Toty Rodríguez (born María Rosa Rodríguez Váscones 7 November 1942) is an Ecuadorian actress, tv host, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Ecuador 1960 and represented her country at

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but unplaced.

Biography

Toty Rodríguez was born María Rosa Rodríguez Váscones in

Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ...

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on 7 November 1942. She found an early interest in classical music, and chose to study singing, the piano, and the cello while still in high school. At 17, while going to college, Rodríguez performed in the play ''Madre y Hija'' at the request of another actress in 1959. In 1960, Rodríguez became Miss World Ecuador in 1960 and came to compete in that year's Miss World contest. She toured London and other European cities, but would spend the most time in Paris because of modeling and advertising contracts. While in Paris, Rodríguez also took acting classes with

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and René Simon, was offered and rejected a part in a movie with her favorite actor

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, and performed in several plays, most notably ''El gran restaurante''.

Citations

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