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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 1049
- Address:
6811 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101665, -118.341071
Lupe Velez
Biography
Lupe Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 14, 1944) was a Mexican film actress. 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 1924. By the end of the decade she had progressed to leading roles. With the advent of talking pictures Vélez acted in comedies, but she became disappointed with her film career, and moved to New York where she worked in Broadway productions.
Fact file
- Born: María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez July 18, 1908 San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Died: December 14, 1944 (aged 36) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Nationality: Mexican
- Other names: “Mexican Spitfire”
- Occupation: Actress
- Years active: 1927–1944
- Spouse: Johnny Weissmuller (1933–1939)
Read more about Lupe Velez at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Highland and Orange
- Go west and cross Orange
- Go east and cross Highland
- Cross to the south side of Hollwood near Orange
- Cross to the south side of Hollwood near Highland
Nearby you will also find Sherry Lansing, Alan Young, Sharon Stone, Mickey Mouse, Tommy Lee Jones, Queen Latifah, Michael Jackson, Annette Bening, Lefty Frizzell, and many others.