![The Turbulent Life and Tragic Death of "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Velez - LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles The Turbulent Life and Tragic Death of "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Velez - LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles](https://lamag.com/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_1200/MTk3NTU1ODIwOTA0OTE2Njcy/lupe-velez-the-girl-from-mexico.jpg)
The Turbulent Life and Tragic Death of "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Velez - LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles
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30s star's shocking death still haunts Hollywood, author says: 'She didn't drown in her toilet' | Fox News
![73 years ago today, Lupe Vélez died (but not with her head in the toilet—Roz was perpetuating an urban myth!) : r/Frasier 73 years ago today, Lupe Vélez died (but not with her head in the toilet—Roz was perpetuating an urban myth!) : r/Frasier](https://i.redd.it/187zc8bvcz301.jpg)
73 years ago today, Lupe Vélez died (but not with her head in the toilet—Roz was perpetuating an urban myth!) : r/Frasier
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30s star's shocking death still haunts Hollywood, author says: 'She didn't drown in her toilet' | Fox News
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My life story? It is the story of a devil': the wild saga of Lupe Vélez, Hollywood's first tabloid casualty
Suicide Notes on Tumblr: Lupe Vélez Date of Death: December 14, 1944 Cause of Death: Overdose (Common rumor that she drowned herself in the toilet is...
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My life story? It is the story of a devil': the wild saga of Lupe Vélez, Hollywood's first tabloid casualty
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30s star's shocking death still haunts Hollywood, author says: 'She didn't drown in her toilet' | Fox News
![Dec 13, 1944 - Glendale, California, U.S. - *PLEASE NOTE: This photo is altered.* FILE PHOTO: Exact date unknown. Hollywood star for LUPE VELEZ. Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez (July 18, 1908 in Dec 13, 1944 - Glendale, California, U.S. - *PLEASE NOTE: This photo is altered.* FILE PHOTO: Exact date unknown. Hollywood star for LUPE VELEZ. Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez (July 18, 1908 in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EGG876/dec-13-1944-glendale-california-us-please-note-this-photo-is-altered-EGG876.jpg)
Dec 13, 1944 - Glendale, California, U.S. - *PLEASE NOTE: This photo is altered.* FILE PHOTO: Exact date unknown. Hollywood star for LUPE VELEZ. Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez (July 18, 1908 in
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30s star's shocking death still haunts Hollywood, author says: 'She didn't drown in her toilet' | Fox News
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