Many years ago, Lauren Vélez began her quest to create a film about the life of Cuban singer, La Lupe. Now the star of Showtime’s hit drama “Dexter” is moving full steam ahead with what she calls her ...

The story of Guadalupe Victoria Yoli Raymond, known as La Lupe, is a poignant tale of a performer ruled by instinct and ecstasy. First, she was the right talent at the right place at the right time — ...

Singers La Bruja, Calma Carmona and Nina Rodríguez will perform at the tribute to "The Queen of Latin Soul." By Judy Cantor-Navas Cuban singer La Lupe will be posthumously honored with a June 9 ...

THE BASICS: LA LUPE: MY LIFE, MY DESTINY, the WNY premiere of the 2001 “play with music” by NYC playwright Carmen Rivera, presented by Raíces Theatre Company, directed by Victoria Pérez, starring ...

La Lupe was born Dec. 23, 1936, in Santiago, Cuba, and given the name of Lupe Victoria Yoli Raymond. She grew up listening to such vocalists as Rita Montaner, Olga Guillot and Celia Cruz. Lupe came ...

One-woman shows that resurrect the spirits of female icons like Janice Joplin and Billie Holiday rely on the communal memory of the public and the actresses’ ability to channel that legend. Sully Diaz ...

Lauren Velez will finally get to fulfill her dream of portraying La Lupe, the Cuban singer who was an inspiration to the actress as a child. "They Call Me La Lupe," the one-time play now being ...

She was a rebel before it was cool: enchanting, hypnotic, tragic. We speak to La Lupe's biographer. La Lupe, Queen Of Latin Soul: The Original Alt.Latina A Cuban icon known as the Queen of Latin Soul, ...

Long before there was Jennifer Lopez, there was La Lupe. Yesterday, Latino luminaries of music, stage and film gathered with family, friends and jubilant fans of the Cuban-born singer as a stretch of ...

Host Leslie Grace performs La Lupe’s “La Tirana” at the 36th Hispanic Heritage Awards, accompanied by the American Pops Orchestra. Hispanic Heritage Awards is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...