Caption: Johnny Weissmuller and Lupe Velez at the Mexican actress' home in Los Angeles, October 8th, just before they made a hurried trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, before dawn, obtained a marriage license and then returned to Los Angeles, denying that they had been married 10-11-1933
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: July 18, 1908
Star sign: Cancer
Height: 5' (1.52 m)
Known for: The Gaucho (1927), The Girl from Mexico (1939), The Half Naked Truth (1932), Palooka (1934)
Source: IMDB
Lupe Velez was born on July 18, 1908, in San Luis de Potosi, Mexico, as Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez. She was sent to Texas at the age of 13 to live in a convent. She later admitted that she wasn't much of a student because she was so rambunctious. She had planned to become a champion roller-skater but that would change. Life was hard for her ...