Eduardo Cansino Hollywood, Margarita Carmen Cansino took her mother's maiden name as her professional surname, becoming Rita Hayworth. Eduardo Cansino Sr. died in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1968, aged 73, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale). 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
Margarita Morozova Margarita became fond of both drama and opera, relishing the best of Italian masters in the private opera house owned by her uncle Savva Mamontov. A frequent guest in the house of the latter's brother, publisher Anatoly Mamontov, she met there Valentin Serov, Mikhail Vrubel, Ilya Ostroukhov and Alexey Korovin, among others. On 10 November 1891, Margarita married 21-year-old Mikhail Morozov, heir to the famous merchants' dynasty. Later into the decade Margarita started to collect art. Soon after the birth of her daughter Maria in 1904, Morozova left Russia for Switzerland. After her return a year later, her house became