Eduardo Cansino | |
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 Eduardo Cansino with daughter and dancing partner Margarita Cansino (Rita Hayworth) (1933) | |
| Born | Eduardo Cansino Reina March 2, 1895 Castilleja de la Cuesta, Andalusia, Spain |
| Died | December 24, 1968 (aged 73) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, actor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Rita Hayworth and Vernon Cansino |
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]
- ^ "El abuelo flamenco de Rita Hayworth". Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ Hancock, Ian (2002). We are the Romani People. Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire Press. p. 129. ISBN 9781902806198.
- ^ Kendrick, Donald (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies). United States: Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield). p. 108. ISBN 9780810864405.
- ^ Leaming, Barbara (1989). If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth. New York: Viking Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780670819782.
Although in America Eduardo liked to claim that his father was descended from the Moorish kings of Grenada, in Spain others called Padre [Antonio Cansino] a Gypsy.
- ^ Márquez Reviriego, Víctor (March 24, 1984). "Del firmamento al limbo". ABC. Retrieved April 5, 2012.