Lupe Vélez
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1908
- Died
- December 13, 1944 (aged 36)
- Birthplace
- San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lupe Vélez licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie
The Casting Couch
Movie
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death In Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Naná
Movie · as Naná
Ladies' Day
Movie · as Pepita Zorita
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Movie · as Carmelita Lindsay
Redhead from Manhattan
Movie · as Rita Manners / Elaine Manners
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Movie · as Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Movie · as Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Movie · as Carmelita Lindsay
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Movie · as Self
Playmates
Movie · as Carmen del Toro
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Movie · as Carmelita Lindsay
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Movie · as Madame La Zonga
Honolulu Lu
Movie · as Consuelo Cordoba aka Honolulu Lu
Mexican Spitfire
Movie · as Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Movie · as Carmelita Lindsay
The Girl from Mexico
Movie · as Carmelita Fuentes
La zandunga
Movie · as Lupe
Stardust
Movie · as Carla de Huelva
High Flyers
Movie · as Juanita - the Maid
Gypsy Melody
Movie · as Mila
The Morals of Marcus
Movie · as Carlotta
Palooka
Movie · as Nina Madero
Strictly Dynamite
Movie · as Vera
Hollywood Party
Movie · as Lupe Vélez
Laughing Boy
Movie · as Slim Girl
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
Hot Pepper
Movie · as Pepper
Mr. Broadway
Movie · as Lupe Vélez
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Kongo
Movie · as Tula
The Half-Naked Truth
Movie · as Teresita
The Broken Wing
Movie · as Lolita
The Men in Her Life
Movie · as Julia Clark
The Cuban Love Song
Movie · as Nenita
The Squaw Man
Movie · as Naturich
Resurrection
Movie · as Katyusha Maslova
Resurrection
Movie · as Katyusha Maslova
East Is West
Movie · as Ming Toy
Hell Harbor
Movie · as Anita Morgan
The Storm
Movie · as Manette Fachard
East is West
Movie · as Ming Toy
Where East Is East
Movie · as Toyo Haynes
Wolf Song
Movie · as Lola Salazar
Tiger Rose
Movie · as Rose
Lady of the Pavements
Movie · as Nanon del Rayon
Stand and Deliver
Movie · as Jania - a Peasant Girl
The Gaucho
Movie · as The Mountain Girl
Sailors, Beware!
Movie · as Baroness Behr (uncredited)
What Women Did for Me
Movie · as The Dean's Daughter