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.
Known For
Nina Madero
Palooka
Tula
Kongo
Teresita
The Half-Naked Truth
Nenita
The Cuban Love Song
Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire
Toyo Haynes
Where East Is East
Ming Toy
East Is West
Jania - a Peasant Girl
Stand and Deliver
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Anita Morgan
Hell Harbor
Naturich
The Squaw Man
Vera
Strictly Dynamite
Lupe Vélez
Hollywood Party
Slim Girl
Laughing Boy
Carmen del Toro
Playmates
Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Pepita Zorita
Ladies' Day
Carmelita Lindsay
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Pepper
Hot Pepper
Carmelita Fuentes
The Girl from Mexico
Lola Salazar
Wolf Song
Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Juanita - the Maid
High Flyers
The Mountain Girl
The Gaucho
Lupe
La zandunga
Rose
Tiger Rose
Nanon del Rayon
Die Lady von der Straße
Baroness Behr (uncredited)
Sailors, Beware!
Carmelita Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Madame La Zonga
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Consuelo Cordoba aka Honolulu Lu
Honolulu Lu
Manette Fachard
The Storm
Rita Manners / Elaine Manners
Redhead from Manhattan
Lolita
The Broken Wing
Mila
Gypsy Melody
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Katyusha Maslova
Resurrection
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Carlotta
The Morals of Marcus
Carla de Huelva
Stardust
Ming Toy
Oriente es Occidente
Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Lupe Vélez
Mr. Broadway
Julia Clark
Hombres de mi vida
Naná
Naná
The Dean's Daughter
What Women Did for Me
Katyusha Maslova
Resurrección
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Self (Archival Footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Female
Birthday
1908-07-18
Place of Birth
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Also Known As
María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez