In 1956 , her political situation in the United States was resolved . She began to listen with interest to theatrical offerings . Del Río was already thinking that the play '' Anastacia '' of Marcelle Maurette , would be a good choice for her debut . To prepare for this new facet of her career , she engaged the services of Stella Adler as her acting coach . Del Río debuted successfully at the theater on the Falmouth Playhouse in Massachusetts on July 6 , 1956 and to continue with a tour of seven other theaters throughout New England . She took advantage of her return to the United States and granted an interview to Louella Parsons to make clear her political position : " In Mexico we are worried and fighting against communism . " In 1957 she was selected as vice president of the jury of the 1957 Cannes Film Festival . She was the first woman to sit on the jury
1957 Cannes Film Festival
1957 Cannes Film Festival
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