San Luis Potosí, Mexico — The Northeast (and Central Highlands)

Lupe Vélez

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 17, 2019

1. Lupe Vélez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Rinde homenaje por su trayectoria como primera mexicana en la Meca del Cine a la diva:
Lupe Vélez
San Luis Potosí, 1904 – Beverly Hills, 1944
San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. México, Noviembre 2017
H. Ayuntamiento 2015-2018
San Luis Potosí

English translation:
Tribute to the diva Lupe Vélez and her career as the first Mexican in the Mecca of Cinema.
San Luis Potosí, 1904 - Beverly Hills, 1944
San Luis Potosí, Mexico, November 2017
Honorable City Hall of San Luis Potosí, 2015-2018

Erected 2017 by Honorable Ayuntamiento de San Luis Potosí, 2015-2018.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is November 2017.

Location. 22° 8.742′ N, 100° 58.284′ W. Marker is in San Luis Potosí. Marker is at the intersection of Avenida Constitución and Sevilla y Olmedo, on the left when traveling north on Avenida Constitución. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Luis Potosí 78000, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker.

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Water Reservoir (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Guadalupe Road (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The 100th Anniversary of Mexican Independence (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Colón Garden (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); La Cubana (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Alarcón Theater (approx. half a kilometer away); San Miguelito Square (approx. half a kilometer away); San Agustín Temple (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Luis Potosí.

Also see . . . Lupe Vélez. (Submitted on April 20, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 17, 2019

2. Lupe Vélez Marker

The actress grew up nearby in this neighborhood of San Luis Potosí.

Lupe Vélez bust by Emilio Borjas image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 17, 2019

3. Lupe Vélez bust by Emilio Borjas

Lupe Vélez bust reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 17, 2019

4. Lupe Vélez bust reverse

The sculptor's mark is on the bust's left shoulder.

Cigarette card by British-American Tobacco (courtesy of NYPL)

5. Lupe Vélez

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 5. submitted on April 21, 2019.