
Lupe Vélez
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 ForActing
- Born18 July 1908 (age 117)
- Place of BirthSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Lupe Vélez

- Known ForActing
- Born18 July 1908 (age 117)
- Place of BirthSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002

That's Entertainment! III
1994

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964

Naná
1944

Ladies' Day
1943

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943

Redhead from Manhattan
1943

Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941

Playmates
1941

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941

Honolulu Lu
1941

Mexican Spitfire
1940

Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940

The Girl from Mexico
1939

La zandunga
1938

Stardust
1938

High Flyers
1937

Gypsy Melody
1936

The Morals of Marcus
1935

Palooka
1934

Strictly Dynamite
1934

Hollywood Party
1934

Laughing Boy
1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934

Hot Pepper
1933

Mr. Broadway
1933

Kongo
1932

The Half-Naked Truth
1932

The Broken Wing
1932

The Men in Her Life
1932

The Cuban Love Song
1931

The Squaw Man
1931

Resurrection
1931

Resurrection
1931

East Is West
1930

Hell Harbor
1930

The Storm
1930

East is West
1930

Where East Is East
1929

Wolf Song
1929

Tiger Rose
1929

Lady of the Pavements
1929

Stand and Deliver
1928

The Gaucho
1927

Sailors, Beware!
1927
