The Assumption of Lupe Velez starts with a reproduction of an Andy Warhol film entitled "Lupe." Warhol's film is loosely based on the last night of the famous Mexican star Lupe Velez' life. The Assumption of Lupe Velez utilizes accounts and renditions of Velez's last night in Hollywood to examine the her portrayals in the mainstream entertainment press (accounts by Hedda Hopper) as well her transformation into underground cult icon (by Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol and the little known Puerto Rican experimental filmmmaker Jose Soltero).
Selected Screenings
WOMEN IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
MIX NEW YORK/MEXICO
L.A. FREEWAVES
CINE FESTIVAL, SAN ANTONIO |
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