Lupe Vélez

Movie Actress

Birthday July 18, 1908

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Mexico

DEATH DATE Dec 14, 1944 (36)

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About

she appeared in many films, including The Gaucho, The Half-Naked Truth, and Mexican Spitfire.

Before Fame

Prior to becoming an actress, she worked as a clerk in a warehouse.

Trivia

She has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and appeared in The Girl from Mexico in 1939.

Family Life

She married Johnny Weissmuller in 1933, but divorced him six years later.

Associated With

She helped pave the way for and inspire actress Salma Hayek.