Gloria Ríos (1928–2002) was an American

singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

and

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who enjoyed success in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. She starred in several films during the

Golden Age of Mexican Cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

during the 1940s and 1950s. She was a pioneer of

Rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...

in the country.Sturman p.247

Selected filmography

* '' Voices of Spring'' (1947) * '' The Game Rooster'' (1948) * ''

A Decent Woman ''A Decent Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una mujer decente'') is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Raúl de Anda and starring Elsa Aguirre, Rafael Baledón and Gloria Ríos. Amador p.34 It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film ...

'' (1950) * '' Port of Temptation'' (1951) * '' Good Night, My Love'' (1951) * '' La locura del rock and roll'' (1957) * '' Muertos de miedo'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Sturman, Janet. ''The Course of Mexican Music''. Routledge, 2015. * Vargas, Deborah R. ''Dissonant Divas in Chicana Music: The Limits of la Onda''. U of Minnesota Press, 2012.

External links

* 1928 births 2002 deaths American singers American film actresses American emigrants to Mexico People from Sweetwater, Texas {{US-film-bio-stub