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