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Lupe Velez (1908–1944)

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Lupe Velez was born on July 18, 1908, in San Luis de Potosi, Mexico, as Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez. She was sent to Texas at the age of 13 to live in a convent. She later admitted that she wasn't much of a student because she was so rambunctious. She had planned to become a champion roller-skater but that would change... See full bio »

Born:

María Guadalupe Vélez de Villalobos
in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Died:

(age 36) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lupe Velez circa 1930 Johnny Weissmuller and Lupe Velez at the Mexican actress' home in Los Angeles, October 8th, just before they made a hurried trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, before dawn, obtained a marriage license and then returned to Los Angeles, denying that they had been married 10-11-1933 Lupe Velez 5/22/39 Lupe Velez Lupe Velez 5/22/39 Lupe Velez
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1944 Nana
Nana
 
1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Carmelita Lindsay
 
1943 Redhead from Manhattan
Rita Manners/Elaine Manners
 
1943 Ladies' Day
Pepita Zorita
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Carmelita Lindsay
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Carmelita Lindsay
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Carmelita Lindsay
 
1941 Playmates
Carmen del Toro
 
1941 Honolulu Lu
Consuelo Cordoba
 
1941 Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Carmelita Lindsay
 
1941 Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
Madame La Zonga
 
1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West
Carmelita Lindsay
 
1940 Mexican Spitfire
Carmelita Lindsay
 
1939 The Girl from Mexico
Carmelita Fuentes
 
1938/II Mad About Money
Carla de Huelva
 
1938 La zandunga
Lupe
 
1937 High Flyers
Juanita - the Maid
 
1936 Gypsy Melody
Mila
 
1935 The Morals of Marcus
Carlotta
 
1934 Hollywood Party
The Jaguar Woman/Jane in Schnarzan Sequence/Herself
 
1934 Strictly Dynamite
Vera
 
1934 Laughing Boy
Slim Girl
 
1934 Palooka
Nina Madero
 
1933 Hot Pepper
Pepper
 
1932 The Half Naked Truth
Teresita
 
1932 Kongo
Tula
 
1932 The Broken Wing
Lolita
 
1932 Hombres de mi vida
Julia Clark
 
1931 The Cuban Love Song
Nenita
 
1931 The Squaw Man
Naturich
 
1931 Resurrección
Katyusha Maslova
 
1931 Resurrection
Katusha Maslova
 
1930 Oriente es Occidente
Ming Toy
 
1930 East Is West
Ming Toy
 
1930 The Storm
Manette Fachard
 
1930 Hell Harbor
Anita Morgan
 
1929 Tiger Rose
Rose
 
1929 Where East Is East
Toyo Haynes
 
1929 The Wolf Song
Lola Salazar
 
1929 Lady of the Pavements
Nanon del Rayon
 
1928 Stand and Deliver
Jania - a Peasant Girl
 
1927 The Gaucho
The Mountain Girl
 
1927 Sailors Beware (short)
Baroness Behr (uncredited)
 
1927 What Women Did for Me (short)
Bit Part
 
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1941 Playmates (performer: "Que Chica" 1941)
 
1939 The Girl from Mexico (performer: "Negra Consentida Black Allowed", "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain", "Chiapanecas" / "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain")
 
1938/II Mad About Money (performer: "Perpetual Motion")
 
1937 High Flyers (performer: "I Always Get My Man" 1937 - uncredited, "I'm a Gaucho" 1937 - uncredited, "On the Good Ship Lollipop" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1936 Gypsy Melody (performer: "Song of the Guitar")
 
1934 Strictly Dynamite (performer: "Oh, Me! Oh, My! Oh, You!" 1933 - uncredited, "I'm Putty in Your Hands" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1934 Palooka (performer: "Like Me a Little Bit Less Love Me a Little Bit More" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Half Naked Truth (performer: "O! Mister Carpenter" 1932 - uncredited, "Snake Charmer" - uncredited)
 
1931 The Cuban Love Song (performer: "El Manisero The Peanut Vendor" 1929 - uncredited, "Spanish Song" - uncredited / "The Cuban Love Song" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1930 East Is West (performer: "Chinese Lullaby" - uncredited)
 
1929 Lady of the Pavements (performer: "Where Is the Song of Songs for Me?")
 
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1999 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
Herself -- Archival Footage
– Lupe Velez (1999) … Herself -- Archival Footage
 
1941 Recordar es vivir (documentary short)
 
1933 Mr. Broadway
Herself
 
1932 The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) (short)
Herself
 
1931 Voice of Hollywood (short)
Herself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (short)
Herself
 
1929 Hollywood Snapshots #11 (documentary short)
Herself
 
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2009 Perdida (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Ernesto Alonso: Estrella de estrellas (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Party' (uncredited)
 
1989 Death Scenes (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood
Herself
 
1965 Zebra in the Kitchen
Herself, clip from 'Hollywood Party' (uncredited)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Herself in 'Hollywood Party'
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (short)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Strike Me Pink (1933). Musical revue. Sketches by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson. Additional dialogue by Mack Gordon, Jack McGowan and Richard Jerome. Lyrics by Lew Brown. Music by Ray Henderson. Musical Director: Al Goodman. Music orchestrated by Edward Powell. Entire production supervised by Ray Henderson and Lew Brown... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Lupe Vélez

Height:

5' (1.52 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The first time you buy a house you think how pretty it is and sign the check. The second time you look to see if the basement has termites. It's the same with men. See more »

Trivia:

Lupe wanted to be remembered; that was her one wish. Since she was not being remembered by her films, she decided to be remembered by her suicide. She had everything planned; the pretty silk night gown, and make-up, the position. She knew that picture would make front cover news the next day. See more »

Nickname:

Mexican Spitfire See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer