Rita Hayworth (Margarita Carmen Cansino) made her screen debut at the age of 8 in the short-film ‘La Fiesta’ (1926), and played small parts in ‘Cruz Diablo’ (1934), ‘Caliente’ (1935), and a dance sequence in ‘Dante’s Inferno’ (1935).
After some minor roles, Hayworth appeared in ‘Under the Pampas Moon,’ ‘Paddy O’Day,’ and other movies in 1935. A significant role in ‘Only Angels Have Wings’ (1939) was followed by lead roles in ‘Music in my heart,’ ‘The Lady in Question,’ ‘Angels over Broadway,’ and ‘Strawberry Blonde.’
Highly successful musicals ‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ (1941) and ‘You Were Never Lovelier’ (1942) were followed by ‘Cover Girl’ (1944), ‘Tonight and Every Night’ (1945), ‘Down to Earth’ (1947). Hayworth starred in a glamorous role in ‘Gilda’ (1946), and earned praises for ‘The Lady from Shanghai’ (1947).
Thereafter, Hayworth featured in ‘The Loves of Carmen’ (1948), ‘Affair in Trinidad’ (1952), ‘Salome’ (1953), ‘Miss Sadie Thompson’ (1953), ‘Fire Down Below’ (1957), and ‘Pat Joey’ (1957). ‘Separate Tables’ (1958) and ‘The Story on Page One’ (1960) fetched her acclaim.
Hayworth subsequently starred in ‘The Money Trap’ (1965), ‘Road to Salina’ (1970), while her last movie was ‘The Wrath of God’ (1972).