Eduardo Cansino | |
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Born | Eduardo Cansino Reina March 2, 1895 Castilleja de la Cuesta, Andalucia, Spain |
Died | December 24, 1968 Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 73)
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]
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.
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