Lupita Tovar

Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, 'Lupita Tovar' (qv) appeared first in silent Fox films before making the move to Universal and co-starring in the Spanish-language version of 1930's "The Cat Creeps" (_La voluntad del muerto (1930)_ (qv)). For the same producer, Czech-born 'Paul Kohner' (qv), she appeared as Eva Seward (the Spanish-language counterpart of 'Helen Chandler' (qv)'s Mina) in Universal's Spanish _Dracula (1931)_ (qv). In 1932, she married Kohner, who later became one of the top agents in Hollywood. (Their actress-daughter, 'Susan Kohner' (qv), was Oscar-nominated for her performance in Universal's 1959 _Imitation of Life (1959)_ (qv); their son, 'Pancho Kohner' (qv), is a producer). Tovar gave up films in the 1940s and has been widowed since 1988.::'Tom Weaver' (qv) <TomWeavr@aol.com>