The Ford Del Rio was a full-size station wagon produced by the Ford Motor Company in the United States in 1957 and 1958. It was a two-door (plus tailgate) model, based on the more downmarket Ranch Wagon. It succeeded the 1956-only Ford Parklane. A full-size car is term used in North America for an automobile larger than a mid-size car, usually having a wheelbase greater than 2. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The tailgate is a door that can be moved up or down on a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ford Parklane was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company in the United States for one year only, 1956. ...
Educated in a convent, she married writer Jaime Martinez DelRio at the age of 16, and the couple moved to Mexico City where they were very socially active, until the dissolution of their marriage.
In American films, DelRio's leading men ran the gamut from Henry Fonda, in 1947's "The Fugitive," to Elvis Presley, in 1960's "Flaming Star." Though she looked far too young to play Elvis' mother, he was so enchanted with her that he insisted she be cast.
DelRio was a brilliant businesswoman and in 1943, when she returned to Mexico to star in films (frequently with Pedro Armendariz), she negotiated a percentage-of-profits deal, increasing her already vast fortune.
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