Category Archives: Lupe Velez

The Warner Archive Collection have done a great job releasing TEN Lupe Vélez films on DVD this month! There’s the eight films in the fabulously funny “Mexican Spitfire” series, as well as Kongo (1932) and Strictly Dynamite (1934), the latter with Lupe’s frequent and equally-manic co-star, Jimmy Durante. For around $80 USD, you can add all ten of these Lupe Vélez films to your DVD collection…at $8 a piece – how can you go wrong?!

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Warner On Demand are now offering the complete “Mexican Spitfire” series on a four DVD set. For $39.95, it’s money well spent. Watch Lupe at her screwball best!

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…This time it’s KONGO (1932), part of the Warners On Demand DVD Collection.

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In full on YouTube…part one of seven is shown below.

I have to say, out of all my books, whether it was before publication or even after, my current Lupe Vélez project has received the most reaction (all positive) from fans. I get daily e-mails from people, either asking about when the book will be released or just general praise for writing it and expressing their excitement that it’ll soon be published. I DO respond personally to these e-mails, but I also wanted to take the opportunity to publically thank everyone for their enthusiastic praise, encouragement and kind words of support. Look out for the book sometime around mid-2012!

Thank YOU!

It’s great to see more of Lupe’s films being released on DVD. Here’s another one – Mad About Money (1938).

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…I’m thrilled and honored to announce that Academy-Award-winning film historian, Kevin Brownlow will be writing the foreword to my newest book on the life and career of Lupe Vélez. This book has been an exhausting project, but it promises to be the most thorough and honest account of Lupe’s life to date.

Coming sometime in 2012…

Dear Ms. Sanchez,

It has come to my attention that you’re interested in playing Lupe Vélez in a bio-pic dedicated to her life and career. As the author of “Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood’s ‘Mexican Spitfire,'” I do hope you seek out my book before undertaking such a complicated, too often misunderstood, subject. I’ve uncovered a lot of amazingly detailed information about Lupe’s life, as well as family photographs (donated by her family), never before published. Her early days in Mexico are extensively covered, as is her death, which brings me to the final scene…

Lupe Vélez did not die with her head in the toilet!

She was found in her bed, just as she intended. I have proof of this and it will all be explained in my book. Please, PLEASE don’t keep this myth going by ending your film in this way. Lupe’s death was tragic and dramatic enough without this sordid fictional embellishment. If you would like more information about my book (scheduled for release early 2012), you may contact me directly @ mvozus@gmail.com – or alternatively, @ my publisher, McFarland.

Sincerely,

Michelle Vogel.

Lupe Vélez in La zandunga.

Roselyn Sanchez. Will she play Lupe Vélez?

Are you related to Lupe Velez? If so, I’d love to hear from you – mvozus@gmail.com.

At the time of Lupe’s death, she had several nieces and nephews. If still alive, they’d be in their 70’s now…

The COMPLETE movie (KONGO – 1932) is currently running on YouTube in ELEVEN parts, NOT nine as the person who uploaded it originally states. Part one and two are below…jump over to YOUTUBE for the remainder of the movie. Grab some popcorn – Enjoy!