Eduardo Cansino, Sr.

Eduardo Cansino Reina (March 2, 1895 – December 24, 1968) was a Spanish-born American dancer and actor, and the father of actress Rita Hayworth.

Eduardo Cansino was born on March 2, 1895 in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Andalusia, Spain. His sister, Elisa, was also a dancer. He emigrated to the United States and joined the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1917 he married Volga Hayworth, his partner in the Follies.

They had three children: Margarita Carmen, Eduardo Jr. (October 13, 1919 – March 11, 1974), and Vernon (May 21, 1922 – March 23, 1974). After she began making films in Hollywood, Margarita Carmen Cansino would become the actress and dancer Rita Hayworth, taking her professional surname from her mother's maiden name.

Eduardo Cansino Sr. died in Pompano Beach, Florida in 1968, aged 73, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale).

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