It was an exciting moment for me to finally watch Lupe Velez on screen. I've researched a lot about her, both early career and death and it was magical to finally see her. The film, apart from Velez's presence however, was extremely disappointing. There was nothing particularly funny about either of the 2 male counterparts, and they seemed to perform as unfunny Laurel and Hardy-esque characters. One seemed to delight in 'arresting' people with his fake police badges. They are equally taken by the fiery 'Hot Pepper' who stows herself away into a cargo boat from South America to bring her to America to launch her career. Whilst Velez is gorgeous in every single way, she does have a rather psychotic personality, one minute charming and sexy, the next screaming and becoming violent (which was very like her personal life). I feel this was maybe the wrong film to start with for my introduction to Lupe. I can't imagine this was a highlight in her career.
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