Replica del film rodolfo valentino biography

Valentino was a sex symbol of the s, known in Hollywood as the " Latin Lover " a title invented for him by Hollywood moguls , the "Great Lover", or simply Valentino.

Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the.

Valentino had an older brother, Alberto — , a younger sister, Maria, and an older sister, Beatrice, who had died in infancy. As a child, Valentino was indulged because of his exceptional looks and his playful personality. His mother coddled him, while his father disapproved of him. He did poorly in school and was eventually enrolled in agricultural school in Genoa , where he earned a certificate.

After living in Paris in , he soon returned to Italy. Unable to secure employment, he departed for the United States in Arriving in New York City, he supported himself with odd jobs such as busing tables in restaurants and gardening. While he was living on the streets, Valentino would occasionally come back to Murray's for lunch and the staff would slip him some food.

Valentino eventually befriended Chilean heiress Blanca de Saulles , who was unhappily married to businessman John de Saulles , with whom she had a son. Whether Blanca and Valentino actually had a romantic relationship is unknown, but when the de Saulles divorced, Valentino took the stand to support Blanca de Saulles's claims of infidelity on her husband's part.

Following the divorce, John de Saulles reportedly used his political connections to have Valentino arrested, along with a Mrs. Thyme, a known madam, on some unspecified vice charges. Shortly after the trial, Blanca de Saulles fatally shot her ex-husband during a custody dispute over their son. Following his own well-publicized trial and the subsequent scandal over the murder, Valentino could not find employment.

Fearful of being called in as a witness in another sensational trial, Valentino left town and joined a traveling musical that led him to the West Coast. In , Valentino joined an operetta company that traveled to Utah , where it disbanded.