Lupita Tovar
Mexican-American actress (1910–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, 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 1932 film Santa, 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 one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Born | Guadalupe Natalia Tovar Sullivan (1910-07-27)27 July 1910 Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico |
Died | 12 November 2016(2016-11-12) (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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