Lupe Vélez
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.
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Movies (50)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Death Scenes
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
1964
Naná
as Naná
1944
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
as Carmelita Lindsay
1943
Redhead from Manhattan
as Rita Manners / Elaine Manners
1943
Ladies' Day
as Pepita Zorita
1943
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Carmelita Lindsay
1942
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
as Carmelita Lindsay
1942
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Carmelita Lindsay
1942
Playmates
as Carmen del Toro
1941
Honolulu Lu
as Consuelo Cordoba aka Honolulu Lu
1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Carmelita Lindsay
1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
1941
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
as Madame La Zonga
1941
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Carmelita Lindsay
1940
Mexican Spitfire
as Carmelita Lindsay
1940
The Girl from Mexico
as Carmelita Fuentes
1939
Stardust
as Carla de Huelva
1938
La zandunga
as Lupe
1938
High Flyers
as Juanita - the Maid
1937
Gypsy Melody
as Mila
1936
The Morals of Marcus
as Carlotta
1935
Hollywood Party
as Lupe Vélez
1934
Strictly Dynamite
as Vera
1934
Laughing Boy
as Slim Girl
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Palooka
as Nina Madero
1934
Mr. Broadway
as Lupe Vélez
1933
Hot Pepper
as Pepper
1933
The Half-Naked Truth
as Teresita
1932
Kongo
as Tula
1932
The Broken Wing
as Lolita
1932
The Men in Her Life
as Julia Clark
1932
The Cuban Love Song
as Nenita
1931
The Squaw Man
as Naturich
1931
Resurrection
as Katyusha Maslova
1931
Resurrection
as Katyusha Maslova
1931
East is West
as Ming Toy
1930
East Is West
as Ming Toy
1930
The Storm
as Manette Fachard
1930
Hell Harbor
as Anita Morgan
1930
Tiger Rose
as Rose
1929
Where East Is East
as Toyo Haynes
1929
Wolf Song
as Lola Salazar
1929
Lady of the Pavements
as Nanon del Rayon
1929
Stand and Deliver
as Jania - a Peasant Girl
1928
The Gaucho
as The Mountain Girl
1927