The Invention of Dolores del R o explores the intersection of ethnicity, gender, and stardom in American popular culture through the lens of del R oOCOs successful and unusually lengthy career, which included international stardom and work with HollywoodOCOs top directors and leading men. The Invention of Dolores del Río explores the intersection of ethnicity, gender, and stardom in American popular culture through the lens of del Río's successfu "Dolores del Rio challenged Hollywood's - and the public's - prevailing views on race and gender from the 1920s through the 1960s. Her roles