![From left: Lupe Velez with husband, Johnny Weissmuller, Santa Catalina Island, 1938 Stock Photo - Alamy From left: Lupe Velez with husband, Johnny Weissmuller, Santa Catalina Island, 1938 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HD1CX6/from-left-lupe-velez-with-husband-johnny-weissmuller-santa-catalina-HD1CX6.jpg)
From left: Lupe Velez with husband, Johnny Weissmuller, Santa Catalina Island, 1938 Stock Photo - Alamy
Getty Images - The silver screen could barely contain her! Actress Lupe Velez was bold personality in an era of change. Starting her career in vaudeville in Mexico, Velez transitioned to silent
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My life story? It is the story of a devil': the wild saga of Lupe Vélez, Hollywood's first tabloid casualty
![The Turbulent Life and Tragic Death of "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Velez - LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles The Turbulent Life and Tragic Death of "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Velez - LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles](https://lamag.com/.image/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_1200/MTk3NTU1ODIwOTA0OTE2Njcy/lupe-velez-the-girl-from-mexico.jpg)
The Turbulent Life and Tragic Death of "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Velez - LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles
![Dec 13, 1944 - Glendale, California, U.S. - *PLEASE NOTE: This photo is altered.* FILE PHOTO: Exact date unknown. Hollywood star for LUPE VELEZ. Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez (July 18, 1908 in Dec 13, 1944 - Glendale, California, U.S. - *PLEASE NOTE: This photo is altered.* FILE PHOTO: Exact date unknown. Hollywood star for LUPE VELEZ. Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez (July 18, 1908 in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EGG876/dec-13-1944-glendale-california-us-please-note-this-photo-is-altered-EGG876.jpg)