Estelita Rodriguez

Estelita Rodriguez
Rodriguez in 1950
Born(1925-07-02)July 2, 1925
Guanajay, Republic of Cuba
DiedMarch 12, 1966(1966-03-12) (aged 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1945–1966
Spouses
  • Chu-Chu Martinez
    (m. 1945; div. 1947)
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    (m. 1953; div. 1955)​
  • Ismael Alfonso Halfss
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    (m. 1956; div. 1960)​
  • Ricardo A. Pego
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    (m. 1961)​
Children1

Estelita Rodriguez (July 2, 1925–March 12, 1966) was a Cuban actress best known for her roles in many Westerns with Roy Rogers for Republic Pictures, as well as her role in Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo.[1] Her birth date was in dispute; studio biographies claimed 1928, but her wedding announcement of May 1945[2] cited her age as 19 as certified before a superior court judge, which would place her year of birth at 1925.

  1. ^ Boggs, Johnny D. (2011). Jesse James and the Movies. McFarland. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7864-4788-6.
  2. ^ Los Angeles Times, May 15, 1945, p. A1.