Orson Welles stage production "Native Son". They acted together in the movie "Journey into Fear" (1943). Their relationship came to an end due, among other things, to Welles's infidelities. Del Río returned to México in 1943, shortly before Welles married Rita Hayworth. Welles married Rita Hayworth on September 7, 1943. They were divorced on November 10, 1947. During his last interview, recorded for "The Merv Griffin Show" on the evening before his death, Welles called Hayworth "one of the dearest and sweetest women that ever lived … and we were a long time together—I was lucky enough to have been with her
Me and Orson Welles was honored as the winner of the 2009 Maverick Award. it opened the New Orleans Film Festival on October 9, 2009; and it was screened at the St. Louis International Film Festival in November 2009. The film was released in the US on November 25, 2009, and in the UK on December 4, 2009. "IndieWIRE" reported, "The do-it-yourself release of Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles" got off to a very nice start, averaging $15,910 from its four theaters, the highest PTA of all debuting films. … While "Orson Welles" is one the first examples of such a high-profile film