Lupe Vélez filmography

This is a complete filmography of Mexican film actress Lupe Vélez. Vélez began her career in 1927, when she abandoned her native Mexico to start a career as an exotic beauty in the 1920s Hollywood. Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer, before moving to the U.S., where she worked in vaudeville. She was seen by Fanny Brice, who promoted her, and Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1927. Vélez's first feature-length film was The Gaucho (1927), starring Douglas Fairbanks. By the end of the decade, she had progressed to leading roles. With the advent of talking pictures, Vélez acted in comedies. She worked with directors like D. W. Griffith, Victor Fleming, William Wyler, and Cecil B. DeMille, among others, and with stars like Gary Cooper, Warner Baxter, Jimmy Durante, Oliver Hardy, and Stan Laurel, among others.. But she became disappointed with her film career, and moved to New York, where she worked in Broadway productions. Returning to Hollywood in 1939, she made a series of comedies named Mexican Spitfire. The Spitfire films rejuvenated Vélez's career. She also made some films in Mexico. Vélez was one of the first Mexican actresses to succeed in Hollywood. The others are Dolores del Río, Katy Jurado, and, in more recent years, Salma Hayek.

Vélez in Laughing Boy (1934).

Filmography

1927–1929

YearTitleRoleDirectorOther cast members
1927What Women Did for MeBit PartJames ParrottCharley Chase, Robert Gray
1927Sailors, Beware!Baroness BehrFred GuiolOliver Hardy, Stan Laurel
1927The GauchoThe Mountain GirlF. Richard JonesDouglas Fairbanks, Joan Barclay
1928Stand and DeliverJaniaDonald CrispRod La Rocque, Warner Oland
1929Lady of the PavementsNanón del RayónD. W. GriffithJetta Goudal, Albert Conty
1929Wolf SongLola SalazarVictor FlemingGary Cooper, Louis Wolheim
1929Where East Is EastToyo HainesTod BrowningLon Chaney, Lloyd Hughes
1929Tiger RoseRoseGeorge FitzmauriceMonte Blue, H. B. Warner, Rin Tin Tin

1930–1938

YearTitleRoleDirectorOther cast members
1930Hell HarborAnita MorganHenry KingJean Hersholt, John Holland
1930The StormManette FachardWilliam WylerPaul Cavanagh, William Boyd
1930East Is WestMing ToyMonta BellEdward G. Robinson, Lew Ayres
1931Resurrection Katyusha MaslovaEdwin CareweJohn Boles, William Keighley
1931ResurrecciónKatyusha MaslovaEduardo ArozamenaGilbert Roland, Blanca de Castejón
1931The Squaw ManNaturichCecil B. DeMilleWarner Baxter, Eleanor Boardman
1931The Cuban Love SongNenita LópezW. S. Van DykeLawrence Tibbett, Jimmy Durante
1932Hombres de mi vidaJulia ClarkEduardo ArozamenaGilbert Roland, Ramón Pereda
1932The Broken WingLolitaLloyd CorriganMelvyn Douglas, Leo Carrillo
1932KongoTulaWilliam J. CowenWalter Huston, Virginia Bruce
1932The Half-Naked TruthTeresita "Princess Exotica"Gregory La CavaLee Tracy, Eugenio Pallett
1933Hot PepperPepperJohn G. BlystoneVictor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe
1934PalookaNina MaderoBenjamin StoloffJimmy Durante, Stuart Erwin
1934Strictly DynamiteVera MendezElliott NugentJimmy Durante, Norman Foster
1934Laughing BoySlim GirlOliver La FargeRamon Novarro, William B. Davidson
1934Hollywood PartyThe Jaguar Woman//Jane in Schnarzan SequenceOliver HardyStan Laurel, Jimmy Durante, Mickey Mouse
1935The Morals of MarcusCarlottaMiles ManderIan Hunter, Adrianne Allen
1936Gypsy MelodyMilaEdmond T. GrévilleAlfred Rode, Jerry Verno
1937High FlyersMaria Juanita Rosita Anita Moreno del ValleEdward F. ClineBert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey
1937StardustCarla de HuelvaMelville W. BrownBen Lyon, Wallace Ford
1938La ZandungaLupeFernando de FuentesArturo de Córdova, Joaquín Pardavé

1939–1944

YearTitleRoleDirectorOther cast members
1939The Girl from MexicoCarmelita FuentesLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Donald Woods
1940Mexican SpitfireCarmelita LindsayLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Donald Woods
1940Mexican Spitfire Out WestCarmelita LindsayLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Donald Woods
1941Six Lessons from Madame La ZongaMadame La ZongaJohn RawlinsLeon Errol, Helen Parrish
1941The Mexican Spitfire's BabyCarmelita LindsayLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, ZaSu Pitts
1941Honolulu LuConsuelo CórdovaCharles BartonBruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo
1941PlaymatesCarmen Del ToroDavid ButlerJohn Barrymore, Ginny Simms
1942Mexican Spitfire at SeaCarmelita LindsayLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, ZaSu Pitts, Charles "Buddy" Rogers
1942Mexican Spitfire Sees a GhostCarmelita LindsayLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Charles "Buddy" Rogers
1942Mexican Spitfire's ElephantCarmelita LindsayLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Walter Reed
1943Ladies' DayPepita ZoritaLeslie GoodwinsEddie Albert, Patsy Kelly
1943Redhead from ManhattanRita Manners/Elaine MannersLew LandersMichael Duane, Tim Ryan
1943Mexican Spitfire's Blessed EventCarmelita LindsayLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Walter Reed
1944NanaNanaRoberto Gavaldón, Celestino GorostizaCrox Alvarado, Lilia Michel

Short films appearing as herself

YearTitleNotes
1929Hollywood Snapshots #11
1932The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
1933Mr. Broadway
1941Recordar es vivir

Theatre

Year Play Role Theatre Other notable cast members
1925 Mexican Ra-Ta-Plan Many Roles Teatro Regis, Mexico City Delia Magaña, Celia Padilla
1925 ¡No lo tapes! Many Roles Teatro Regis, Mexico City
1925 Mexico Multicolor Many Roles Teatro Lírico, Mexico City Delia Magaña, Joaquín Pardavé
1932 Hot-Cha! Conchita Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City Bert Lahr, Buddy Rogers
1933 Strike Me Pink Many roles Majestic Theatre, New York City Jimmy Durante
1938 You Never Know María Winter Garden Theatre, New York City Libby Holman, Clifton Webb

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