Marquita Rivera
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Marquita Rivera, a.k.a. "Queen of Latin Rhythm", was a Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer. She was given several nicknames including Flor de Borinquén, Reina de la Conga and Huracán del Caribe.
Rivera in the 1940s
Marquita Rivera with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in 1947
Road to Rio
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Road to Rio is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two in
Marquita Rivera
…Hollywood contract with Paramount Pictures, and made her American movie debut as lead singer and specialty performer in the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby comedy The Road to Rio (1947). Although Rivera was selected in a popularity poll by Mexican filmgoers to star in an independent film biography of the late "Mexican spitfire…
Theatrical release poster
Road to Rio (Decca Records 1948)
Lobby card