Why Was Lupe Velez Hollywood's Most Feared Badass Woman?

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[@AgeOfVintage]

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[@hsserry5289]

The Mexican spitfire, just loved her! Wish TMC bring back her movies. They were hilarious!

[@craigroberts6439]

The toilet story is an urban legend. The coroner said that after 75 Seconal tablets it’s unlikely she would have been able to walk to the bathroom. Great story though.

[@JadeStrawberry]

Lupe committed suicide because she became pregnant by a boyfriend named Harald. Back in Lupe's day, being pregnant and unmarried was very frowned upon. She did leave a note saying she didn't want to bring shame on her baby or kill them.

[@terry4137]

She could get a “secret” abortion. Or have it, move and come back.

[@jaytrace1006]

Yes, I had read that as well…

[@stelladonaconfredobutler9459]

well she killed the baby anyway didn't she?

[@dezerismith7529]

It had a lot to do with her upbringing and religion to.

[@julienielsen4462]

Not Gary Cooper’s baby?

[@juli-annb.anderson8816]

Very glad to hear this story of an early and exhalted Latino, much revered by all peoples.❤

[@sallykohorst8803]

Thanks for her story i do remember her..

[@darriendastar3941]

A lovely antidote to Kenneth Anger's muckraking. Thank you.

[@jamesfix8353]

Why can't we get a straight story on this actress? I too have read the account of her death by drowning in the toilet only to find out much later that this was most likely just a made up story. Some people will write anything just to get their work published, then we just take what they've written as absolute fact. The book where I first heard this story was by a Kenneth Anger? I think that was the name, only to find out years later that many of the tales he wrote of were greatly exaggerated or only half truths.

[@arielbonzai462]

Mythology is a mercurial business 😊

[@BubbafromSapperton]

Well-known bush flasher 😆

[@arielbonzai462]

Wow. That's probably true too . Not sure. Why it's offensive Men love that but then they make a remark like you're that disparages her and pisses of frigid feminists.

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Thanks AOV❤

[@octaviosanchez1168]

What a beautiful story something to learn from

[@arungogna3749]

I like some others only read and heard of her through the controversial book of Kenneth Anger. I watched this video as I have just started reading a new book by Eve Arnold " Strictly Dynamite"

[@becauseingridsaidso]

i’m so disappointed in this video. it’s presenting the lie that lupe velez died by drowning in her toilet as fact. everybody knows by now that that was made up by kenneth anger. it’s so unfair to lupe.

[@dearbrad1996]

I have known her name for many years, Mexican Spitfire is a title well known to me and yet I have never seen her or any of her movie roles. Damn I've missed out on a lot 😢

[@arielbonzai462]

They didn't reserve navy early films. They foolishly saw future in them. Great work is most for us as well as a lot of crap. Stuff from the 89s is disappearing like a secret 007 missive. .

[@paytonjohnson660]

What is Latin X?

[@j.w.2391]

Beautiful, Talented woman----but Emotionally Unstable. Nonetheless, Lupe has fascinating Star text and reputation. Because of the prevailing ideological notions that Mexicans were not considered fully "White" in America, Lupe was indeed stereotyped but made the most of these practices. She was cast as a lot roles as Non-White "Ethnic women"----East and Pacific Asians, Indigenous Natives, Romani Gypsies, Greek, a Half-Caste Afro-Portuguese woman. She was not considered as "socially acceptable" as Dolores Del Rio, her more Aristocratic and "Lady-like" rival.

[@juli-annb.anderson8816]

Committed suicide in a toilet.... come on! Who believes that?

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Interesting.

[@ChuckStaley]

Stop by to see Lupe in full color...😎

[@randomity655]

Very interesting story. How about a video of Raquel Torres ?

[@tomservo56954]

Nothing says badass like drowning in your toilet...

[@alejandroduran1830]

She did commit suicide. Lupe Vélez even arranged the settings for her body to be found. Please be careful with your stories.

[@arielbonzai462]

I believe that is true and it speaks to her pathology. She was a drama queen and very indulgent.

[@julienielsen4462]

In the toilet?

[@alejandroduran1830]

@@julienielsen4462 She was found in her bed, dressed up.

[@arielbonzai462]

@@julienielsen4462 I believe Kenneth Anger was less than truthful in Hollywood Babylon. However this is the accepted narrative.

[@VintageVera]

Her acting strikes me as manic.

[@noeyknows519]

Lupe never had children. Unfortunately, she took herself out after getting pregnant by a man who didn't want to marry her or the baby.

[@ConnieHeartsValentino]

This is correct! I wonder where he is getting his information from?

[@geofflepper3207]

You're repeating misinformation about her death. Please edit or redo this video or if not those then just delete this video. It's disrespectful to her.

[@m.c3593]

I didn't know she had kids .

[@ConnieHeartsValentino]

It is believed that she was pregnant when she committed suicide. She didn't have children before that.

[@jamesfiegel9675]

Hot Taco :)

[@mikehernandez7462]

She was murdered!

[@jamesfiegel9675]

The Mexican Lucy :)

[@therealhughleys4872]

Committing suicide whilst pregnant was cowardice, not bada$$.

[@arielbonzai462]

Wasnt she in love with Tarzan. Johnny Wiiesmuller was the best ever Tarzan. I recall her being in Marx Bros episodes with Groucho's quip full of innuendo me too wound hate as much as they hated women like Lupe.Though an unreliable narrator to be sure Kenneth Anger is the prevailing version to be sure. He never mentioned and children or lupes altruism and business ventures . He swelled on details of her suicide saying she was pregnant and wasted when she puked all the spicey food and sangria . It didn't agree with sleepers . It is suggested she was all decked out in her beautifully lingerie with candles kit and her face made. Seeing her in death that way would really give people something to talk about and Johnny would never get over it. Well she puked and slid in the mess Athena fell head first into the Lou. I wonder if it was a bidet. She was not even 30. I don't see her a suicidal. A drama queen yes .maybe experience told her shed puke before dying. And everything went according to plan except when she missed the bowl and slipped. I guess they gave a very glamorous send off anyway

[@jobo9015]

LatinX? What the hell is that? You keep referring to her as Latin. Hispanic maybe, not Latin

[@paulnicolosi4792]

Errol Flynn nailed her as well…

[@alancrisp1582]

🤔 And ?. Error Flynn nailed as you put it . Everything that walked during this period, including Lassie !...........😮

[@kmos1948]

Your ending is false! Shame.