Lupe Vélez

Birth Name:

Maria Guadalupe Velez de Villalobos

Birth Place:

San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

In 1928, she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars
In 1933, she got married to fellow actor Johnny Weissmuller
After her suicide, more than 4,000 people filed past her casket at her funeral
Briefly worked as a warehouse clerk for four dollars a week to help support her family
Got her start as an entertainer by performing in various vaudeville acts
Starred in the films in the "Mexican Spitfire" series, in which she played the comic Carmelita Lindsey, a temperamental but friendly Mexican singer
Was cast in exotic or ethnic roles in many of her early Hollywood films, playing not only Latina characters, but also Native Americans, French women, Russians and Asians
Appeared on the cover of the very first issue of the Italian crossword weekly magazine 'La Settimana Enigmistica․"
Learned to speak English after her parents sent her to study at Our Lady of the Lake convent when she was 13 years old
Was known for performing vicious parodies of other actresses at Hollywood parties

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