Carmelita

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Carmelita is the fiery, comedic Mexican heroine portrayed by Lupe Vélez in the 1940s "Mexican Spitfire" film series.

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Label Occurrences
Carmelita canonical 5
Lupe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
activePeriod 1940s
appearsIn Mexican Spitfire
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Mexican Spitfire’s Blessed Event
Mexican Spitfire’s Elephant
The Mexican Spitfire’s Baby
associatedWith American screwball comedy
ethnic comedy of the 1940s
characteristic comedic
fiery
countryOfOrigin Mexico
createdFor Mexican Spitfire film series
culturalStereotype "Mexican spitfire" archetype
ethnicity Mexican
fictionalUniverse Mexican Spitfire universe
firstAppearanceDecade 1940s
franchise Mexican Spitfire series
genre comedy
hasOnScreenPartner Dennis Lindsay
inUniverseNationality Mexican
language English
medium film
narrativeRole heroine
protagonist
notableFor comic misunderstandings
temperamental outbursts
notableTrait impulsive behavior
jealousy used for humor
strong accent as comic device
originalLanguageContext American cinema
portrayalType broad ethnic caricature
portrayedBy Lupe Vélez
portrayedByNationality Mexican actress
portrayedInEra Golden Age of Hollywood
productionCompanyOfWorks RKO Radio Pictures
settingOfStories United States
targetAudience mainstream American audiences of the 1940s

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mario Montez appearedIn Lupe
linked to: Carmelita
Carmen hasVariant Carmelita
The Fat Spy hasCharacter Carmelita