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Lupe Vélez
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Birth Date
June 10, 1922
Died
December 14, 1944
Nationality
Mexico
Sun Sign
Cancer
Natural hair color
Dark Brown
Eye color
Dark Brown
Height
5 ft 0 in | 152 cm
Body Measurements
31-24-34 in | 79-61-86.5 cm
Weight
52 kg | 115 lbs
Bra Size
31A
Shoe size
6 US | 36.5 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez, known professionally as Lupe Vélez was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on September 10, 1985, was a Mexican actress and singer.
Young Lupe Vélez first started her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s.
She made her big screen debut in short romantic comedy film What Women Did for Me (1927) in role as Bit Part.
Lupe's breakthrough performance came as The Mountain Girl in adventure romance silent film The Gaucho (1927).
She landed her Broadway debut in a musical "Hot Cha" (1932) in role as Conchita, at Ziegfeld Theatre.
Lupe Vélez Height and Weight
How tall was Lupe Vélez and what was her weight? Lupe Vélez's height was 5' 0" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 152 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 115 іn pоunds or 52 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Lupe Vélez Body Measurements
Lupe Vélez body measurements was bust-waist-hip 31-24-34 in inches or 79-61-86.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 31A with cup size A.
Best Movies
She played Carmelita Lindsay in Mexican Spitfire films:
The Girl from Mexico (1939)
Mexican Spitfire (1940), for which she won the Photoplay Award for Best Performances of the Month (March)
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)
Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942)
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943)
She won the Photoplay Award for Best Performances of the Month (February) for her role as Nanón del Rayón in silent romantic drama film Lady of the Pavements (1929).
She won the Photoplay Award for Best Performances of the Month (December) for her role as Nenita López in pre-Code musical film The Cuban Love Song (1931).
Where East Is East (1929) silent drama as Toyo Haines
Hell Harbor (1930) pre-Code drama as Anita Morgan
The Squaw Man (1931) pre-Code Western as Naturich
Kongo (1932) pre-Code horror drama as Tula
Hollywood Party (1934) pre-Code musical as The Jaguar Woman // Jane in Schnarzan Sequence
Strictly Dynamite (1934) pre-Code comedy music as Vera Mendez
Facts
Studied at Our Lady of the Lake (now Our Lady of the Lake University) in San Antonio, Texas.
Had Mexican ancestry.
Had one brotherr, Emigdio and three sisters: Mercedes, Reina and Josefina.
She was nicknamed The Mexican Spitfire.
She played Maríain a musical "You Never Know" (1938), at Winter Garden Theatre.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
Lupe died on December 14, 1944, Glendale, California, United States, at the age of 36.
Spouse
She was married to actor Johnny Weissmuller (1933-1939).
Relationships
She dated Harald Maresch (1944), Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams (1940), Arturo de Córdova (1938-1944), John Gilbert (1931), Lawrence Tibbett (1930-1931) and Gary Cooper (1929-1932).