1910, Mexico. As the countrys revolution spreads, Dolores, the daughter of a wealthy banker, must flee her comfortable life in Durango or risk death. Her family settles in Mexico City, where, at sixteen, she marries the worldly Jaime del Ro. But ina twist of fate, at a party she meets an influential American director who recognizes in her a natural performer. He invites her to Hollywood, and practically overnight, the famous Miss del Ro is born.

In California, Doloress star quickly rises, and her days become a whirlwind of moviemaking and glamorous events. Swept up in Tinseltowns glitzy inner circle, she takes her place among film royalty such asMarlene Dietrich and Orson Welles. But as her career soars to new heights, her personal life becomes increasingly complicated, with family tragedy, painful divorce, and real heartache. And when shes labeled box office poison amid growing prejudice before WWII, Dolores must decide what price shes willing to pay to achieve her dreams and if her heart and future instead lie where it all beganin Mexico.

Spanning half a century and narrated by Doloress fictional hairdresser and longtime friend,Miss del Rotraces the life of a trailblazing woman whose legacy in Hollywood and in Mexico still shines bright today.