Unfortunately, the untimely end of the mexican spitfire, as she was known, is part of one of hollywoods biggest myths, yet, the story of her dying on the floor of her bathroom as she vomited her excessive pill. Mexican spitfire series lupe velez uc berkeley library. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 the mexican spitfire s baby 1941 mexican spitfire at sea 1942 mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 mexican spitfire s elephant 1942 mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943 each film is not simply a comedic film, but a satire of the cultural shock and stereotypes of the mexican people and latin american. Mexican spitfires blessed event is a 1943 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 leslie goodwins, lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, comedy april 24, 2018 dennis mistakenly believes carmelita is going to have a baby. Hugh beaumont, leon errol, and lupe velez in mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943. Typical italian folklore jar of ash celebrating virgin mary august holiday. Including the girl from mexico, lupe velez starred as carmelita and leon errol as uncle matt in eight mexican spitfire films for rko, from 1939 1943. Billy edward reed is an actor, known for mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943. Mexican spitfires blessed event, us poster art, lupe velez, left, leon errol, center and right, 1943. Little does he know that the blessed event is her cats new kittens.
Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 plot keywords imdb. The series grinded to a halt with mexican spitfire s blessed event in 1943. Lupe velez leon errol walter reed 1943 carmelita lupe velez, her husband walter reed and uncle mattlord epping leon errol confuse a deal in arizona. She plays a hotheaded, fasttalking mexican singer taken to new york for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself. Carmelita gets a baby ocelot but must borrow a baby to help out. In addition to his role as uncle matt, errol also impersonated a member of british nobility in these films. Lupe velez is back again in the leading role, as is leon errol as disguisehappy uncle matt, but velezs husband is now played by walter reed. Mexican spitfire out west is a 1940 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. The films are presented in order of theatrical release from 1939 through 1943. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire s elephant.
American one sheet from the 1943 original release of the comedy with lupe velez, leon errol. With lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon. In a course of lectures on accidents and diseases incident to seamen. Finally, mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943 should have been retitled mexican spitfire s greatest hits everything that happens takes place in a weird dejavu world of repeated jokes and situations. Lupe velez is the girl from mexico 1939, the hottempered carmelita. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. The mexican spitfire films are worthless without their timing, talent, and interaction. Mexican spitfires blessed event movie tv listings and.
Mexican spitfires blessed event poster 1 goldposter. Mexican spitfires blessed event lupe velez, lydia bilbrook 1943 rko radio pictures. Mexican spitfire s blessed event is a 1943 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of mexican spitfire s blessed event with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Mexican spitfire s blessed event movie 1943 adventures of a rookie movie 1943 rookies in burma. Mexican spitfire, mexican spitfire out west, mexican spitfire baby, mexican spitfire at sea. A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of god in heaven. Credits and other information from the internet movie database mexican spitfires blessed event1943director, leslie goodwins. Blessed event concerns the confusion over carmelita lupe having a baby and how its existence, or nonexistence, influences lord eppings signature on a contract for carmelitas husband. By 1943 the series counted eight pictures, including the original the girl from mexico. Mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943 plot keywords.
By now her popularity was such that a series of mexican spitfire films were written around her. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire sees a ghost. The mexican spitfire collection, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 883316338858. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon, lydia bilbrook and hugh beaumont. Lupe velez gorgeous very rare early vintage original. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The warner archive mexican spitfire collection contains all 8 of the films featuring the mexican spitfire played by actress lupe velez. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
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Mexican spitfires blessed eventlupe velez, lydia bilbrook1943. She portrayed carmelita lindsay in mexican spitfire 1940, mexican spitfire out west 1940, the mexican spitfire s baby 1941 and mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943, among others. Mexican spitfire movie collection my video classics. Apart from that russian parents, blessed with daughters.
Late principal librarian of the british museum, senator of italy, etc. Manual of the trees of north america exclusive of mexico 2nd ed. Find out when and where you can watch mexican spitfire s blessed event on tv with the full listings schedule at. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 rotten tomatoes. When lupe purchases a baby ocelot while on vacation, she sends a fracturedenglish. All mexican spitfire s blessed event movie posters,high res movie posters image for mexican spitfire s blessed event. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 carmelita gets embroiled in intrigue surrounding a precious stolen gem. The last film in the series was 1943 film mexican spitfire s blessed event. Dennis mistakenly believes carmelita is going to have a baby. Lupe velez is back again in the leading role, as is leon errol as disguise. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 leslie goodwins. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 carmelita is forced to feign a pregnancy after a telegram she sends is misunderstood. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on. The other take on rather pedantic titles, being titled mexican spitfire, mexican spitfire out west, mexican spitfires baby, mexican spitfire at sea, mexican spitfire sees a ghost, mexican spitfires elephant, and finally mexican spitfires blessed event as the series ages most of the cast change a.
Velez was born in the city of san luis potosi in mexico, the daughter of. Rko brought its mexican spitfire saga to a close with the eighth film in the series, mexican spitfire s blessed event. In 1943, the final film in the spitfire series, mexican spitfires blessed event, was released. Mexican spitfires blessed event cast and crew tv guide. The film was released on july 17, 1943, by rko pictures. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the lindsay clan investigates a haunted house.
Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 mexican spitfire. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on tcm. The film was released on september 11, 1942, by rko pictures. Mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943 in 1943 lupe velez considered returning to her native mexico for a farcical spanishlanguage version of romeo and juliet, playing against legendary comic actor cantinflas, the chaplin of mexico, before dropping out of the project and returning to hollywood. The film was released on november 29, 1940, by rko pictures.
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