Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar | |
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Lupita Tovar, c. 1940s | |
| Born | Guadalupe Natalia Tovar Sullivan 27 July 1910 Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Died | 12 November 2016 (aged 106) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Other names | Lupita Kohner |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1929–1945 |
| Notable work | Drácula Santa |
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| Children | 2; including Susan Kohner |
| Relatives | Frederick Kohner (brother‑in‑law) John Weitz (son-in-law) Paul Weitz (grandson) Chris Weitz (grandson) |
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Guadalupe Natalia Tovar Sullivan (27 July 1910 – 12 November 2016), known professionally as Lupita Tovar, was a Mexican-American actress best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish-language version of Drácula. It was filmed in Los Angeles by Universal Pictures at night using the same sets as the Bela Lugosi version, but with a different cast and director.
She also starred in the film Santa (1932), one of the first Mexican sound films, and one of the first commercial Spanish-language sound films. After dying at the age of 106 in 2016, she registered a record of having been the oldest living Mexican actress, before being surpassed in 2026 by Dolores Muñoz Ledo, who died at 107.