Esperanza Baur

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name = Esperanza Baur Díaz


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birthname = Esperanza Díaz Ceballos
birthdate = 1924
birthplace = flagicon|MEX Mexico City, Mexico
deathdate = March 11 1955
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Esperanza Baur Díaz (c. 1924 - March 11 1955) was a Mexican actress who was the second wife of American film actor John Wayne.

Biography

Born Esperanza Díaz Ceballos, nicknamed “Chata”, she appeared in a small number of Spanish language films, both in leading and supporting roles.

Esperanza met John Wayne in 1941 in Mexico City while he was vacationing there.Emanuell Levy; http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3775] She accompanied him to the set of the film "The Quiet Man". At the time, he was still married to his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz but that marriage ended December 25, 1945. [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/605/000023536/ NNDB.com] ] . Esperanza and John were married on January 17, 1946, in California.Emanuell Levy; http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3775]

Their marriage was rocky and volatile from the start because she was reportedly jealous of his devotion to his work and to his four children; they had no children of their own. "Our marriage was like shaking two volatile chemicals in a jar," John said. Esperanza accused Wayne of having an affair with Gail Russell, his leading lady in Angel and the Badman, which he denied. There were charges and counter-charges of unfaithfulness, drunken violence, emotional cruelty, and "clobbering." Wayne described his wife as a "drunken partygoer who would fall down and then accuse him of pushing her."Emanuell Levy; http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3775] Esperanza was accused of having an affair with hotel heir Nicky Hilton during divorce proceedings. [http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,941296,00.html John Wayne as the Last Hero - Printout - TIME ] ] They separated in May 1952 [http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue01/features/wayne1.htm Images - The Trouble in Trouble Along the Way - Grant Tracey ] ] and the marriage lasted seven years, coming to an end on November 1, 1954. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0062421/bio Esperanza Baur - Biography ] ]

Esperanza died of a heart attack in 1955. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0062421/bio Esperanza Baur - Biography ] ]

Filmography

* "Guadalajara" (1943) ... Hortensia
* "El Conde de Montecristo" aka "The Count of Monte Cristo" (USA) (1942)
* "Luz en mi camino, Una" (1939)
* "La Valentina" (1938) ... Valentina
* "Jalisco Nunca Pierde" aka "Jalisco Never Loses" (1937)

External links

*imdb name|id= 0062421|name= Esperanza Baur
* [http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/john-wayne/d0/i0000001.htm Genealogy.com]
* [http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3775 Emanuel Levy]

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