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Tag Archives: Mexican Spitfire
New Book on Lupe Velez Debunks the Myths of “Hollywood Babylon”
Ask the average person about Lupe Vélez and you’ll probably be met with a blank stare. But query those same folks as to whether or not they’ve heard of the classic film star who “drowned in the toilet,” and they’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Lupe Velez, Uncategorized
Tagged A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Andy Warhol, Carmelita Lindsay, Carole Landis, Clinton H. Anderson, Frasier, Gary Cooper, Harald Ramond, Hollywood Babylon, John Waters, Johnny Weissmuller, Kenneth Anger, Kevin Brownlow, LUPE, Lupe Velez, Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood’s Mexican Spitfire, Mexican Spitfire, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT, Seconal, The Simpsons, Walter Reed
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I Love Lupe: Warner Archive Re-ignites the “Mexican Spitfire”
Trivia question: what was the first comedy series to feature a hot-tempered, Latin-born musical performer who mangled the English language and launched into paroxysms of invective en Espanol when angered by a Caucasian spouse? If you said I Love Lucy, … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, DVD Blu-Ray Review, Lupe Velez, Warner Archive Collection
Tagged Carmelita Fuentes, Carmelita Lindsay, Cecil Kellaway, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Donald McBride, Donald Woods, Elizabeth Risdon, Fritz Feld, Lady Ada Epping, Leon Errol, Leslie Goodwins, Lord Basil Epping, Lupe Velez, Lydia Bilbrook, Marion Martin, Mexican Spitfire, MEXICAN SPITFIRE AT SEA, MEXICAN SPITFIRE OUT WEST, MEXICAN SPITFIRE SEES A GHOST, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BABY, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S ELEPHANT, THE GIRL FROM MEXICO, Zasu Pitts
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