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 ...

La Lupe never seemed to second-guess herself onstage. The Afro-Cuban singer — who died 30 years ago this week, on Feb. 29, 1992 — was infinitely watchable, unafraid to kick and howl and twitch, as if ...

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 ...

La Lupe, the Queen of Latin Soul Music, came a long way from her birthplace in Santiago, Cuba. And now to recognize her musical accomplishments, the South Bronx street where the wild and sultry ...

The chronicle of La Lupe’s life has gone digital. Ebook publisher Editorial Trance has released “Demystifying a Diva: The Truth Behind the Myth of La Lupe,” a biography penned by music historian Juan ...

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 ...

A Cuban icon known as the Queen of Latin Soul, La Lupe has been a massively influential figure across Latin culture. We'd give anything to talk to her today, but she's long-gone; La Lupe died in 1992.

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 ...