Lupe Vélez
Subtitle: the life and career of Hollywood's "Mexican spitfire"
By: Michelle Vogel ; foreword by Kevin Brownlow
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786461394
Subjects: Biography; Motion picture actors and actresses
Description: "Here is the first extensive, full-length biography and career record on the life and work of Mexican whirlwind Lupe Vélez (1908-1944). Included are stories and photographs and an analysis of lasting influence on popular culture. The foreword by Oscar-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow focuses on the fact and fancy behind Lupe Vélez's colorful public image"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A stormy beginning; title: First love; title: "I must be good!"; title: Time to grow up; title: Hollywood's hard knocks; title: The train to tinseltown; title: The new girl; title: "Loop" and "Coop"; title: Misunderstood; title: The voice of Vélez; title: Me Tarzan, you Lupe; title: Stage, screen and splitting up!; title: The girl from Mexico; title: Lupe and "the Lone Ranger"; title: Little girl, "beeg boy"; title: The "Mexican spitfire" series; title: Nana; title: Broken promises, fatal consequences; title: The aftermath; title: The will.