“I want [Dolores] del Rio and [Joel] McCrea in a South Sea romance. Just give me three wonderful love scenes. I don’t care what story you use so long as we call it Bird of Paradise and del Rio jumps into a flaming volcano at the finish,” commanded legendary Hollywood producer David O. Selznick in 1932. His comments reflect most of the opportunities Tinseltown gave Mexico’s beautiful del Rio (1905-83), the first Hispanic actress to become a star in America, albeit for only a few years.”*
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May 29th, 2008
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