Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro Alana S. Portero even as the oceans rise

even as the oceans rise

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Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro Alana S. Portero even as the oceans riseThe first Latin American actor to become a superstar, Ramon Novarro was for years one of Hollywood's top actors. Born Ramon Samaniego to a prominent Mexican family, he arrived in America in 1916, a refugee from civil wars. By the mid 1920s, he had become one of MGM's biggest box office attractions, starring in now classic films, including The Student Prince, Mata Hari, and the original version of Ben Hur. He shared the screen with the era's top