"Rita Hayworth was a famous movie star in the 1930s and 40s, but before her career could develop into full stardom she had to go through a lengthy and difficult transformation from her Latina ethnicity to the "American" version we all identify her with. She had two years of extensive, painful electrolysis to change her hairline, skin bleaching (also painful) to lighten her skin color, and of course hair color change. Finally, to make the transition complete, her name was changed from Margarita Carmen Cansino to Rita Hayworth."
blog.lib.umn.edu
Blew my mind!
2 comments:
That's kinda sad, she was really beautiful before!
I can't believe that. I love her in movies but this actually makes me question her a little... I guess she really wanted to be famous...
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