Esperanza Baur
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| Esperanza Baur Diaz | |
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 Esperanza with John Wayne |
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| Born | Esperanza Diaz Ceballos 1924  Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | March 11, 1955 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | John Wayne |
Esperanza Baur Diaz (c. 1924 - March 11, 1955) was a Mexican actress who was the second wife of American film actor John Wayne.
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[edit] Biography
Born Esperanza Diaz Ceballos, nicknamed “Chata”, she appeared in a small number of Spanish language films, both in leading and supporting roles.
Esperanza met John Wayne in 1941 in Mexico City while he was vacationing there.[1] She accompanied him to the set of the film The Quiet Man. At the time, he was still married to his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz but that marriage ended December 25, 1945.[2]. Esperanza and John were married on January 17, 1946, in California.[1]
Their marriage was rocky and volatile from the start because she was reportedly jealous of his devotion to his work and to his four children; they had no children of their own. "Our marriage was like shaking two volatile chemicals in a jar," John said. Esperanza accused Wayne of having an affair with Gail Russell, his leading lady in Angel and the Badman, which he denied. There were charges and counter-charges of unfaithfulness, drunken violence, emotional cruelty, and "clobbering." Wayne described his wife as a "drunken partygoer who would fall down and then accuse him of pushing her."[1] Esperanza was accused of having an affair with hotel heir Nicky Hilton during divorce proceedings.[3] They separated in May 1952[4] and the marriage lasted seven years, coming to an end on November 1, 1954.[5]
Esperanza died of a heart attack in 1955.[5]
[edit] Filmography
- Guadalajara (1943) ... Hortensia
- El Conde de Montecristo aka The Count of Monte Cristo (USA) (1942)
- Luz en mi camino, Una (1939)
- La Valentina (1938) ... Valentina
- Jalisco Nunca Pierde aka Jalisco Never Loses (1937)
