Lupe Inclán

{{Infobox person

| name = Lupe Inclán

| birth_name = Guadalupe Inclán Delgado

| birth_date = {{Birth year|1895|}}

| birth_place = San Luis Potosí, Mexico

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1956|06|25|1895|df=y}}

| death_place = Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

| nationality = Mexican

| occupation = Theatrical actress and movie actress

| notable_works = María Candelaria (1944)

}}

Lupe Inclán (1895–1956) was a Mexican actress who became very popular in Mexican Carpa theatrical plays. She was also known for movies, mainly acting in supporting comic roles. She was known as one of the most prominent Mexican actresses interpreting village women in the 20th century.

Biography

= Early life =

Lupe Inclán was born in 1895, in the family of María de Jesús Delgado and Miguel Inclán García, who both ran a travelling theater company. Her brother Miguel Inclán also became a renowned Mexican actor, known for his roles portraying villains.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/982542953|title=Mexican American theatre : then and now|date=1989|publisher=Arte Público Press|others=Nicolás Kanellos|isbn=978-1-5185-0192-0|location=Houston|oclc=982542953}}

In 1920, Lupe had two twin daughters, both of whom followed their mother's path and became theatrical actresses. Gloria Alicia, one of the daughters, later became the mother of Rafael Inclán, another prominent Mexican actor, who won the Ariel Award.{{Cite web|date=22 February 2021|title=Rafael Inclán, el mofles que conquistó a Ripstein|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/rafael-inclan-del-mofles-ripstein|access-date=4 June 2021|website=El Universal|language=es}}{{Cite web|last=Sipse|first=Redacción|date=2 April 2014|title=Premian a mexicanos, gatos y hasta un perro|url=https://sipse.com/entretenimiento/premios-criticos-periodistas-obras-teatro-mexico-83390.html|access-date=4 June 2021|website=sipse.com|language=es}}

= Theatrical Debut =

Lupe Inclán officially debuted on 31 December 1919 with the play 19–20. Unfortunately, the play was controversial, since it depicted acts of the former president and the audience reacted poorly, resulting in the closure of the forum. After the failure of her debut, Inclán started working in companies and troupes of Carmen Martínez, the Tarazona brothers and de Julio Taboada, all well-known actors.{{Cite book|last=Galindo Ulloa|first=Javier|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61390659|title=La farsa y la mujer mexicana en El eterno femenino de Rosario Castellanos|date=2004|publisher=Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Dirección General de Publicaciones|isbn=970-35-0518-X|edition=1. ed. en Sello bermejo|location=México, D.F.|oclc=61390659}}

= Film Debut =

She made her movie debut in the early 1940s. Lupe mainly acted in supporting roles alongside comedians and great stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Her more influential and major roles include: