Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1908-07-18
Day of Death
1944-12-13
Place of Birth
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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.
Filmography (55)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
The Casting Couch
1995
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Death In Hollywood
1990
Death Scenes
1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Naná
1944
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
Redhead from Manhattan
1943
Ladies' Day
1943
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
