Vélez in Laughing Boy 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 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 .
Year Title Role Director Other cast members 1927 What Women Did for Me Bit Part James Parrott Charley Chase , Robert Gray 1927 Sailors, Beware! Baroness Behr Fred Guiol Oliver Hardy , Stan Laurel 1927 The Gaucho The Mountain Girl F. Richard Jones Douglas Fairbanks , Joan Barclay 1928 Stand and Deliver Jania Donald Crisp Rod La Rocque , Warner Oland 1929 Lady of the Pavements Nanón del Rayón D. W. Griffith Jetta Goudal , Albert Conty 1929 Wolf Song Lola Salazar Victor Fleming Gary Cooper , Louis Wolheim 1929 Where East Is East Toyo Haines Tod Browning Lon Chaney , Lloyd Hughes 1929 Tiger Rose Rose George Fitzmaurice Monte Blue , H. B. Warner , Rin Tin Tin
Year Title Role Director Other cast members 1930 Hell Harbor Anita Morgan Henry King Jean Hersholt , John Holland 1930 The Storm Manette Fachard William Wyler Paul Cavanagh , William Boyd 1930 East Is West Ming Toy Monta Bell Edward G. Robinson , Lew Ayres 1931 Resurrection Katyusha Maslova Edwin Carewe John Boles , William Keighley 1931 Resurrección Katyusha Maslova Eduardo Arozamena Gilbert Roland , Blanca de Castejón 1931 The Squaw Man Naturich Cecil B. DeMille Warner Baxter , Eleanor Boardman 1931 The Cuban Love Song Nenita López W. S. Van Dyke Lawrence Tibbett , Jimmy Durante 1932 Hombres de mi vida Julia Clark Eduardo Arozamena Gilbert Roland , Ramón Pereda 1932 The Broken Wing Lolita Lloyd Corrigan Melvyn Douglas , Leo Carrillo 1932 Kongo Tula William J. Cowen Walter Huston , Virginia Bruce 1932 The Half-Naked Truth Teresita "Princess Exotica" Gregory La Cava Lee Tracy , Eugene Pallette 1933 Hot Pepper Pepper John G. Blystone Victor McLaglen , Edmund Lowe 1934 Palooka Nina Madero Benjamin Stoloff Jimmy Durante , Stuart Erwin 1934 Strictly Dynamite Vera Mendez Elliott Nugent Jimmy Durante , Norman Foster 1934 Laughing Boy Slim Girl Oliver La Farge Ramon Novarro , William B. Davidson 1934 Hollywood Party The Jaguar Woman//Jane in Schnarzan Sequence Oliver Hardy Stan Laurel , Jimmy Durante , The Three Stooges , Mickey Mouse 1935 The Morals of Marcus Carlotta Miles Mander Ian Hunter , Adrianne Allen 1936 Gypsy Melody Mila Edmond T. Gréville Alfred Rode, Jerry Verno 1937 High Flyers Maria Juanita Rosita Anita Moreno del Valle Edward F. Cline Bert Wheeler , Robert Woolsey 1937 Stardust Carla de Huelva Melville W. Brown Ben Lyon , Wallace Ford 1938 La Zandunga Lupe Fernando de Fuentes Arturo de Córdova , Joaquín Pardavé
Year Title Role Director Other cast members 1939 The Girl from Mexico Carmelita Fuentes Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , Donald Woods 1940 Mexican Spitfire Carmelita Lindsay Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , Donald Woods 1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West Carmelita Lindsay Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , Donald Woods 1941 Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga Madame La Zonga John Rawlins Leon Errol , Helen Parrish 1941 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby Carmelita Lindsay Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , Charles "Buddy" Rogers , ZaSu Pitts 1941 Honolulu Lu Consuelo Córdova Charles Barton Bruce Bennett , Leo Carrillo 1941 Playmates Carmen Del Toro David Butler John Barrymore , Ginny Simms 1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea Carmelita Lindsay Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , ZaSu Pitts , Charles "Buddy" Rogers 1942 Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost Carmelita Lindsay Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , Charles "Buddy" Rogers 1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Carmelita Lindsay Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , Walter Reed 1943 Ladies' Day Pepita Zorita Leslie Goodwins Eddie Albert , Patsy Kelly 1943 Redhead from Manhattan Rita Manners/Elaine Manners Lew Landers Michael Duane , Tim Ryan 1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event Carmelita Lindsay Leslie Goodwins Leon Errol , Walter Reed 1944 Nana Nana Roberto Gavaldón , Celestino Gorostiza Crox Alvarado , Lilia Michel
Short films appearing as herself [ edit ] Year Title Notes 1929 Hollywood Snapshots #11 1932 The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 1933 Mr. Broadway 1941 Recordar es vivir
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
