rio: Portraits

"In a magazine interview, I was asked who had the most beautiful face of all time. I unhesitatingly answered, "Dolores Del Rio."
Not Garbo, Dietrich, or Elizabeth Taylor can compare with Dolores Del Rio. Though only five foot three inches in height, Dolores del Rio appeared to be tall on cinema screens all over the world. Sinuous and sensual, she was widely regarded as the female Rudolph Valentino...
Her ageless beauty and famous complexion were the source of envy among female colleagues in Hollywood. Today, we have plastic surgery and Botox, but Dolores Del Rio maintained her looks solely through a self-invented diet and exercise program, diligently followed...
There are many kinds of beauty, I know, but for traditional drop dead gorgeousness, no one has ever come close to Dolores Del Rio."
(Maggie Van Ostrand)

"Aside from counting Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo as friends, she had film-star fans as well; Marlene Dietrich called her "the most beautiful woman in Hollywood." With her big, round eyes, flawless complexion, and perfect curls, it's not hard to see why. Channel the silver-screen senorita with brow pencil, dark lipstick, sooty black liner, and cake mascara. And don't forget the nails — Del Rio always wore an almond-shaped manicure..."

"Elegant and gorgeous, her beauty described as orchidaceous, she was envied by millions around the world for her sense of fashion and her ability to always look perfect and glamorous while wearing some of the most sensational gowns and jewels ever created by the most esteemed designers...
Speaking of beauty, Del Rio once said, "God can give us beauty, and genes can give us our features. But whether that beauty remains or changes is determined by our thoughts and deeds. We have the face we created over the years. For beauty does not come in creams and lotions---it comes with moderation in eating, good digestion, and discipline in life...
Del Rio believed that inner peace was absolutely necessary, for any stress or disharmony would be etched onto the face. Dolores Del Rio must have led a very happy life, for she remained amazingly and breathtakingly beautiful until her death..."

"Un rostro perfecto, deslumbrante, inolvidable, con facciones indígenas bien delineadas: una figura frágil, distinguida, de movimientos corporales elegantes, una personalidad fina, sobria, delicada, de exquisitos modales, así cómo un temperamento y fuerza de voluntad al enfrentar los retos, la convirtieron en una leyenda cuyos rayos resplandecientes llegaron a las cuatro esquinas del planeta..." (Emilio Martinez)

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[aranzazu25]

Dolores fue y sera sin duda la Mexicana Divina...gracias por el hermoso video Gatabella... podrias decirme quien canta la maravilosa cancion de fondo...

[gatabella3]

@aranzazu25 Gracias! Es una banda rusa Bi-2, la cancion se llama"Flamenco".

[dieselmty]

Wondefull homage to a beautifull woman! and the music!, Can you give us the name of the song?

[gatabella3]

Thanks! Bi-2, "Flamenco".

[annpham]

Great video, Dina. So many beautiful pictures. Not only Marlene, but many other beauties called her the most beautiful. . Hmm, that means something! Thanks for sharing!

[gatabella3]

Thank you, An! I wonder who else considered her the most beautiful? I remember in one novel Remarque describing a super beautiful woman wrote: "Greta Garbo y Dolores del Rio in one."

[Oreon207]

Her beautiful! Love that you are putting Latinas (aside Rita Hayworth) in your videos. Dolores Del Rio was such a class act and so gorgeous, like Maria Felix. Miroslava Stern was also awesome. Kudos!

[ULIZESBOY]

@Clementzin un artista universal como el frances jean cocteau le dijo al conocerla" eres tan bella que tu belleza hace daño""

[ULIZESBOY]

@Clementzin ni siquiera laportentosa DOLORES DEL RIO logro convertir su rostro en el sentido de sus peliculas...como MARIA FELIX... ella la doña se planto desde el inicio de su carrera como una ESTRELLA no daba tregua si de mostrarse BELLA se trataba..

[rayito2005]

Dolores del Rio una belleza tipo mediterraneo. Gran actriz del cine Mudo Hollywoodense y luego una diva del cine Hispanoamericano.

[elchavon08]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING. DOLORES DEL RIO, GORGEOUS FACE!! 

[peteandpare]

WOW!She sure is stunning,Dolores del Rio,for me I prefer her instead of Garbo,but everyone has their own opinion.Id luv to know who her parents were to have given her such beauty.Thankyou gatabella3 for these amazing fotos.

[Ericholland]

This is the best collection of portraits of her I have seen. Well done.

[aaround]

Orgullo del Mexicano. Para la igonrancia que tanto nos odia y critica...

[PureSoapCleans]

Dolores del Río es una de las mujeres más bellas que jamás haya visto y me hubiera gustado tanto haberla conocido y haber hablado con ella. Era muy talentosa e inteligente, siempre fue bella, aún con los años que no le hicieron perder su aristocrático porte, ni su elegancia. Una mujer carismática, femenina, sofisticada, pero al mismo tiempo emanaba sencillez y dulzura. Un verdadero orgullo para México, su país de nacimiento, al que representó de la mejor forma. Jamás existirá otra como ella.

[neciozac]

Definitivamente Marlene Dietrich tenia razón cuando dijo que Dolores era la mujer mas bella que habia pisado Hollywood