Toty Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Váscones.
Toty Rodríguez
Born
María Rosa Rodríguez Váscones

(1942-11-07) 7 November 1942 (age 82)
Guayaquil
NationalityEcuador
Occupation(s)Actress, model, singer, presenter
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss World Ecuador 1960
Major
competition(s)		Miss World Ecuador 1960
(Winner)
Miss World 1960
(Unplaced)

Toty Rodríguez (born María Rosa Rodríguez Váscones 7 November 1942) is an Ecuadorian actress, tv host, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Ecuador 1960 and represented her country at Miss World 1960 but unplaced.[1][2][3]

Biography

Toty Rodríguez was born María Rosa Rodríguez Váscones in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 7 November 1942. She found an early interest in classical music, and chose to study singing, the piano, and the cello while still in high school. At 17, while going to college, Rodríguez performed in the play Madre y Hija at the request of another actress in 1959.[1][3]

In 1960, Rodríguez became Miss World Ecuador in 1960 and came to compete in that year's Miss World contest.[3][4] She toured London and other European cities, but would spend the most time in Paris because of modeling and advertising contracts.[1][2] While in Paris, Rodríguez also took acting classes with Alain Delon and René Simon,[3] was offered and rejected a part in a movie with her favorite actor Gregory Peck,[2] and performed in several plays, most notably El gran restaurante.[1][3][5]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d "Toty Rodríguez, la sensibilidad en una escena". Pichincha Universal (in Spanish). 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Toty Rodríguez la gran hermana". El Universo (in Spanish). 29 June 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Toty Rodríguez una diva de larga trayectoria". La Verdad (in Spanish). PP Digital. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Miss Ecuador, una tradición de la belleza nacional". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Toty Rodríguez". ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Ecuvisa. Retrieved 26 December 2014.