Lupita is best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish language version of Dracula, 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.In Santa, the first popular sound film produced in Mexico, Tovar stars as an innocent small-town girl whose life is ruined when she is abandoned by her soldier lover. A sensation when it was released in Mexico in 1932, the film is now considered a classic.
In 1932, Tovar married Universal Pictures executive Paul Kohner. She made 30 films during her career. Lupita has a daughter, Susan Kohner Weitz, who was nominated for an Oscar. Also, her grandchildren, Chris and Paul Weitz, are successful film directors in Hollywood, having films such as American Pie, Antz, The Nutty Professor, and About a Boy to their credit.
As of this writing, Lupita is still living and in November of 2006, was honored by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The only postcard we have of Lupita
Scenes from the the 1931 Spanish version of DraculaLupita Tovar - What do you think - Allure?
4 comments:
Greatsuebob : Yep, she has allure but more so in the photos with the long hair down her back. Dracula looks like he needed acting lessons?
Odd so many people came here to find this woman and nobody left any comments!
Yes, the blog got about 750 hits today that where for Ms. Tovar - I was curious why, until I discovered she was profiled on NPR's Morning Edition today (February 15.2008). Check it out.
Today, Sunday July 27, Lupita Tovar will turn 98!
Felicidades!
She is gorgeous and with tons of
allure. A couple of months ago I
saw her in a film "East of Borneo"
(1931) and she didn't have a lot to
do. I was cross because she was the
only one in the film worth
watching. Seeing her in these
beautiful photos makes up for it.
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