Dolores del Río

A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1930 and July 1934, before the Hollywood Production Code —the infamous Hays Code— was enforced.

Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.

Documentary depicting Mexican society, in honor of the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. With a prologue by José Revueltas.

Rodrigo (Sharif) es un apuesto príncipe que se desvive por sus corceles. El rey (su padre) le exige apresurarse a encontrar esposa, por lo que Rodrigo se ve obligado a elegirla, escogiendo entre siete princesas de Italia, pero ninguna de ellas despiertan en el joven príncipe, el sentimiento necesario para decidirse entre ninguna de ellas.

The women of a brothel adopt a foundling baby.

Arrecia la tempestad sobre la Casona de Narcés, cuando se cumplen tres años desde que Angélica, la mujer de Martín, desapareció misteriosamente en las aguas del río. A pesar del mal tiempo y desoyendo los consejos de la madre de Angélica, Martín sale de casa para ir a atender el ganado. En ese momento llega una extraña peregrina en busca de cobijo. Sólo puede detenerse unos minutos pues tiene que encontrarse en el puente con Adela, una muchacha a la que busca la Muerte.

En 1868, trescientos indios cheyennes vivían miserablemente, lejos de sus tierras, en una reserva de Oklahoma. Para sacarlos de la pobreza, sus jefes decidieron emprender un largo viaje hasta sus praderas natales. Pero la huida fue descubierta y la caballería salió en su persecución. En el primer combate murieron el comandante Braden y ocho de sus hombres. Cuando se supo la noticia, millares de soldados fueron enviados a combatir contra los valerosos cheyennes.

A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood.

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s.

Neddy, la segunda esposa del ranchero Sam Burton, es india kiowa, y su hijo Pacer (E. Presley) nace mestizo. Cuando en el territorio estalla la guerra entre los blancos y los indios, Pacer deberá elegir a cuál bando se aliará. La familia Burton se divide y se enfrenta sangrientamente. Basada en la novela "Flaming Lance" de Clair Huffaker; para muchos es la mejor película de Elvis, y eso que "El Rey" sólo canta una canción.

A man dies and his mistress gives their son to his wife. Twenty years later...

Derrotado y casi sin tropas, el villista coronel Zeta llega a un pueblo controlado por los carrancistas. Aunque son aliados, Zeta encarcela y ordena fusilar al coronel Zúñiga y a varios de sus hombres para tomar el control del pueblo. Entre los muertos está el amante de "La Cucaracha", una bragada soldadera que capitanea un grupo de mujeres armadas. A los combates entre las tropas se suman los enfrentamientos entre Zeta y "La Cucaracha" y la aparición de Isabel, una mujer burguesa obligada a unirse al grupo de revolucionarios.

One of the boys is a radical, one's a playboy, and the girls want to get jobs first before they think about marriage! Mom and Pop have their own #firstworldproblems.

The life of the famed Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, from his boyhood through his training and the triumphs that followed as Procuna rose to the peak of his profession. Written by Jim Beaver

Ranchera melodrama transferred to a Spanish setting.

Marta está obsesionada con proteger a su hijo porque en su familia hay predisposición genética a la esquizofrenia. Sin embargo, no se da cuenta de que con su actitud realmente está perjudicando al pequeño.

En la víspera de fin de año, Bernardo, dueño de un periódico, discute con Gámez Rivera, su director. Como resultado de la discusión Bernardo ofrece un premio de diez mil pesos al reportero que traiga la mejor noticia de esa noche. Los reporteros salen a la calle para encontrarse con distintas historias, interpretadas por una multitud de estrellas del cine mexicano

Liberal farmer Pepe has arrived in Santa Fe to visit his aunt, Dona Perfecta. While he's there, Pepe is eager to teach the traditional-minded townspeople a new way of living. Unfortunately for Pepe the people of Santa Fe aren't eager to embrace change, and when the citizens begin to voice resentment Pepe is forced to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt. Dona Perfecta is just as traditional as any of the other townspeople though, and only suffers Pepe due to the fact that he is family. When Pepe and his cousin Rosario fall deeply in love, the situation quickly comes to a head.

A man comes to a village to marry a girl, but upon meeting the bride's sister, he falls in love with her.

Amalia, envejecida, recuerda cuando Fernando Mendoza, su antiguo compañero de la Facultad de Medicina, llegó a San Esteban, el pueblo donde ella vivía. Trabajaron juntos y se convirtió en su amor. Aunque estaba comprometido con otra, Fernando decidió regresar a la ciudad para terminar su compromiso con ella y reencontrarse al fin con Amalia, pero los hechos no sucederán como lo habían previsto. (FILMAFFINITY)

Acacia, hija de la hacendada Raimunda, odia a Esteban, segundo marido de su madre. Con tal de huir de su hogar, Acacia acepta casarse con Faustino, a pesar de no estar enamorada. Esteban, enamorado de Acacia, manda a asesinar a Faustino. Acacia termina enamorándose de Esteban y enfrentando a su madre. (FILMAFFINITY)

Lord Windermere appears to all - including to his young wife Margaret - as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk when Lord Windermere starts spending his afternoons with an adventuress who is working her way through London's high society, Mrs. Erlynne. Worse, Windermere gives her big sums of money. To crown it all he asks his wife to invite the detestable woman to her own birthday party. Upset and outraged, the puritan Lady Windermere decides to leave her husband and goes to Lord Robert Darlington, who has been courting her for some time. Unfortunately she leaves her fan - the one Robert offered her for her birthday - in Robert's house.

En un país sudamericano, un sacerdote se enfrenta al gobierno, que ha prohibido la religión y hace públicas todo tipo de disposiciones anticlericales. La policía le sigue a todas partes y él se retira a un país vecino, pero vuelve a cruzar la frontera, haciéndose pasar por campesino, para darle los últimos sacramentos a un bandido moribundo... (FILMAFFINITY)

Magdalena y Marí­a son hermanas gemelas que la vida ha llevado por caminos separados. Mientras Magdalena ha quedado viuda de un millonario, Marí­a trabaja de manicurista. La desesperación lleva a Marí­a a asesinar a su hermana y a hacerse pasar por ella, sin imaginarse que el destino le tiene reservada una cruel sorpresa. Con Dolores del Río en un doble papel.

La historia se desarrolla en la Selva Chiclera de Quintana Roo, en México, cerca del poblado Chetumal (Hoy Ciudad) y del pais de Belice. Estrella (Dolores del Río), una bella aventurera, se pierde en medio de la jungla. Es rescatada por un grupo de hombres que viven retirados en las plantaciones de chicle como marginados sociales. Su líder, Luciano (Arturo de Córdova), es un hombre íntegro, pero con un desprecio inexplicable hacia las mujeres. La presencia de la bella Estrella en medio de tantos hombres solos y brutales, comienza a generar un conflicto que solo Luciano podrá resolver.

En el Guanajuato de mediados del siglo diecinueve, la belleza y simpatía de la joven heredera Amalia conquistan al humilde capataz Ricardo con resultados funestos. Impedido para consumar su amor, Ricardo se va de Guanajuato adonde vuelve tiempo después convertido en el rico dueño de una mina. A su regreso, el destino le tiene preparado un trágico reencuentro con Amalia.

Abandonada por Julio y con su pequeño hijo en brazos, Margarita ingresa en 1914 a un prostíbulo de la Ciudad de México. Allí la conoce Juan Gómez, un general revolucionario que se prenda de su belleza y la saca de ese lugar. Pero los infortunios de Margarita no terminan ya que Juan es en realidad un impostor, miembro de la temible banda del automóvil gris, que asola a la ciudad con sus robos. (FILMAFFINITY)

En 1909, María Candelaria y Lorenzo Rafael, pareja nativa de Xochimilco, desean casarse a pesar de que las circunstancias les son totalmente adversas. La gente del pueblo es hostil a María Candelaria por ser hija de una prostituta, y la pareja debe enfrentar la avaricia del tendero don Damián, quien en secreto desea a la joven. Un día María Candelaria enferma de paludismo

The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Joining a revolutionary movements, Castro is disowned by his father, but Esperanza remains loyally by his side. Later on, Castro's father is killed by outlaws; in seeking vengeance, he sacrifices his own life, while Esperanza carries on his revolutionary work with their young son in tow.

Howard Graham, un ingeniero norteamericano experto en armamento, llega a un hotel de Estambul, acompañado de su esposa y, esa misma noche, en una sala de variedades, sufre un atentado. El coronel Haki, de la policía secreta turca, le advierte que Peter Bana, un asesino a sueldo de la Gestapo, anda tras él; para garantizarle la seguridad, le obliga a zarpar en un barco con destino a Batumi, donde podrá reencontrarse con su esposa. Howard sube al barco, en el que viajarán otras personas de dudosa identidad... además del siniestro Banat.

A frontier scout, a Boston officer and a Russian girl escape with a map past Confederates.

In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers falls in loves with a French singer (Del Rio).

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, The Peters Sisters and many big-name guest stars playing themselves.

An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.

A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture starring Richard Dix and Chester Morris. Submarine officers Dorgan (Dix) and Mason (Morris) battle on land for the affections of dance-hall girl Carmen (Dolores del Rio). She marries Dorgan but makes a play for Mason when her husband is on duty. The romantic rivalry is forgotten when Dorgan must rescue Mason and his crew from a sunken sub.

Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.

Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars.

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

In this romantic comedy, an aspiring socialite heads for a vacation in Monte Carlo where she befriends a wealthy widowed duchess and then begins blackmailing her after she steals a scandalous letter.

A failed actor finds success as a radio singer.

En un centro turístico mexicano, el editor de una revista que habla rápidamente se burla del bailarín que está en papel.

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on production numbers. Then come some candid shots of several contract stars. Finally we see comedian Hugh Herbert filming a scene for an upcoming release, then the various behind the scenes steps that transition the raw film in the camera into the finished product.

Dolores Del Rio plays 18th-century French courtesan DuBarry like a 20th-century golddigger on the make. Brought to Versailles as the companion of courtier D'Aigullon (Victor Jory), former street waif DuBarry charms her way into the heart -- and boudoir -- of gouty King Louis XV (Reginald Owen).

Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love with Inez. When Inez finds out that Harry wants to leave Paris and is going to the USA with Liane, she kills him.

El director de una flota de aviones tiene problemas con su plantilla por culpa de los enredos entre sus chicos y las mujeres. Cuando le ofrecen un contrato para viajar a Río de Janeiro, surgen problemas porque ahora es él el que se enamora de una joven que ya está prometida.

Johnny, un aventurero que viaja por la Polinesia, llega a la isla donde vive Luana, una guapa nativa; ambos se enamoran nada más conocerse, pero la chica está destinada a ser sacrificada al dios del volcán.

Girl of the Rio finds the gorgeous Dolores del Rio as a cabaret dancer in the employment of slick gambler, Leo Carrillo, who has his eye on the beauty. When she falls for Norman Foster, Carrillo has him locked away. Del Rio must use her smarts to ensure her man is safely freed.

In this melodrama, a dancer works in a sleazy Marseilles portside dive that is really the front for a bordello. While dancing one night she meets a sailor and agrees to be his bride. Unfortunately, one of her former suitors suddenly shows up and a terrible fight ensues.

A sculptor dreams about his work coming to life and having various adventures.

A young Acadian woman spends years searching for her lost love after the two are separated and forcibly relocated by the British.

Tasia (Dolores del Río), a beautiful dancer lower class of Russia, falls heir to the throne Prince, Grand Duke Eugene (Charles Farrell), but only admired from a distance. At the outbreak of the Russian Revolution, the Duke falls in captivity and this allows Tasia be near him.

German documentary about Hollywood

Hollywood actresses including Jeanette Loff and Raquel Torres modeling Spring fashions in color.

Rascha, the wild daughter of Costa, the Gypsy bear tamer, swears revenge on Jorga, her father's enemy, when he cuts off her braids (a sign of disgrace among the Gypsies).

No Other Woman

Ramona, una joven mestiza, aunque ella lo ignora, vive en la hacienda de la señora Moreno, quien la adoptó, con el hijo de ésta, a quien Ramona considera como un hermano. Todo cambiará cuando llegue Alessandro, el jefe de los esquiladores de ovejas.

La acción transcurre en el año 1897, donde cazadores de fortuna que vienen de todo el país se dirigen hacia la zona de Klondike en el Yukón para buscar oro, en un largo y peligroso viaje que pone a prueba a los aventureros.

John Griffith Wray silent South America romantic melodrama starring Dolores Del Rio, Walter Pidgeon, Anders Randolf, Lesle Fenton, and Noble Johnson.

The Loves of Carmen is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Raoul Walsh. The film, based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, stars Dolores del Río in the title role, and Don Alvarado as Jose.

Katusha, a country girl, is seduced and abandoned by Prince Nekludov. Nekludov finds himself, years later, on a jury trying the same Katusha for a crime he now realizes his actions drove her to. He follows her to imprisonment in Siberia, intent on redeeming her and himself as well.

Chester Binney, a wounded war veteran, erroneously believes he is carrying a silver plate in his head and must avoid all excitement. He returns to his hometown, and there his former employer, George Simmons, attempts to arrange a match between Chester (who is to inherit a fortune) and his daughter Ethel. Ethel, however, finds Chester unexciting as a lover; and to enliven the affair, the father invents a lurid past for the boy by displaying a signed photograph of Rita Renault, a famous movie star. Rita, accompanied by her jealous husband, Jack Shields, arrives in the town for a personal appearance. By chance, Jack discovers the photograph of Rita, presumably the property of Chester, and when he sees his wife kissing Chester, a running fight ensues.

Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), una compañía de marines estadounidenses se encuentra destacada en Francia bajo el mando del Capitán Flagg. Como los refuerzos que les llegan están formados por muchachos sin experiencia, Flagg solicita al alto mando un sargento mayor que se encargue de adiestrarlos antes de entrar en combate. Llega, entonces, el Sargento Quirt, un viejo rival de Flagg.

Richard Castleman, master of Winnecrest Hall in Louisiana, goes on a sea voyage recommended by his cousin and physician, Harry Chilton, who thereupon begins romancing Castleman's fiancée, Jeanne Lamont. When word arrives of Castleman's death, Chilton prepares to usurp the fortune and property of the dead man. Danny Rowland, who is found wounded by two wandering crooks, Dominie and The Squirrel, opportunely arrives at the estate seeking food and rest; and because of his resemblance to Castleman, he is welcomed as the master. Dominie is introduced as an English cleric and The Squirrel as an Italian count, while Danny falls in love with Jeanne, who believes him to be her fiancé. Chilton, however, suspects the trio and finally unmasks them. It then develops that Danny actually is Castleman, who had decided to reform the two men who befriended him and to expose the dishonesty of his cousin.

Perryam is going through a round of bad luck; he is thrown out of school and loses at love. In search of a change, he heads for London, where he meets Audrey Nye, a former jazz baby who has gotten a responsible job on a newspaper. She helps Perryam get hired as a reporter.

Joanna Manners is a flapper with a million-dollar figure, million-dollar looks, and a million dollars in cash. She falls in love with John Wilmore, a gut who hasn't got a dime nor a pot to put it in if he had a dime. There are those who object. Especially, the crowd of gold-digging gigolos and hustlers she knows.