Rosita Moreno

Rosita Moreno
Rosita Moreno
	Moreno in 1934
Born	Gabriela Victoria Viñolas; 18 March 1907; Madrid, Spain
Died	25 April 1993 (aged 86); Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Actress
Notable work	El día que me quieras (1935)

Rosita Moreno (born Gabriela Victoria Viñolas; March 18, 1907 – April 25, 1993) was a Spanish film actress who worked in cinema in Hollywood, Argentina, Mexico, and in her native Spain.

Biography

Born in Madrid, Spain,^{[citation needed]} Moreno was the daughter of Spanish character actor Francisco Moreno, who also developed a Hollywood career.^{[citation needed]} As a child she devoted herself to acting in revue and zarzuela genres.

Moreno appeared in more than 30 films in a career that spanned more than 20 years, often travelling through several countries in quick succession. She made her screen debut alongside her father in the 1930 film Amor audaz, co-starring Adolphe Menjou. The same year she appeared in the Spanish-language version of Paramount on Parade, released by Paramount Pictures.^{[citation needed]} In 1931, she co-starred in Stamboul, released by Paramount British. In 1935, Moreno paired with Carlos Gardel in two significant films, El día que me quieras^{[citation needed]} and Tango Bar.^[1] The same year, she was selected for the main role in Piernas de seda.^{[citation needed]}

She also worked with Richard Arlen (The Santa Fe Trail, 1930),^{[citation needed]} Clara Bow (Her Wedding Night, 1930),^{[citation needed]} Cary Grant (Ladies Should Listen, 1934),^{[citation needed]} and Noël Coward (The Scoundrel, 1935),^{[citation needed]} among others.

She made her last appearance in 1949 in an episode of The Clock, a suspense/anthology TV-series based on an ABC Radio Network series which ran from 1946 through 1948.^{[citation needed]} In this episode she shared leading roles with George Reeves.^{[citation needed]} Little is known about her after that point.

Rosita Moreno died in 1993 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, at the age of 86 from undisclosed causes.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Paramount on Parade (1930)
El rey de los gitanos (1933)
Walls of Gold (1933)
Las fronteras del amor (1934)
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
Tengo fe en ti (1940)
A Medal for Benny (1945)

References

^ Jorge Finkielman (December 24, 2003). The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-8344-0.

External links

[Finkielman2003-1] Jorge Finkielman (December 24, 2003). The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-8344-0.

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