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So-So
Seeing as there are little or no biographies out there about Lupe Velez, I guess this one will have to do. The book seems to concentrate more on her directors, costars, lovers, etc. with only little snippets about Lupe herself. I wish I could say I completely loved this book, but...nah...

loved it!
After reading posted reviews, I was hesitant to purchase this book. After my wife gave it to me Christmas 2000, I was very pleasantly surprized to find myself reading such details ofLupe's life and those of her lovers that I had to finish that very night. It was somewhat convoluted when concerning the lives of so many people but after all, the title IS "Lupe Velez and Her Lovers". I was neither disappointed nor surprised to be reading details of Gary, Russ, Jimmy, Johnny, Carole, et al. These people were intregal parts of her life, all contributing to her happiness, her misery, her excitable personality. One irritant constant throughout the book was the writer's insistence on using her full name when referring to her. That, coupled with a few grammatical errors, are my only negative impressions of the entire book.

A very poor, second rate biography
This is one of the most disappointing biographies I have read in a long time. Lupe Velez was one of the most exciting and colourful characters in Hollywood and this book told us more about her co-stars than about her.Don't know how the author managed to get a publisher.

Oh, Brother!
The great Lupe Velez deserves a good biography, but this ain't it. To paraphrase the late Mrs. Parker, "this is not a book to be tossed aside lightly. It is to be thrown with great force." ... Read more

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Another take on Our Lady of Lupe Velez
Although this book offers readers an interesting journalistic approach to the life of Lupe Velez from the perspective of a Mexican writer, it is poorly cited.Be wary of what you are reading as some of Corona's dates are confusing and not very clear.I did appreciate the photographs that were published and especially the one of her death certificate.However, for a more in depth and factual look at Lupita's life story you should accompany Corona's reading with Gabriel Ramirez's -- Lupe Velez: la mexicana que escupia fuego.

Lupe Velez, a Medio Siglo De Ausencia, La Novia Latina De No
I found this to be a deeply probing book into the life of miss velez. She was truly a sad and complex individual. For more on her twisted descent from Hollywood Hell, watch E! Mysteries and Scandals. ... Read more

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Scarce title featuring a blue, brown and white photograph of the beautiful Miss Lupe Velez as she appeared in the Paramount Picture "The Wolf Song". Piano and voice. "Tho' we've never met, dream lover mine, seems that I can feel your arms divine. " ... Read more

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Chapters: Dolores Del Río, Lupe Vélez, Ramón Novarro, Delia Magaña, Amparo Arozamena. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dolores del Río (August 3, 1905 April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Later in life, she became an important actress in Mexican films. She was generally thought to be one of the most beautiful actresses of her era, and was the first Latin American movie star to have international appeal. In the Silent film era, Del Rio was considered a counterpart to Rudolph Valentino. With the arrival of the talkies, she became one of the principal Art Deco symbols of beauty. Del Río was one of the principal stars of Mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was frequently called the "Princess of México". Born María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete in Durango, Mexico, del Río was the second cousin of actor Ramón Novarro and a cousin to actress Andrea Palma. She was born into a wealthy family of Spanish ancestry. Her parents were Jesus Leonardo Asúnsolo Jacques, director of the Bank of Durango, and Antonia Lopez-Negrete. They were members of the Porfiriato (members of the ruling class from 1876-1911 when Porfirio Diaz was president) in Mexico. The family lost all its assets during the Mexican Revolution, and settled in Mexico City. A desire to restore her comfortable lifestyle inspired del Rio to follow a career as an actress. She studied at a French college in Mexico City. She had a passion for dancing and admired the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Performing as a dancer for gatherings of rich Mexicans, she met Jaime Martinez del Rio, a scion of one of Mexico's most important families. They fell...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=564424 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lupe Vélez (July 18, 1908 - December 13, 1944) was a Mexican film actress. 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 1924. By the end of the decade she had progressed to leading roles. With the advent of talking pictures Vélez acted in comedies, but she became disappointed with her film career, and moved to New York where she worked in Broadway productions. ... Read more

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Chapters: Ana Bárbara, Nery Castillo, Julián Carrillo, Lupe Vélez, Francisco Eppens Helguera, Rodolfo Lavín, Antonio Castro Leal, Miguel Barragán, Jorge Lozano, Silvia Derbez, Jesús Marcelo de Los Santos, José de León Toral, Francisco Javier Cruz, Emmanuel Cerda, Guillermo Rojas, Luis Gerardo Venegas, Arturo Salazar, Jesús Blancornelas, Diego de La Torre, Carlos Jongitud Barrios, José Pamplona, Luis Ignacio de La Vega, Andrés Espinosa, Noé Murayama, Ruben Rodriguez. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ana Bárbara (born January 10, 1971 in Rio Verde, San Luis Potosí) is a Mexican Latin Grammy Award winner, songwriter, producer, and Grammy-nominated recording artist. Ana Bárbara took interest in music at a young age. She was particularly influenced by her older sister, Viviana Ugalde, who was a popular singer locally. Ana Bárbara was inspired by her sister's performances and decided she wanted to be a singer herself. Today, Ugalde represents Ana Bárbara as her artistic manager. In 1988 Ana Bárbara entered the local Miss Universe-sponsored Miss México pageant representing her native state of San Luis Potosí; she lost at the national level.. Ana Bárbara moved forward as she began to sing professionally at a variety of events and festivals. For instance, in 1990 she seized an opportunity to tour Colombia as a singer representing her country. In 1993, Ana Bárbara was proclaimed the Ambassador of Ranchera Music; she also earned the Rostro Bonito de El Heraldo ("El Heraldo's Beautiful Face") award. As a result, she was invited to perform during Mass at The Vatican for Pope John Paul II, but when Mass neared its close and she still hadn't been given her chance to sing, she decided to interrupt the proceedings so that she could command the attention of the...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1659201 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 173 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more

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A very nice original 8" x 10" posed publicity portrait of the Mexican actress Lupe Velez. The portrait shows a smiling Lupe with her gams exposed and it appears to be from the late 20's when she was just beginning to make a splash in Hollywood. Briefly married to Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe had many affairs most notably with Gary Cooper. Today she is mostly remembered for her Mexican Spitfire series of films she did in the early 40's and her suicide at age 36. Small mend tear to the top white margin and a very tiny creases also to the margins. Vg. ... Read more

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Chapters: Marilyn Monroe, Margaux Hemingway, Inger Stevens, Mike Lockwood, Lupe Vélez, Carole Landis, Richard Chase, Clara Blandick, Rachel Roberts, Marie Mcdonald, Joyce Jameson, Grant Withers, Mabel Stark, R. G. Surdam, Kid Mccoy, Darby Crash, Everett Sloane, Gia Scala, Elizabeth Cooper, James Leo Herlihy, Philip Van Zandt, Patterson Dial, Spencer Charters, Richard Maxfield, Vera Sisson, Kenne Duncan, Joan Tabor. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 151. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Norma Jeane Dougherty Norma Jeane DiMaggio Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 August 5, 1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson, but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, singer, and model. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were critically acclaimed. In a few years, Monroe reached stardom and was cast as the leading lady in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, Some Like It Hot, and The Seven Year Itch. The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, so she broadened her range. She studied at the Actors Studio and formed Marilyn Monroe Productions. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop was hailed by critics, and she won a Golden Globe Award for Some Like it Hot. The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide," the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, ha...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19318 ... Read more

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the "IT" book on Lupita Velez
An amazing book that is difficult to find, though not impossible, but when you do get your paws on it... you will realize that it was well worth the effort.'Lupe Velez: la mexicana que escupia fuego' is perhaps the best researched book that examines and documents the life of Lupe Velez to this day.A must read for those who are seriously researching the life of Lupita Velez. ... Read more