Roman Freulich Studio Portrait of Lupe Velez AP1479

Well, yes, she WAS the ultimate "Mexican spitfire", in life, and on the screen. But she could play the lady too, as in this ravishing shot by the great Roman Freulich.

Measures 8" x 10".

Roman Freulich was born in Poland and at age 14 immigrated to the United States to join his brothers. Freulich trained with New York photographer Samuel Lumiere. In the mid-1920s Freulich moved to Hollywood, where his brother Jack was a portrait photographer at Universal Pictures. Roman Freulich became a still photographer at Universal, shooting many of their major stars. He remained at Universal until 1944 when he was offered a position at Republic Studios as head of its still department. In the late 1950s, after Republic ceased production, Freulich freelanced, mostly for United Artists, until the mid-1960s.