Lupe velez imdb biography of harrison

This is a complete filmography of Mexican film actress Lupe Vélez. Vélez began her career in , when she abandoned her native Mexico to start a career as an exotic beauty in the s 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 Vélez's first feature-length film was The Gaucho (), starring Douglas Fairbanks.

Lupe velez imdb biography of harrison

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 Holly