- Born to one of the wealthier families in Mexico, in 1926 Del Rio took a $40 a-week job as a script clerk with First National Studios because he wanted to learn the movie business from the ground up.
- Died of blood poisoning following minor surgery to remove a boil.
- Left his million dollar estate to his mother.
- Interned at the Del Rio family vault in Mexico City.
- Attended the Universities of Oxford and Madrid.
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