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