
| Rubirosa, aptly nick-named The Romeo of the Caribbean and widely considered by all who knew him as the most charming and debonair of all the playboys that ever lived, married five times. That, however, didn't stop him from loving a great variety of other women, worldwide. So one must distinguish between the Wives and the Affairs… THE WIVES FLOR DE ORO TRUJILLO The unlovely daughter of Dominican Republic dictator and U.S. Government puppet Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (19 -19 ). Rubirosa met her soon after returning from Paris and getting an appointment in the army. After a few years in Europe as a diplomatic envoy, Rubirosa's tastes grew more sophisticated. DANIELLE DARRIEUX The darling of the French cinema, la Darrieux was at the peak of her fame when she met and married Rubirosa. They were together during the German occupation and subsequent liberation of Paris. DORIS DUKE The second-richest American heiress, she met Rubirosa while "working" as a correspondent for Time Magazine in Rome. BARBARA HUTTON The first-richest American heiress (Woolworth fortune) was married to Rubi for 63 days. Upon learning of her impending marriage to the Dominican playboy, Cary Grant, who had been Barbara's third husband, sent her a telegram which read: "Do you know what he is? And do you know what that makes you?" She failed to heed his advice. ODILE RODIN The 19-year old French actress whom Rubirosa married for love. In the musical we have changed her name to Valeria. THE AFFAIRS They are not all known. A gentleman to the end, Rubirosa never disclosed the extent or nature of his relationship to a great number of women linked to him. Fascinated, the media seized on every opportunity to highlight the foreign correspondent's multitudinous love life. Here are just a few of his romantic linkages… ZSA ZSA GABOR, AVA GARDNER, DOLORES DELRIO EVITA PERON, SORAYA, JAYNE MANSFIELD, KIM NOVAK MARILYN MONROE, VERONICA LAKE ETC. |












