Lupita Tovar | |
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 Lupita Tovar, 1930s | |
| Born | Guadalupe Natalia Tovar Sullivan 27 July 1910 Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Died | 12 November 2016 (aged 106) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Other names | Lupita Kohner |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1929–1945 |
| Notable work | Drácula Santa |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2; including Susan Kohner |
| Relatives | Frederick Kohner (brother‑in‑law) John Weitz (son-in-law) Paul Weitz (grandson) Chris Weitz (grandson) |
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Guadalupe Natalia Tovar Sullivan[1][2] (27 July 1910 – 12 November 2016), known professionally as Lupita Tovar, was a Mexican-American actress best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish-language version of Drácula. It was filmed in Los Angeles by Universal Pictures at night using the same sets as the Bela Lugosi version, but with a different cast and director.[3]
She also starred in the film Santa (1932), one of the first Mexican sound films, and one of the first commercial Spanish-language sound films.[4] At the time of her death, she was the oldest living actress and among the last surviving stars of the Golden Ages of both Mexican cinema and Hollywood.
- ^ "Guadalupe Lupita Kohner (1952) – New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Passenger Manifest – Pan American World Airways, Inc.: Guadalupe Lupita Kohner -- Paris to New York (1952)". FamilySearch. 28 October 1952. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Montagne, Renee (15 February 2008). "Lupita Tovar, Mexico's Sultry Screen 'Sweetheart'". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Marble, Steve (15 November 2016). "Lupita Tovar, a Mexican star in Hollywood's golden era, dies at 106". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
"Santa" was probably not the first Mexican "talkie," but it was certainly one of the first commercial breakthroughs of the sound era in Spanish-language cinema.