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Fox publicity photograph of Rita Cansino, 1935. During her time at Fox, Hayworth was billed as Rita Cansino and appeared in unremarkable roles, often cast as the exotic foreigner. In late 1934, aged 16, she performed a dance sequence in the Spencer Tracy film Dante's Inferno (1935), and was put under contract in February 1935.
While performing in and around New York City, The Dancing Cansinos included Eduardo Cansino, Sr. (March 2, 1895 – December 24, 1968), his wife, Volga Hayworth (August 8, 1897 – January 25, 1945), daughter Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), and son, Eduardo, Jr. (October 13, 1919 – March 11, 1974).
Trouble in Texas is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury (as R.N. Bradbury) and starring Tex Ritter, his horse White Flash, Rita Hayworth (billed as "Rita Cansino") and Yakima Canutt. The supporting cast features Earl Dwire and Glenn Strange.
It stars Rosalind Keith, Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth. [1] The film marked "Rita Hayworth"'s first onscreen credit; the actress, born Margarita Carmen Cansino, had previously used the stage name "Rita Cansino" or was uncredited in her prior 17 film appearances. [ 2 ] [
Rita Hayworth as Rita, a saloon singer (Hayworth was billed under her real name as Rita Cansino; in the same year she moved to Columbia Pictures and acquired her more famous stage name) [5] J. P. McGowan as Rance McGowan, villainous rancher; Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Miller, murdered by McGowan; Sammy McKim as Tim Miller, the Sheriff's son
Eduardo Cansino Reina [1] (March 2, 1895 – December 24, 1968) was a Spanish-born American dancer and actor of Calé Roma descent. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was the father of actress Rita Hayworth . [ 5 ]
She appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies, [4] met her husband, the Spanish-born dancer Eduardo Cansino in 1916 and married him in 1917. They had three children. She and her husband formed a vaudeville act, The Dancing Cansinos. [5] Volga Hayworth Cansino died in 1945, at the age of 47, from peritonitis from a ruptured appendix in Santa Monica ...
Rita Cansino, later to achieve fame as Rita Hayworth, performed an exuberant blend of flamenco and tango. The high point of the movie was a performance of a "cobra-tango" by Veloz and Yolanda. The high point of the movie was a performance of a "cobra-tango" by Veloz and Yolanda.