How was the wedding between Rosita Arenas and Abel Salazar

Rosita Arenas and Abel Salazar married in 1960 after having had failed romances in the past. The actors caught the attention of the press because it was not their first marriage, they were one of the most famous artists of the time and because they held a luxurious and select ceremony.

It was on August 1, 1960 when Abel and Rosita decided to join in marriage after a few months of dating. Both had fallen in love when the actor was looking for a protagonist for one of his films.

Since their love was born among movie stars of the Golden Age and in the corridors of the recording sets, they decided that some of their colleagues and family would be on their guest list for their wedding, but all of them would be carefully selected.

Among the guests were celebrities from the world of the seventh art, but there were more producers and directors of companies, than actors. The president of the Mexican Producers Association, Alfonso Rosas Priego; the Mexican Film Manager, Juan Bandera; the producer Alfredo Ripstein Jr. and the producer and former bullfighter, Rafael Baledón, were among the 100 present.

The couple decided that the wedding would take place in the Polanco neighborhood, in a luxurious residence that belonged to the socialite Malú Arizcorreta.

According to the press at the time, histrions did not buy the wedding cake but it was a gift, so they were surprised that it was a classic one, but that it was adorned with a black angel. This detail made it unique despite how normal it seemed. The ornament mainly surprised Rosita and her mother, as the Venezuelan used to call the protagonist of El Vampiro “my negro”, something that did not go unnoticed by any guest.

One thing that stood out at the celebration was the number of bottles of champagne that there were during the party, as reported by Vázquez Villalobos, there were “rivers” of this drink, with the sole purpose of allowing the guests to enjoy the wedding to the fullest.

Arenas was dressed in a simple white dress and did not wear makeup on her face, only with a lipstick to brighten her lips. Abel wore a dark suit, also very classic, but that did not fail to add more elegance to the wedding.

After they were declared husband and wife, Rosita planted a kiss to Salazar, happy and excited, among applauding guests. “I'm the happiest woman in the world! My most fervent wish is to make my husband happy and be happy all my life,” said the protagonist of The Aztec Mummy after signing the marriage certificate.

The rest of the party was about talking about the couple's plans for their future, as if they had erased their other wedding liaisons. Soon after, Rosa Salazar was born, the only daughter they procreated together.

In interviews after the death of the protagonist of The Baron of Terror, the Venezuelan continued to say that she had been one of the best men she had ever met.

Before that, Rosita had married the Spanish aristocrat Jaime Mora y Aragon in 1958, with whom she experienced torment after she went into debt all over the country. Two months after they celebrated their marriage, he escaped Mexico and took all his wife's jewels with him.

According to the law, if either of them were to be absent for more than 90 days in their marriage, the union would be annulled. Therefore, once that time was over, she filed for divorce, but it took almost two years to grant it.

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