Rosita Moreno

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Rosita Moreno

Born	Gabriela Victoria Viñolas (1907-03-18)March 18, 1907 Madrid, Spain
Died	April 25, 1993(1993-04-25) (aged 86) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Film actress
Notable work(s)	El día que me quieras (1935)

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.^[1]

Moreno was the daughter of Spanish character actor Francisco Moreno, who also developed a Hollywood career.^[2] 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.^[3] 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^[4] and Tango Bar.^[5] The same year, she was selected for the main role in Piernas de seda.^[6]

In addition, she worked in other films with Richard Arlen (The Santa Fe Trail, 1930),^[7] Clara Bow (Her Wedding Night, 1930),^[8] Cary Grant (Ladies Should Listen, 1934),^[9] Mona Maris (Un capitan de Cosacos, 1934)^[10] and Noël Coward (The Scoundrel 1935),^[11] 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.^[12] In this episode she shared leading roles with George Reeves.^[13] Little is known about her after that point.

Rosita Moreno died in 1993 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, at the age of 86.^[1]

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Name	Moreno, Rosita
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish actor
Date of birth	March 18, 1907
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death	April 25, 1993
Place of death	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

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