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 Madrigal lessons for the Spanish and French books, however, few of these were sold. During her career, Margarita could count amongst her students authors Sherwood Anderson, André Maurois and Ernest Hemingway, radio and television commentators Ben Grauer, H.V. Kaltenborn and World Tennis Champion Alice Marble. She was also employed by the FBI, the Rockefeller Institute, Time-Life International, as well as lending her services to numerous ambassadors, executives, judges, and generals. In 1957, Margarita Madrigal was successfully sued for plagiarism related to her book "An Invitation to Russian". The plaintiff, a Russian-born American named Fedor I. Nikanov, alleged that Madrigal (along with