Round 9: Tossup 8

An actress from this country commissioned Cartier to make a necklace replica of her pet crocodile. Vincent Price signed the name of an actress from this country for his autographs, to honor his promise to her that she wouldn’t be forgotten. A director from this country who was obsessed with Olivia de Havilland (“duh HAV-ill-und”) is best known for a 1943 film whose story, which he wrote on napkins as a makeshift birthday present for an actress from this country, is the tale of a nude portrait of an indigenous woman. An actress from this country had an infamously rocky marriage with a musician who wrote the songs “Noche de ronda” and (*) “María bonita” for her. Icons of this country’s mid-20th century cinema included “La Doña” (“DOHN-yah”) Maria Félix and a lover of Orson Welles who starred in (10[1])María Candelaria. For 10 points, what country’s cinematic Golden Age featured Dolores del Río? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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