The Mexican Spitfire series

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film series
gptkbp:artwork screwball comedy
gptkbp:audience popular among audiences
gptkbp:boxOffice moderate success
gptkbp:character female lead
gptkbp:characterArc cultural identity
romantic entanglements
adventures_in_America
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Nicholas_Musuraca
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced later films
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Mexican_Americans
representation_of_Latinos_in_film
gptkbp:director gptkb:Leslie_Goodwins
gptkbp:editor gptkb:William_H._Ziegler
gptkbp:filmography 1940-1943
slapstick comedy
part of a larger trend
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire_Goes_to_College
gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire_at_Sea
gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire's_Last_Adventure
gptkbp:genre comedy
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:1940s_Hollywood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Mexican Spitfire series
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mexican_cinema
silent film comedy
vaudeville traditions
Mexican_culture
Hollywood_comedy
gptkbp:inspiration Lupe_Velez's_persona
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy cult following
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Lupe_Velez
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Lola_Albright
gptkb:Walter_Reed
gptkb:Leonard_Mudie
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire_in_the_Navy
gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire_Goes_to_College
gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire
gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire_at_Sea
gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire's_Last_Adventure
gptkbp:numberOfFigures 5
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Mexican_Spitfire
gptkb:The_Mexican_Spitfire's_Last_Adventure
Hugh_McCollum
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseFormat theatrical
gptkbp:releaseYear 1940
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:soundtrack original score
gptkbp:theme cultural misunderstandings
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Charles_E._Roberts