Eduardo Cansino Eduardo Cansino 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
Margarita Fischer Margarita Fischer Margarita Fischer or Fisher (February 12, 1886 – March 11, 1975) was an American actress in silent motion pictures and stage productions. As a child performer, and later as an ingenue star of the stage, Fischer, from Missouri Valley, Iowa, was widely regarded in stock company groups of the Pacific Coast. Her father, John, was a noted minstrel. Fischer made her stage debut in Portland, Oregon, in the famous child role of "Adrienne" in "The Celebrated Case". Her rapidly growing popularity led to her father forming the Margarita Fischer Stock Company. The theatrical group toured up and down