Name Eduardo Sr. Role Dancer | Spouse Volga Hayworth (m. 1917) Movies The Loves of Carmen | |
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Died December 24, 1968, Pompano Beach, Florida, United States Children Rita Hayworth, Eduardo Cansino, Jr., Vernon Cansino Siblings Elisa Cansino, Angel Cansino Similar People Volga Hayworth, Rita Hayworth, Vernon Cansino, Yasmin Aga Khan, James Hill | ||
Eduardo Cansino Reina (March 2, 1895 – December 24, 1968) was a Spanish-born American dancer and actor, and the father of actress Rita Hayworth.
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Biography
Eduardo Cansino was born on March 2, 1895 in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Andalusia, Spain. His sister, Elisa, was also a dancer. He emigrated to the United States and joined the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1917 he married Volga Hayworth, his partner in the Follies.
They had three children: Margarita Carmen, Eduardo Jr. (October 13, 1919 – March 11, 1974), and Vernon (May 21, 1922 – March 23, 1974). After she began making films in Hollywood, Margarita Carmen Cansino would become the actress and dancer Rita Hayworth, taking her professional surname from her mother's maiden name.
Death
Eduardo Cansino Sr. died in Pompano Beach, Florida in 1968, aged 73.