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Rosita Moreno

From Wikipedia Rosita Moreno (March 18, 1907 – April 25, 1993) was a Spanish film actress who worked in Hollywood, Argentinian, Mexico, and Spaniard cinema. She was born Gabriela Victoria Viñolas in Madrid, Spain. Moreno was the daughter of Spanish character actor Francisco Moreno, who also developed a Hollywood career. 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 his 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. In 1931, Moreno co-starred in Stamboul released by Paramount British. In 1935, Moreno paired Carlos Gardel in two significant films, El día que me quieras and Tango Bar. The same year, she was selected for the main role in Piernas de seda. In addition, she worked in other films with Richard Arlen (The Santa Fe Trail, 1930), Clara Bow (Her Wedding Night, 1930), Cary Grant (Ladies Should Listen, 1934), Mona Maris (Un capitan de Cosacos, 1934) and Noël Coward (The Scoundrel 1935), 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. In this episode she shared leading roles with George Reeves. Little is known about her after that point.   Rosita Moreno died in 1993 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, at the age of 86.


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Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Moonlight and Romance 1930-04-19
Latest Project:
Movie A Medal for Benny 1945-04-16
Known For
Poster of La hora de las sorpresas
Poster of El día que me quieras
Poster of Tango Bar
Poster of Moonlight and Romance
Filmography
Movie A Medal for Benny Toodles Castro 1945-04-16
Movie La hora de las sorpresas 1941-10-21
Movie The House of a Thousand Candles Raquel 1936-04-02
Movie El canillita y la dama 1936-06-08
Movie The Scoundrel Carlotta 1935-04-30
Movie Tango Bar Laura Montalván 1935-02-22
Movie Piernas de Seda Lolita Baxter aka Mary Smith 1935-10-04
Movie El día que me quieras Margarita 1935-07-11
Movie Ladies Should Listen Marguerite Cintos 1934-08-10
Movie Stamboul Baroness von Strick 1931-10-20
Movie Moonlight and Romance 1930-04-19
Movie Bold Love 1930-07-10
Movie Her Wedding Night Lulu 1930-09-28
Movie The Santa Fe Trail Maria Castinado 1930-09-27
Movie Galas de la Paramount Self 1930-07-31