Esperanza Baur

Movie Actress

Birthday July 17, 1920

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Mexico

DEATH DATE Mar 10, 1961 (40)

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About

Actress best known as the second wife of John Wayne. They had a volatile relationship, which led them to separate, then reconcile before finally divorcing. She was in films like 1942's The Count of Monte Cristo and 1943's Guadalajara.

Before Fame

She met John Wayne in the year 1941 while he was visiting Mexico. 

Trivia

She played Hortensia Robles in the 1937 film Jalisco Nunca Pierde. She portrayed Valentina in the 1938 film La Valentina.

Family Life

She was married to John Wayne ​ ​ between 1946 and 1954. Her mother lived with them during their marriage. She and John Wayne got married in Long Beach, California.

Associated With

She starred alongside Jorge Negrete in the film La Valentina.