Vintage "The Lady in Red" Sheet Music, 1935, Dolores Del Rio, Matted

This is a 14 x 18 inch professionally done, custom double-matted “The Lady in Red,” sheet music from the First National movie, “Caliente,” copyright 1935. The front cover features the beautiful Delores Del Rio in a sultry red dress, with an illustration of a Mexican mariachi band in the background. The colors are a deep red, midnight black, light red and cream. Lyrics by Mort Dixon, Music by Allie Wrubel. The movie starred Delores Del Rio, with Pat O’Brien, Leo Carillo, Edward Everett Horton and Glenda Farrell. The back cover has two other songs on it (see photos). This matted sheet music will arrive to you ready to place into your standard-sized, 14 x 18 inch frame. The photos I’ve taken show how your print looks in the double mat, as it will reach you, and an example of how your matted print will look framed. This matted sheet music is in a hinged mat, backed by foam board, and is sitting in archival polyester picture corners. The music is set up to display as wall art, but it can be removed and played as well. The sheet music is entire and complete. The print is matted with quality, USA made mat board. It is attached with archival polypropylene mounting corners to quality foam board. The mat is hinged with linen hinging tape. Great for home decor, office, music room, or home theater room! • Mat dimensions: Width, 14 inches x Height, 18 inches • Sheet music dimensions: Width, 9 inches x Height, 12 inches • Mat color: Antique White (outer), and Black (inner) This is an ORIGINAL, vintage piece of sheet music, not a reprint or reproduction Since it is over 80 years-old it is not in mint condition, and I will note here observations I see. This copy is in good vintage condition; pages still attached and the cover is bright; only minor wear, some minor crinkles, with some slight signs of usage on the edges. There is a crease on the front cover on the right hand corner area. The back cover shows some wear and discoloration at the crease where the music bends and is attached. It has a tape mark on the crease area at the top. The inside pages show some yellowing on the edges of the pages, and have a slight patina of age to them, but the contents are completely usable. I have taken close-up photos of the cover and sheet music, and can share them with you upon request. By owning this original sheet music you will own a piece of Hollywood history! • Title: “The Lady in Red” • Lyrics by Mort Dixon, Music by Allie Wrubel • Condition: Good • Quantity available: 1 • Edition: First Edition • Binding: Paperback • Publisher: Remick Music Corporation., New York, 7-page piece of sheet music Dolores del Río; born María de los Dolores Asúnsolo López-Negrete; August 3, 1904[1] – April 11, 1983), was a Mexican actress. She was the first major female Latin cross-over star in Hollywood, with an outstanding career in American films in the 1920s and 1930s. She was also considered one of the more important female figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Del Río is remembered as one of the most beautiful faces of the cinema in her time. Her long and varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage and radio. After being discovered in Mexico by the filmmaker Edwin Carewe, she began her film career in 1925. She had roles in a series of successful silent films like “What Price Glory?” (1926), “Resurrection” (1927) and “Ramona” (1928). During this period she came to be considered a sort of feminine version of Rudolph Valentino, a "female Latin Lover". With the advent of sound, she acted in films that included “Bird of Paradise“(1932), “Flying Down to Rio “(1933), “Madame Du Barry” (1934) and “Journey into Fear “(1943). In the early 1940s, when her Hollywood career began to decline, del Río returned to Mexico and joined the Mexican film industry, which at that time was at its peak. When del Río returned to her native country, she became one of the more important promoters and stars of the called Golden Age of Mexican cinema. A series of films, including “Wild Flower “(1943), “María Candelaria” (1943), “Las Abandonadas” (1944), “Bugambilia” (1944) and “The Unloved Woman” (1949), are considered classic masterpieces and they helped boost Mexican cinema worldwide. Del Río remained active in Mexican films throughout the 1950s. She also worked in Argentina and Spain. In 1960 she returned to Hollywood. During the next years she appeared in Mexican and American films. Since the late 1950s, until the early 1970s, she also ventured successfully in theater in Mexico and appeared in some American television series. Del Río performed her final screen appearance in 1978. After a period of inactivity and ill health, del Río died in 1983 at the age of 78. Dolores del Río is a mythical figure in Latin America and is considered, representation, par excellence, of the feminine face of Mexico in the whole world.[9] More photos of this matted print are available and can be shared upon request. Contact me with any questions. Thank you for visiting RetroRitaGallery. I hope you will save me to your favorites and check back with me. *Frame and accessories shown in photos are for inspiration only.