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Lupe Velez

Lupe Velez

Actor

Born July 18, 1908 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Died December 13, 1944

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lupe Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944), was a Mexican and American stage and film actress, comedian, dancer and vedette.

Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States, she made her first film appearance in a short film in 1927. By the end of the decade, in the last years of American silent films, she had progressed to leading roles in numerous movies like El Gaucho (1927), Lady of the Pavements (1928) and Wolf Song (1929), among others. She was one of the first successful Latin American actresses in the United States. During the 1930s, her well-known explosive screen persona was exploited in a series of successful films like Hot Pepper (1933), Strictly Dynamite (1934) and Hollywood Party (1934). In the 1940s, Vélez's popularity peaked after appearing in the Mexican Spitfire films, a series created to capitalize on Vélez's well-documented fiery personality.

Nicknamed The Mexican Spitfire by the media, Vélez's personal life was as colorful as her screen persona. She had several highly publicized romances and a stormy marriage. In December 1944, Vélez died of an intentional overdose of Seconal. Her death, and the circumstances surrounding it, have been the subject of speculation and controversy.

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Perdida Documentary2009Self

Ernesto Alonso: Estrella de estrellas Documentary2007Self

The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan Poster

The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan Documentary2004Self - 3rd Wife

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema Poster

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema Documentary2002Self

The Casting Couch Poster

The Casting Couch Documentary1995

That's Entertainment! III Poster

That's Entertainment! III Documentary1994Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Party'

Death in Hollywood Poster

Death in Hollywood Documentary1990Self

Death Scenes Poster

Death Scenes Documentary1989Self

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies Poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies Documentary1988Self

Zebra in the Kitchen Poster

Zebra in the Kitchen Feature Film1965Lupe Velez - clip from 'Hollywood Party'

The Big Parade of Comedy Poster

The Big Parade of Comedy Documentary1964Self in 'Hollywood Party'

Hollywood Without Make-Up Poster

Hollywood Without Make-Up Documentary1963Self

Naná Feature Film1944Nana

Ladies' Day Poster

Ladies' Day Feature Film1943Pepita Zorita

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event Poster

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event Feature Film1943Carmelita Lindsay

Redhead from Manhattan Poster

Redhead from Manhattan Feature Film1943Rita Manners

Mexican Spitfire at Sea Poster

Mexican Spitfire at Sea Feature Film1942Carmelita Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost Poster

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost Feature Film1942Carmelita Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Poster

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Feature Film1942Carmelita Lindsay

Honolulu Lu Poster

Honolulu Lu Feature Film1941Consuelo Cordoba aka Honolulu Lu

Playmates Poster

Playmates Feature Film1941Carmen del Toro

Recordar es vivir Short Film1941

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga Poster

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga Feature Film1941Madame La Zonga

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby Poster

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby Feature Film1941Carmelita Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Poster

Mexican Spitfire Feature Film1940Carmelita Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Out West Poster

Mexican Spitfire Out West Feature Film1940Carmelita Lindsay

The Girl from Mexico Poster

The Girl from Mexico Feature Film1939Carmelita Fuentes

La zandunga Poster

La zandunga Feature Film1938Lupe

Stardust Poster

Stardust Feature Film1938Carla de Huelva

High Flyers Poster

High Flyers Feature Film1937Juanita - the Maid

Gypsy Melody Poster

Gypsy Melody Feature Film1936Mila

The Morals of Marcus Poster

The Morals of Marcus Feature Film1935Carlotta

Hollywood on Parade Poster

Hollywood on Parade Documentary1934Self

Hollywood Party Poster

Hollywood Party Feature Film1934The Jaguar Woman

Laughing Boy Poster

Laughing Boy Feature Film1934Slim Girl

Palooka Feature Film1934Nina Madero

Screen Snapshots, Series 14, No. 1 Short Film1934Self

Strictly Dynamite Poster

Strictly Dynamite Feature Film1934Vera Mendez

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 Poster

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 Short Film1933Self

Hot Pepper Poster

Hot Pepper Feature Film1933Pepper

Mr. Broadway Poster

Mr. Broadway Feature Film1933Lupe Velez

Hombres de mi vida Poster

Hombres de mi vida Feature Film1932Julia Clark

Kongo Feature Film1932Tula

The Broken Wing Poster

The Broken Wing Feature Film1932Lolita

The Half-Naked Truth Poster

The Half-Naked Truth Feature Film1932Teresita

The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) Short Film1932Self

Resurrección Poster

Resurrección Feature Film1931Katyusha Maslova

Resurrection Poster

Resurrection Feature Film1931Katusha Maslova

The Cuban Love Song Poster

The Cuban Love Song Feature Film1931Nenita

The Squaw Man Poster

The Squaw Man Feature Film1931Naturich

East Is West Poster

East Is West Feature Film1930Ming Toy

Fashion News Poster

Fashion News Short Film1930Self

Hell Harbor Poster

Hell Harbor Feature Film1930Anita Morgan

Oriente es Occidente Poster

Oriente es Occidente Feature Film1930Ming Toy

Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 Short Film1930Self

The Storm Poster

The Storm Feature Film1930Manette Fachard

The Voice of Hollywood No. 12 Poster

The Voice of Hollywood No. 12 Short Film1930Self

The Voice of Hollywood, Series 1, No. 2 Short Film1930Self

Hollywood Snapshots #11 Documentary1929Self

Lady of the Pavements Poster

Lady of the Pavements Feature Film1929Nanon del Rayon

Tiger Rose Poster

Tiger Rose Feature Film1929Rose

Where East Is East Poster

Where East Is East Feature Film1929Toyo Haynes

Wolf Song Poster

Wolf Song Feature Film1929Lola Salazar

Stand and Deliver Poster

Stand and Deliver Feature Film1928Jania - a Peasant Girl

Sailors, Beware! Poster

Sailors, Beware! Short Film1927Baroness Behr

The Gaucho Poster

The Gaucho Feature Film1927The Mountain Girl

What Women Did for Me Poster

What Women Did for Me Short Film1927The Dean's Daughter

Hollywood Celebrity Feature FilmSelf

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