Lupe Vélez
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1908-07-18
- Died
- 1944-12-13
- Place of birth
- San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Also known as
- María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez · Лупе Велес
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
Known For
Movies (55)
The Gaucho
1927
as The Mountain Girl
The Storm
1930
as Manette Fachard
High Flyers
1937
as Juanita - the Maid
Resurrection
1931
as Katyusha Maslova
Stardust
1938
as Carla de Huelva
Resurrection
1931
as Katyusha Maslova
Tiger Rose
1929
as Rose
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Naná
1944
as Naná
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941
as Madame La Zonga
Honolulu Lu
1941
as Consuelo Cordoba aka Honolulu Lu
Kongo
1932
as Tula
Mexican Spitfire
1940
as Carmelita Lindsay
Hollywood Party
1934
as Lupe Vélez
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
The Casting Couch
1995
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
The Broken Wing
1932
as Lolita
The Cuban Love Song
1931
as Nenita
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Death Scenes
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
1990
Hot Pepper
1933
as Pepper
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Carmelita Lindsay
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Carmelita Lindsay
The Girl from Mexico
1939
as Carmelita Fuentes
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Vera
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Carmelita Lindsay
Lady of the Pavements
1929
as Nanon del Rayon
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
as Carmelita Lindsay
Ladies' Day
1943
as Pepita Zorita
La zandunga
1938
as Lupe
Sailors, Beware!
1927
as Baroness Behr (uncredited)
Wolf Song
1929
as Lola Salazar
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laughing Boy
1934
as Slim Girl
The Squaw Man
1931
as Naturich
Redhead from Manhattan
1943
as Rita Manners / Elaine Manners
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Where East Is East
1929
as Toyo Haynes
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
as Teresita
Playmates
1941
as Carmen del Toro
Mr. Broadway
1933
as Lupe Vélez
Palooka
1934
as Nina Madero
Hell Harbor
1930
as Anita Morgan
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933
as Self (Archival Footage)
Gypsy Melody
1936
as Mila
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
as Carmelita Lindsay
East Is West
1930
as Ming Toy
Stand and Deliver
1928
as Jania - a Peasant Girl
The Morals of Marcus
1935
as Carlotta
What Women Did for Me
1927
as The Dean's Daughter
The Men in Her Life
1932
as Julia Clark
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942
as Carmelita Lindsay
East is West
1930
as Ming Toy
About 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 ot… With 55 credits spanning from 1927 to 2002, Lupe Vélez has appeared in 55 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lupe Vélez Movies
- The Gaucho (1927) — as The Mountain Girl
- The Storm (1930) — as Manette Fachard
- High Flyers (1937) — as Juanita - the Maid
- Resurrection (1931) — as Katyusha Maslova
- Stardust (1938) — as Carla de Huelva
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