Cast
Lupe VĂ©lez
Acting
Cast
Lupe VĂ©lez
Known for
Acting
Born
1908-07-18
From
San Luis PotosĂ, San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico
Died
1944-12-13
Also known as MarĂa Guadalupe Villalobos VĂ©lez, ĐŃпД ĐДлДŃ
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lupe VĂ©lez (July 18, 1908 â December 13, 1944), was a Mexican and American stage and film actress, comedian, dancer and vedette. VĂ©lez 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, VĂ©lez's popularity peaked after appearing in the Mexican Spitfire films, a series created to capitalize on VĂ©lez's well-documented fiery personality. Nicknamed The Mexican Spitfire by the media, VĂ©lez's personal life was as colorful as her screen persona. She had several highly publicized romances and a stormy marriage. In December 1944, VĂ©lez died of an intentional overdose of Seconal. Her death, and the circumstances surrounding it, have been the subject of speculation and controversy. Â Description above from the Wikipedia article Lupe VĂ©lez licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Â
That's Entertainment! III
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The Storm
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The Gaucho
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High Flyers
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Resurrection
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Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
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NanĂĄ
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Kongo
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Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Honolulu Lu
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Stardust
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Big Parade of Comedy
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Death In Hollywood
The Casting Couch
Resurrection
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The Cuban Love Song
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Hollywood Party
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
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The Squaw Man
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Where East Is East
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La zandunga
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Ladies' Day
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Wolf Song
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Death Scenes
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Mexican Spitfire Out West
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Mexican Spitfire
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
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Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
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Redhead from Manhattan
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Hot Pepper
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The Half-Naked Truth
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Strictly Dynamite
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The Girl from Mexico
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Palooka
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Tiger Rose
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
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Lady of the Pavements
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Sailors, Beware!
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East Is West
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Playmates
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The Broken Wing
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Laughing Boy
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Mr. Broadway
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What Women Did for Me
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The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
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Hell Harbor
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East is West
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Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
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Stand and Deliver
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The Men in Her Life
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Mexican Spitfire at Sea
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Gypsy Melody
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The Morals of Marcus
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