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Alfredo de Batuc, from the series Latino Artists of Los Angeles, 1991. 

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November 10, 2017

“DOLORES DEL RIO”

By Alfredo de Batuc

As the first major female Latin American crossover star Dolores del Río was considered by some as sort of a female Rudolph Valentino. Following her Hollywood success of the 20s and 30s she returned to Mexico in the 1940s at the peak of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. A few years after del Rio’s passing in 1983, her countryman Alfredo de Batuc responded to a Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) call for proposals for a Neighborhood Pride mural. As part of a sizable Mexican community living in Hollywood his del Río proposal squarely addressed the dearth of information at the time about the importance of Mexicans in Hollywood and his resulting work at Hudson Ave. and Hollywood Blvd. celebrates both the glamour that del Río brought to the silver screen and the rich breadth of roles performed on both sides of the border. @alfredo_de_batuc @sparcinla 

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April 21, 2020 Dolores Del Rio mural by Alfredo de Batuc in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

April 21, 2020 Dolores Del Rio mural by Alfredo de Batuc in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA #doloresdelrio #AlfredodeBatuc #mural #art #hollywood #losangeles #christyborgman #onthisday #lawomanphoto

Photo by Christy Borgman

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