Mexican Spitfire (1940)
Viva! viva! velez!
Newlyweds Dennis and Carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage: Carmelita's fiery Latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving ex-fiancee who's determined to break up their marriage.
- Date of release
- 1940-01-12
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Leslie Goodwins
- Collection
- Mexican Spitfire Collection
Casting
- Lupe Vélez — Carmelita Lindsay
- Leon Errol — Uncle Matt Lindsay / Lord Basil Epping
- Donald Woods — Dennis Lindsay
- Linda Hayes — Elizabeth Price
- Elisabeth Risdon — Aunt Della Lindsay
- Cecil Kellaway — Mr. Chumley
- Charles Coleman — Bosby - the Butler
- Brooks Benedict — Roulette Croupier (uncredited)
- Lester Dorr — Slippy - a Fugitive
- Jack Gargan — Waiter at Airport Lounge
- Kirby Grant — Airline Clerk
- Charlie Hall — Elevator Operator
Interesting facts
Mexican Spitfire is a 1940 American comedy film starring Lupe Vélez. She plays a hot-headed, fast-talking Mexican singer taken to New York for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself. The film was the sequel of the film The Girl from Mexico (1939) and was the first of a film series of seven more films with the same title and main characters.
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