TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mujica,Bárbara Louise
TI  - Miss del Río: a novel 
SN  - 9781525899935
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Toronto, Ontorio
PB  - Graydon House
KW  - Del Rio, Dolores,
KW  - Motion picture actors and actresses
KW  - United States
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Mexican American women
KW  - Biographical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Novels
N1  - Includes a reader's guide; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "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."--
ER  -