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