One of the most famous enmities of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema undoubtedly was that of Dolores del Río and María Félix considered the greatest exponents of the big screen, as the two went very far in the world of showbiz in various ways. And is that Maria Felix and Dolores del Río, they had a unique histrionic ability, so she came to see a rivalry between the two divas of cinema, but with very different characters, because the famous Doña was an intimidating woman in the eyes of colleagues or the press, while Dolores del Río was an actress with her feet on the ground that never made anyone feel bad, besides she always kept her feet on the ground in every respect, something that was impossible for Maria Felix.
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If we talk a little about Dolores del Río’s career, she triumphed in the best way in Hollywood, where she participated in several films, while María Félix was already a star in Mexico, but when Dolores del Río returned to the country after having made her mark in the United States, a rivalry began between the two Mexicans, who had a unique beauty.
According to the witnesses of that time and media on several occasions the two actresses coincided in several events, but unsurprisingly, María Félix, far from greeting her for education, ignored her, while Dolores del Río as a lady far from falling into provocations and in the noise that was already in the press about her rivalry, preferred to ignore those details, because she did not want to stain her figure. There was so much fame about the rivalry between María Félix and Dolores del Río, that many wanted to see them in the cinema, so in 1959 they were reunited in the film La Cucaracha, where the two icons of the time worked for the first time, but apparently Maria Felix thought that her nemesis would not accept to work with her, because she had rejected Elsa Aguirre, so that Dolores del Río would accept, and for her bad luck the beautiful woman told her yes, but if they both had the same weight in history, which caused a stir because Maria Felix always wanted to be number one in the films, even though she accepted, it is said that the Doña wanted more money. , for it would be rude if they were to be paid the same. Read more: The expensive jewels of Maria Felix that became part of her legacy For the 60s enmity was disappearing thanks to the film of La Cucaracha, but it was always known that the two did not “swallow” at all, but this was diminishing as it was said earlier, if that were not enough the two stars nicknamed each other as Maruca and La Chata, so it began a good relationship between them and it was something that their real fans wanted, that two powers as great as them could have a relationship at least in the world of the show and achieved it despite the adversity. Read more: This was The luxurious birthday of Maria Felix number 66 Social media circulating several images of what it was like to be friends between the two Mexican divas who were not only talented, but very beautiful, because one thing the two women had is that they shone not only because of the fashion they were wasting at the time, but because of how beautiful each of them were, besides having real natural body, which at that time was something extraordinary, since the two divas always took care of themselves because they knew that they had to shine before the camera, besides their image was advertising for several cosmetics companies that were shocked to see them.
Maria Felix with Dolores del Río/Instagram
For those who do not know the first to die of the two divas, it was Dolores del Río in 1983 due to liver failure in the United States, California upon learning of her death she only said good things about her colleague and although in others she was severe with her, she showed her respect first and foremost because she knows that triumph just like her in show business. For her part, the Doña left this world on April 8, 2002 just on her birthday, she was found asleep in her residential in Mexico City, her death struck more than one.
