1908-07-18 San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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.
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | 2002-06-06 | |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Death In Hollywood | (archive footage) | 1990-10-01 |
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Death Scenes | 1989-01-01 | |
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | 1988-09-19 | |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
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Naná | Naná | 1944-06-02 |
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Ladies' Day | Pepita Zorita | 1943-04-09 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | Carmelita Lindsay | 1943-07-14 |
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Redhead from Manhattan | Rita Manners / Elaine Manners | 1943-05-06 |
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Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost | Carmelita Lindsay | 1942-06-26 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Carmelita Lindsay | 1942-09-17 |
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Mexican Spitfire at Sea | Carmelita Lindsay | 1942-03-13 |
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Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga | Madame La Zonga | 1941-01-17 |
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Honolulu Lu | Consuelo Cordoba aka Honolulu Lu | 1941-12-11 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Carmelita Lindsay | 1941-11-28 |
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Playmates | Carmen del Toro | 1941-12-26 |
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Mexican Spitfire Out West | Carmelita Lindsay | 1940-10-29 |
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Mexican Spitfire | Carmelita Lindsay | 1940-01-12 |
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The Girl from Mexico | Carmelita Fuentes | 1939-06-01 |
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Stardust | Carla de Huelva | 1938-03-25 |
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La zandunga | Lupe | 1938-03-18 |
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High Flyers | Juanita - the Maid | 1937-11-07 |
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Gypsy Melody | Mila | 1936-07-27 |
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The Morals of Marcus | Carlotta | 1935-02-11 |
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Strictly Dynamite | Vera | 1934-05-11 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | 1934-03-02 | |
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Palooka | Nina Madero | 1934-01-26 |
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Laughing Boy | Slim Girl | 1934-04-13 |
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Hollywood Party | Lupe Vélez | 1934-05-24 |
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Mr. Broadway | Lupe Vélez | 1933-09-12 |
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Hot Pepper | Pepper | 1933-01-15 |
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Kongo | Tula | 1932-10-01 |
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The Half-Naked Truth | Teresita | 1932-12-16 |
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The Broken Wing | Lolita | 1932-03-25 |
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Hombres de mi vida | Julia Clark | 1932-02-13 |
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Resurrección | Katyusha Maslova | 1931-03-06 |
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The Cuban Love Song | Nenita | 1931-11-18 |
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The Squaw Man | Naturich | 1931-07-21 |
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Resurrection | Katyusha Maslova | 1931-01-27 |
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East Is West | Ming Toy | 1930-10-23 |
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Oriente es Occidente | Ming Toy | 1930-11-30 |
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Hell Harbor | Anita Morgan | 1930-03-14 |
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The Storm | Manette Fachard | 1930-08-17 |
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Tiger Rose | Rose | 1929-12-21 |
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Die Lady von der Straße | Nanon del Rayon | 1929-01-22 |
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Where East Is East | Toyo Haynes | 1929-05-04 |
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Wolf Song | Lola Salazar | 1929-03-29 |
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Stand and Deliver | Jania - a Peasant Girl | 1928-02-18 |
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The Gaucho | The Mountain Girl | 1927-11-21 |
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Sailors, Beware! | Baroness Behr (uncredited) | 1927-09-25 |
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What Women Did for Me | The Dean's Daughter | 1927-08-14 |
