Esta es tu mamá enferma. She announced their engagement in late November 1944. [7], Vélez, whose volatile and spirited personality and feuds with other performers were often covered by the Mexican press, also honed her ability for garnering publicity. [43][44] According to Slatzer, Vélez said that Cooper refused to acknowledge the child, believing that Harald Ramond was the father. [20], With the arrival of talkies, Vélez appeared in a series of Pre-Code films like Hell Harbor (directed by Henry King), The Storm (1930, directed by William Wyler), and the crime drama East Is West opposite Edward G. Robinson (1930). [26], In 1939, Vélez was cast opposite Leon Errol and Donald Woods in a B-comedy, The Girl from Mexico. In September 1944, she discovered she was pregnant with Ramond's child. That same year, she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars. [12], In 1926, Frank A. Woodyard,[13] an American who had seen Vélez perform, recommended her to stage director Richard Bennett (the father of actresses Joan and Constance Bennett). [4], Vélez began her career in Mexican revues in the early 1920s. Her feet are also too big. Vélez has been the butt of jokes on Frasier and The Simpsons. [15], After her debut in the short film Sailors, Beware!, Vélez appeared in the Hal Roach short, What Women Did for Me, opposite Charley Chase. Y ahí es donde Lupe Vélez compró el retrete en el que se ahogó. That film was also a success and led to a series of Spitfire films (eight in all). [31], How could you, Harald, fake such a great love for me and our baby when all the time, you didn't want us? [6] In 1924, Aurelio Campos, a young pianist and friend of the Vélez sisters, recommended Vélez to stage producers Carlos Ortega and Manuel Castro. Vélez openly mimicked del Río, ironically making fun of her elegance. [53] [35] On December 16, the coroner dropped the request, after determining that Vélez had written the notes, and that she had intended to kill herself. [36] On December 10, four days before her death, Vélez announced she had ended the engagement and kicked Ramond out of her home. As she was regularly cast as "exotic" or "ethnic" women that were volatile and hot tempered,[17] gossip columnists took to referring to Vélez as "Mexican Hurricane", "The Mexican Wildcat", "The Mexican Madcap", "Whoopee Lupe" and "The Hot Tamale". [22] The show also starred Bert Lahr, Eleanor Powell and Buddy Rogers. It states her housekeeper discovered her body and called Bo Roos, Vélez's business manager, who called his friend and Beverly Hills Police Chief Anderson to the scene. María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944), known professionally as Lupe Vélez, was a Mexican and American vedette and stage and film actress.. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States, she made her first film appearance in the 1927 film The Gaucho, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. The Story of Lupe Velez Benjamin J. Robinson: "The Simpsons" just expects you to know who Lupe Velez is. At the start of season three’s “Bart the Lover,” the Twirl King Yo-Yo … Vélez had been planning to go to Cuba to perform, but quickly changed her plans and traveled to Los Angeles. Aside from this woman not being Mexican, her legs are far too long and too heavy to be Lupe Velez. Despite the fact that de Córdova was married to Mexican actress Enna Arana with whom he had four children, Vélez granted an interview to gossip columnist Louella Parsons in September 1943 and announced that the two were engaged. [50], Vélez's temper and jealousy in her often tempestuous romantic relationships were well documented and became tabloid fodder, often overshadowing her career. [1], At the age of 13, her parents sent her to study at Our Lady of the Lake (now Our Lady of the Lake University) in San Antonio, Texas. Biographer Michelle Vogel speculated that if Cooper was the father, his rejection of Vélez and their child coupled with the idea of having to raise a child alone may have sent Vélez "over the edge". Lupe Vélez (born María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez; July 18, 1908 – December 14, 1944) was a Mexican actress, dancer and singer during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood films.. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s. [53] Her first long-term, high-profile relationship was with Gary Cooper. She later admitted that she liked dance class, but was otherwise a poor student. © 2021 Wikisimpsons. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lupe_Vélez&oldid=1006311859, Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, with Ben Bernie, Deanna Durbin & Bobby Breen, with Herbert Marshall & Olivia de Havilland. Lupe Vélez (born María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez; July 18, 1908 – December 14, 1944) was a Mexican actress, dancer and singer during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood films.. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s. If I'm happy, I dance and sing and acted like a child. Fregoso believes that in the final year of her life, Vélez exhibited signs of extreme mania and depression. Their mother introduced Vélez and her sister Josefina to the popular Spanish Mexican vedette María Conesa, "La Gatita Blanca". They began dating in late 1931, while Gilbert was separated from his third wife Ina Claire. Lupe Vélez was a popular actress in the 1930’s and 1940’s, who was known for the Mexican Spitfire films. I just want to be myself: Lupe Vélez. [24] The feud came to a head during a performance in New Haven, Connecticut after Vélez punched Holman in between curtain calls and gave her a black eye. (both parodies of the Bataclan's shows in Paris). Lupe Vélez … https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Lupe_Vélez&oldid=779282. Javier, Acasio, te presento a Los Simpson. The book states after Vélez arranged to meet Ramond, decorated her room and dressed in a negligee, her ingestion of Seconal was either to calm her nerves to meet him or a failed dramatic gesture to scare him. [71] After dating Remarque, Vélez was linked to boxers Jack Johnson and Jack Dempsey.[53]. 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Slatzer, 77; Author Claimed Brief Marriage to Monroe", "Lupe Velez and John Gilbert's Marriage Hinted", "Lupe Velez Decides To Drop Divorce Suit", "Grief Over Broken Romance Blamed in Lupe Velez Death", "Redescubrirá cineasta mexicano a Lupe Vélez en el festival de Seattle", "Apasiona a Ana de la Reguera encarnar a Lupe Vélez", "Liz Smith: Producer Wendy Finerman preps 'Drumline 2' in Atlanta". Me dan bellas bellas ganas de vomitar. Despite the fact that Anger's version of events contradicts published reports and the official ruling, his story became something of an urban legend and is often repeated as fact – it was recounted in the pilot episode of the television comedy series Frasier, and also referenced in an episode of The Simpsons. [27], In addition to the Spitfire series, she was cast in another musical and comedy features for RKO, Universal Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. [49][51] One such incident included Vélez chasing her lover Gary Cooper around with a knife during an argument and cutting him severely enough to require stitches. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville. In 1943, Vélez began an affair with her La Zandunga co-star Arturo de Córdova. Del Río was terrified to meet her in public places. [60] When angered, Vélez was reported to have physically assaulted Cooper. Seconal, a barbiturate, is noted for being fast acting even in small doses and Vélez's death was likely instantaneous. Later that year, Vélez starred in the revues Mexican Rataplan and ¡No lo tapes! Several stars of the era saw their careers abruptly end due to heavy accents or voices that recorded poorly. Anger claimed that Vélez's "chambermaid" Juanita found her the next morning. The macabre death scenario was reenacted by Edie Sedgwick in Andy Warhol's Lupe (1966) and became a pop culture punchline for such sitcoms as The Simpsons and Frasier. [29] Her secretary, Beulah Kinder, found the actress's body on her bed later that morning. After moving to the United States, she made her first film appearance in a short film in 1927. Lupe had consumed more than 50 Seconal pills. Vélez then made the transition to sound films without difficulty. When John took Marge and the kids on a ride he showed them Plumbing Supplies, the store where Lupe Vélez bought the toilet she drowned in. Holman was also irritated by the attention Vélez garnered from the show with her impressions of several actresses including Gloria Swanson, Katharine Hepburn and Shirley Temple. In the series, Vélez portrays "Carmelita Lindsay", a temperamental yet friendly Mexican singer married to Dennis "Denny" Lindsay (Woods), an elegant American gentleman. Lupe Velez was born on July 18, 1908, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez. [47] The press often referred to her by such names as "The Mexican Spitfire", "The Mexican It girl" and "The Mexican Kitten". Lupe had numerous affairs, including a particularly torrid one with a young Gary Cooper, and a tumultuous marriage to "Tarzan" star Johnny Weissmuller. Lupe Vélez (born María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez; July 18, 1908 – December 14, 1944) was a Mexican actress, dancer and singer during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood films. [52] After their breakup, Vélez attempted to shoot Cooper while he boarded a train. [72] Vélez ended the engagement in early 1944, after de Córdova's wife refused to give him a divorce. Vélez's accent would likely hamper her ability to make the transition. [74], In 2017, artist Emilio Borjas's sculpture in honor of Vélez was placed in the Garden of San Sebastian, the neighborhood where the actress was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. ¡no! "Frasier," which referenced the same person (in the premiere episode, I believe) was kind enough to provide an explanation. [36] On December 22, a funeral for Vélez was held at the mortuary at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. [27] In an interview, she said: What I attribute my success?, I think, simply, because I'm different. Lupe Vélez, nome artístico de María Guadalupe Vélez de Villalobos, (San Luis Potosí, 18 de julho de 1908 — Beverly Hills, 13 de dezembro de 1944) foi uma atriz mexicana que fez carreira nos Estados Unidos da América.. Ela iniciou sua carreira como dançarina ainda no México, antes de se mudar para os Estados Unidos, onde trabalhou em teatro de vaudeville. She chose her maternal surname Vélez as her stage name. The show received poor reviews from critics, but received a large amount of publicity due to the feud between Vélez and fellow cast member Libby Holman. Actress Estelle Taylor, who was with Vélez from 9:00 the previous night until 3:30 the morning Vélez died, told the press that Vélez had told her of her pregnancy, but said she would rather kill herself than have an abortion (Vélez was a devout Roman Catholic). The film series was inspired by Lupe’s fiery personality and The Mexican Spitfire became her nickname. She committed suicide aged 36 after becoming pregnant outside wedlock. Eso estuvo de lujo, hermano. HELL HARBOR: A Caribbean island harbor is the exquisite backdrop for treachery and romance as Anita (Lupe Velez), a descendant of the infamous Morgan the Pirate, gets … When this happened, Vélez was scathing and aggressive. Throughout her career, Vélez's onscreen persona of a hot tempered, lusty "wild" woman was closely tied to her off screen personality. That idea was dispelled after she appeared in her first all-talking picture in 1929, the Rin Tin Tin vehicle, Tiger Rose. Her death and the circumstances surrounding it have been the subject of speculation and controversy. [32], The day after Vélez's death, Harald Ramond told the press that he was "so confused" by Vélez's suicide, and claimed that even though the two had broken up, he had agreed to marry Vélez. Including The Girl from Mexico, Lupe Velez starred as "Carmelita" and Leon Errol as "Uncle Matt" in eight Mexican Spitfire films for RKO, from 1939-1943. Despite glaring inaccuracies in Anger's account of the death of Lupe Velez, his version persisted. The Simpsons® is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. And if something irritates me, I cry and sob. [41], Robert Slatzer (who later claimed to have been secretly married to Marilyn Monroe)[42] claimed that a few weeks before Vélez's death, he interviewed her at her home and she confided in him that she was pregnant with Gary Cooper's child (by that time, Cooper was married to socialite Veronica "Rocky" Balfe). In 1944, Vélez returned to Mexico to star in an adaptation of Émile Zola's novel Nana, which was well-received. Someone called that 'personality'. In addition to his role as "Uncle Matt", Errol also impersonated a member of British nobility in these films. The group Il Palco della Musica on their 2012 album Tantipiccolipezzi has a song "Lupe Vèlez" (M. Tucci / S. Scotto). It was at Our Lady of the Lake that Vélez learned to speak English and began to dance. After moving to the United States, she made her first film appearance in a short in 1927. Myth: Lupe Vélez died by drowning in a toilet bowl. The film was quietly released and largely ignored. Actress Luise Rainer recalled that Remarque told her "with the greatest of glee" that he found Vélez's volatility wonderful when he recounted to her an occasion where Vélez became so angry with him that she took her shoe off and hit him with it. The book also suggested the baby was fathered possibly by Cooper not Ramond. [48], Vélez's off-screen behavior blurred the line between her onscreen persona and her real personality. Ya conozco a Los Simpson. While Vélez was preparing to leave Los Angeles, she received a call from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer producer Harry Rapf, who offered her a screen test. [23] She had more success with her brief appearance in the star packed film Hollywood Party, where she has a magnificent comic routine with Laurel and Hardy. The couple were engaged,[68] but never married. She was one of the first successful Latin-American actresses in Hollywood. After moving to the United States, she made her first film appearance in a short in 1927. Lupe Vélez was a Mexican actress who starred in films between 1924 and her death in 1944. During the 1930s, her well-known explosive screen persona was exploited in several successful comedic films like Hot Pepper (1933), Strictly Dynamite (1934) and Hollywood Party (1934). Cielos, no imaginaba cuantas estrellas se habían humillado en su propio jardín. The Mexican Spitfire. Moreover, they were films in which a Latina headlined for eight movies straight –a true rarity. Paramount Pictures ordered him to take a vacation to recuperate and while he was boarding the train, Vélez showed up at the station and fired a pistol at him. [26] The Spitfire films rejuvenated Vélez's career. Vélez reportedly inflicted scratches, bruises, and love-bites on Weissmuller during their fights and "passionate love-making".[54][55]. In December, Lupe told the media that she had called off her engagement to Harald and that he was no longer living in her home. I'm not beautiful, but I have beautiful eyes and know exactly what to do with them. Actually I'm not. [2][3] According to Vélez's second cousin, the Villalobos family were considered prominent in San Luis Potosí and most of the male family members were college educated. [64] There were reports of domestic violence and public fights. [45], Vélez's death was recounted in the 1959 book Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger and has become urban legend. [19] The film was a hit and Vélez's sound career was established. She then joined the Teatro Principal, but was fired after three months due to her "feisty attitude". Now Australian writer Michelle Vogel dispels the myths surrounding Vélez in her new book, Lupe [26] Publicly promoted with the "Whoopee Lupe" persona that tried to define her, she dismissed the idea that she was uncontrollably wild. A regular fixture on the Hollywood party scene in those days was a young Mexican actress named Lupe Vélez, who embodied the mood of the era. After filming wrapped, Vélez returned to Los Angeles and began preparing for another stage role in New York.[26]. [51] With plans to marry him gone, she spoke to the press in 1931: "I turned Cooper down because his parents didn't want me to marry him and because the studio thought it would injure his career. Vélez was born in the city of San Luis Potosí in Mexico, the daughter of Jacobo Villalobos Reyes, a colonel in the armed forces of the dictator Porfirio Diaz, and his wife Josefina Vélez, an opera singer according to some sources, or vaudeville singer according to others. After a year and a half, Vélez left the revue after the manager refused to give her a raise. [26], Vélez co-starred with Eddie Albert in a 1943 romantic comedy, Ladies' Day, about an actress and a baseball player. Vélez and Cooper met while filming 1929s Wolf Song and began a two-year relationship that was passionate and often stormy. Ortega and Castro were preparing a season revue at the Regis Theatre, and hired Vélez to join the company in March 1925. Vélez was straightforward with the press and was regularly contacted by gossip columnists for stories about her romantic exploits. Nicknamed The Mexican Spitfire by the media, Vélez's personal life was as colorful as her screen persona. Later, when her secretary arrived for work, she found Lupe dead in her bed. When John takes the Simpson family on a driving tour of Springfield's shopping district, he points out a store where he claims that the Mexican film actress Lupe Vélez bought the toilet she drowned in. Although Vélez was a popular actress, RKO Pictures did not renew her contract in 1934. Fregoso goes on to speculate that Vélez's death may have been the result of an untreated mental illness such as bipolar disorder. She promoted Vélez's career as a dancer and recommended her to Flo Ziegfeld, who hired her to perform in New York City. Behind the Laughter . Slatzer further claimed that he also interviewed Clara Bow (who had also dated Cooper in the 1920s), who revealed that shortly before Vélez's death, Cooper called her and screamed that he was going to kill Harald Ramond for impregnating Vélez. María Guadalupe Vélez de Villalobos (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944), known professionally as Lupe Vélez, was a Mexican film actress.Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer in vaudeville, before moving to the U.S. Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1927 in the film The Gaucho.By the end of the decade she had progressed to leading roles. En un episodio de Los Simpson intitulado "Homer's Phobia" ("La fobia de Homer"), un nuevo amigo de la familia, John, les cuenta que Lupe Vélez compró "el baño en el que se ahogó" en una tienda de Springfield. Their divorce was finalized in August 1939. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s. [25], Upon her return to Mexico City in 1938 to star in her first Mexican film, Vélez was greeted by ten thousand fans. Upon its release in 1927, The Gaucho was a hit and critics were duly impressed with Vélez's ability to hold her own alongside Fairbanks, who was well known for his spirited acting and impressive stunts.
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