Lupita Tovar, a groundbreaking Mexican-American actress who starred in the 1931 Spanish-language Dracula and in 1932’s Santa, one of Mexico’s first narrative sound films, died Friday in Los Angeles.

Lupita Tovar became a pioneer of Mexican cinema. Her career began in the silent film era. In 1931, she co-starred in Universal's Spanish-language version of Dracula. The actress Lupita Tovar has died ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mexican film actress Lupita Tovar, who starred in the 1931 Spanish-language version of “Dracula,” has died. She was 106. A representative for Tovar”s grandson, the screenwriter Chris ...