Gloria Ríos Explained

Gloria Ríos
Birth Date:	December 17, 1928
Birth Place:	Sweetwater, Texas, United States
Death Date:	March 2, 2002 (aged 73)
Death Place:	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Occupation:	Actress, singer
Yearsactive:	1947–1959 (film)

Gloria Ríos (1928–2002) was an American singer and actress who enjoyed success in Mexico.^{[1] [2]} She starred in several films during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema during the 1940s and 1950s. She was a pioneer of Rock and roll in the country.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Voices of Spring (1947)
• The Game Rooster (1948)
• A Decent Woman (1950)
• Port of Temptation (1951)
• Good Night, My Love (1951)
• La locura del rock and roll (1957)
• Muertos de miedo (1958)

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.

Notes and References

1. Sturman p.241
2. Vargas p.219
3. Sturman p.247