Miss del Río : a novel /
Mujica, Bárbara Louise,
Miss del Río : a novel / Miss del Río : a novel of Dolores del Rio, the first major Latina star in Hollywood Bárbara Mujica. - 419 pages, 11 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
Includes a reader's guide.
Includes bibliographical references.
"1910, Mexico. As the country's revolution spreads, Dolores, the daughter of a wealthy banker, must flee her comfortable life in Durango or risk death. Her family settles in Mexico City, where, at sixteen, she marries the worldly Jaime del Río. But in a twist of fate, at a party she meets an influential American director who recognizes in her a natural performer. He invites her to Hollywood, and practically overnight, the famous Miss del Río is born. Dolores's star quickly rises, and her days become a whirlwind of moviemaking and glamorous events. Swept up in L.A.'s glitzy inner circle, she takes her place among film royalty such as Marlene Dietrich and Orson Welles. But as her career soars, her personal life becomes increasingly complicated, with family tragedy, divorce, and real heartache. And when she's labeled box office poison amid growing prejudice before WWII, Dolores must decide what price she's willing to pay to achieve her dreams and if her heart and future instead lie where it all began...in Mexico."--
9781525899935 1525899937
Del Rio, Dolores, 1905-1983 --Fiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Fiction.
Mexican American women--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Novels.
Miss del Río : a novel / Miss del Río : a novel of Dolores del Rio, the first major Latina star in Hollywood Bárbara Mujica. - 419 pages, 11 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
Includes a reader's guide.
Includes bibliographical references.
"1910, Mexico. As the country's revolution spreads, Dolores, the daughter of a wealthy banker, must flee her comfortable life in Durango or risk death. Her family settles in Mexico City, where, at sixteen, she marries the worldly Jaime del Río. But in a twist of fate, at a party she meets an influential American director who recognizes in her a natural performer. He invites her to Hollywood, and practically overnight, the famous Miss del Río is born. Dolores's star quickly rises, and her days become a whirlwind of moviemaking and glamorous events. Swept up in L.A.'s glitzy inner circle, she takes her place among film royalty such as Marlene Dietrich and Orson Welles. But as her career soars, her personal life becomes increasingly complicated, with family tragedy, divorce, and real heartache. And when she's labeled box office poison amid growing prejudice before WWII, Dolores must decide what price she's willing to pay to achieve her dreams and if her heart and future instead lie where it all began...in Mexico."--
9781525899935 1525899937
Del Rio, Dolores, 1905-1983 --Fiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Fiction.
Mexican American women--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Novels.