Odile Rodin
Who was Porfirio Rubirosa 's spouse after Jul 1961?
Porfirio Rubirosa Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza ( January 22 , 1909 – July 5 , 1965 ) was a Dominican diplomat , race car driver , soldier and polo player . He was a supporter of dictator Rafael Trujillo , and was also rumored to be a political assassin under his regime . Rubirosa made his mark as an international playboy for his jetsetting lifestyle and his legendary sexual prowess with women . His five spouses included two of the richest women in the world . Early life . Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was born in San Francisco de Macorís , Dominican Republic , the third and youngest child of an upper-middle-class family . His parents were Pedro María Rubirosa and Ana Ariza Almánzar . The eldest child was named Ana and the elder son was named César . His father , also a womanizer , was at one time a general of a group of heavily armed men in the mountainous Cibao region working with the government . Don Pedro advanced to become a diplomat , and after a stint at St . Thomas was made Chief of the Dominican Embassy to Paris in 1915 . Rubirosa thus grew up in Paris , France and returned to the Dominican Republic at the age of 17 to study law . But he soon changed course and enlisted in the military . Diplomat . In 1931 , Rubirosa met Rafael Trujillo at a country club . Trujillo asked to see him the next morning , and made him a lieutenant of his Presidential Guard . Their relationship lasted throughout their lives , went up and down , mostly close , but not without episodes of danger for Rubirosa , and defined his professional career when he became a diplomat of the Dominican Republic in 1936 . In this role , he was sent to embassies , first at Berlin ( during the 1936 Olympic Games ) and soon to Paris , where he spent most of his time ; he also served at the embassies at Vichy , Buenos Aires , Rome , Havana ( witnessing the Cuban Revolution ) , and Brussels . He was a frequent visitor to New York , Washington , Florida , and California . Rubirosa , who defined himself a Trujillista , moved freely among the rich and famous , made the connections , and kept the secrets . His 1938 divorce of Trujillos daughter seemed , at least on the surface , to have little influence over his erstwhile father-in-laws affection for , or trust in , him . However , at times , when his escapades stirred up too much notoriety , Trujillo would dismiss him – as from his post in Paris in 1953 – or move him to another place . Trujillo recognized what an asset Rubirosa was for his regime , remarking : He is good at his job , because women like him and he is a wonderful liar . After Trujillos assassination on May 30 , 1961 , Rubirosa supported his son as successor and attempted to persuade John F . Kennedy to help his government . When Ramfis Trujillo and his family fled the Dominican Republic , Rubirosas career came to an end . On January 2 , 1962 , the Council of State removed him from his unique appointment as Inspector of Embassies . After he lost his diplomatic immunity , he was questioned by the New York District Attorney concerning the disappearance of Trujillo opponents Sergio Bencosme in 1935 and Jesus Galíndez in 1956 , but was never charged . Personal life . Rubirosa was linked romantically to Dolores del Río , Eartha Kitt , Marilyn Monroe , Ava Gardner , Maria Montez , Rita Hayworth , Dorothy Dandridge , Lupe Vélez , Soraya Esfandiary , Peggy Hopkins Joyce , Joan Crawford , Veronica Lake , Kim Novak , Judy Garland , and Eva Peron . He dallied with his ex-wife Flor de Oro Trujillo Ledesma during his marriage to Doris Duke . He and Zsa Zsa Gabor were seen together during her marriage to George Sanders . When she would not marry him , despite the fact George was divorcing her , Rubi married Barbara Hutton . He was named a co-respondent in George Sanders divorce suit from Gabor . Rubirosa was married five times , but never had any children . His wives were : - Flor de Oro Trujillo , Rafael Trujillos eldest daughter , December 3 , 1932–1938 - Danielle Darrieux , French actress , September 18 , 1942 – May 21 , 1947 - Doris Duke , American heiress , September 1 , 1947 – October 1948 ; with marital gifts and final settlement he received an alimony ( $25,000 per year until remarriage ) , a fishing fleet off Africa , several sports cars , a converted B-25 bomber ( La Ganza ) , and a 17th-century house in Rue de Bellechasse , Paris . - Barbara Hutton , American heiress , December 30 , 1953 – February 20 , 1954 ; in the settlement he received a coffee plantation in the Dominican Republic , another B-25 , polo ponies , jewelry , and a reported $2.5 million . - Odile Rodin , French actress , October 27 , 1956 – July 5 , 1965 ( his death ) . His playboy lifestyle was matched by stories of his sexual prowess . His reputedly larger than average penis size inspired Parisian waiters at Maxims to name gigantic pepper mills Rubirosas . The name stuck and has been in use all over the world . Polo and car racing . After World War II , Rubirosa became engaged in two major passions , polo and car racing , both expensive sports that would be supported in years to come by his wives . He organized and led his own polo team Cibao-La Pampa that was an often successful contender for the Coupe de France . Rubirosa played polo until the end of his life . In the same period , he started to acquire fast cars and form friendships with racing car drivers . He would own a number of Ferraris . His first race at 24 Hours of Le Mans took place in June 1950 with his partner Pierre Leygonie , and his second race , this time with Innocente Baggio , was four years later ; in both races his car did not finish . Rubirosa participated in a number of races at Sebring , all but once as a private entry . Rubirosa entered one Formula One race , in 1955 , the Grand Prix de Bordeaux on April 25 . He planned to drive his own Ferrari 500 , identical to the one which brought Alberto Ascari the and Drivers World Championship . However , he fell ill before the race and did not drive . Death . Rubirosa died in the early morning of July 5 , 1965 , at the age of 56 , when he crashed his silver Ferrari 250 GT cabriolet into a horse chestnut tree in the Bois de Boulogne after an all-night celebration at the Paris nightclub Jimmys in honor of winning the polo Coupe de France . He is buried in Cimetière de Marnes la Coquette , in Paris . Sources . - Cédric Meletta , Tombeau pour Rubirosa , un roman , Paris , Séguier , 2018 .