7.0
7.0
High Flyers
1937
as Juanita - the Maid
Lupe Vélez
Acting
Born:July 18, 1908
Died:December 13, 1944(aged 36)
Birthplace:San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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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 (49 movies)
6.7
6.7
Sailors, Beware!
1927
as Baroness Behr (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Kongo
1932
as Tula
6.2
6.2
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
6.1
6.1
The Gaucho
1927
as The Mountain Girl
6.0
6.0
Resurrection
1931
as Katyusha Maslova
6.0
6.0
Gypsy Melody
1936
as Mila
6.0
6.0
Hell Harbor
1930
as Anita Morgan
6.0
6.0
Resurrection
1931
as Katyusha Maslova
5.8
5.8
Hollywood Party
1934
as Lupe Vélez
5.8
5.8
Stand and Deliver
1928
as Jania - a Peasant Girl
5.7
5.7
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
as Carmelita Lindsay
5.7
5.7
Where East Is East
1929
as Toyo Haynes
5.3
5.3
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Vera
5.2
5.2
Playmates
1941
as Carmen del Toro
5.2
5.2
La zandunga
1938
as Lupe
5.2
5.2
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Carmelita Lindsay
5.0
5.0
The Squaw Man
1931
as Naturich
5.0
5.0
The Broken Wing
1932
as Lolita
5.0
5.0
The Storm
1930
as Manette Fachard
5.0
5.0
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941
as Madame La Zonga
4.8
4.8
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
as Teresita
4.7
4.7
Redhead from Manhattan
1943
as Rita Manners / Elaine Manners
4.6
4.6
Lady of the Pavements
1929
as Nanon del Rayon
4.6
4.6
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Carmelita Lindsay
4.6
4.6
Mexican Spitfire
1940
as Carmelita Lindsay
4.4
4.4
Wolf Song
1929
as Lola Salazar
4.4
4.4
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942
as Carmelita Lindsay
4.3
4.3
The Cuban Love Song
1931
as Nenita
4.3
4.3
Ladies' Day
1943
as Pepita Zorita
4.2
4.2
Honolulu Lu
1941
as Consuelo Cordoba aka Honolulu Lu
4.2
4.2
The Girl from Mexico
1939
as Carmelita Fuentes
4.2
4.2
Hot Pepper
1933
as Pepper
4.1
4.1
Death Scenes
1989
as Self (archive footage)
4.1
4.1
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Carmelita Lindsay
4.0
4.0
Stardust
1938
as Carla de Huelva
4.0
4.0
East Is West
1930
as Ming Toy
3.2
3.2
Laughing Boy
1934
as Slim Girl
3.0
3.0
Palooka
1934
as Nina Madero
3.0
3.0
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
as Carmelita Lindsay
3.0
3.0
Naná
1944
as Naná
The Morals of Marcus
1935
as Carlotta
What Women Did for Me
1927
as The Dean's Daughter
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
The Men in Her Life
1932
as Julia Clark
Mr. Broadway
1933
as Lupe Vélez
East is West
1930
as Ming Toy
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Tiger Rose
1929
as Rose
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