Lupe

Lupe Ontiveros, who performed in stage productions of the play and in various Gregory Nava films, was cast as Carmen.

But Peluso appeared onstage sporting the regal poise of an operatic diva — a cross between La Lupe and Maria Callas — and then belted out “Corleone,” a sweeping orchestral bolero.

Ríos grabbed a two-way radio he had in hand and spoke into it: “������’s your location, Lupe?”

As a bilingual journalist and proud first-generation Mexican American, Lupe brings her cultural acumen to her reporting to find untold stories.

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