Combustible Cuban entertainer Estelita Rodriguez made her American film bow in 1945. After a few years' worth of supporting roles and specialties in the studio's B-Western product, she was promoted to her own starring series, which Republic hoped would match the popularity of 20th Century Fox's Carmen Miranda films. Heading vehicles bearing such titles as Cuban Fireball, Rodriguez -- billed simply as Estelita -- usually played a Latin American spitfire with a propensity for bursting into song at the slightest provocation. She retired from films after playing a prominent supporting role in Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo (1958), returning in 1966 for another featured part in the unforgettable Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter. Married four times, her first husband was American actor Grant Withers. She died at age 37.
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| 1959 | ||||
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Rio Bravo
Actor |
1959 | |||
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Tropic Zone
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Pals of the Golden West
Actor |
1952 | |||
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South Pacific Trail
Actor |
1952 | |||
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Cuban Fireball
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Havana Rose
Actor |
1951 | |||
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In Old Amarillo
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Belle of Old Mexico
Actor |
1950 | |||
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California Passage
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Federal Agent at Large
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Hit Parade of 1951
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Sunset in the West
Actor |
1950 | |||
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The Song Parade
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Twilight in the Sierras
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Susanna Pass
Actor |
1949 | |||
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The Golden Stallion
Actor |
1949 | |||
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Old Los Angeles
Actor |
1948 | |||
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The Gay Ranchero
Actor |
1948 | |||
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On the Old Spanish Trail
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Along the Navajo Trail
Actor |
1945 | |||
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Mexicana
Actor |
1945 |