- Her father, Tito Yoli, was an employee for the Bacardi corporation in Santiago, Cuba.
- Before her downfall, La Lupe lived with her husband and children in a luxurious mansion in Englewood, New Jersey. After she was dropped by label Tico Records, she found herself broke.
- After seeing one of her live performances, it is reported that Pablo Picasso declared her a musical genius.
- When she died, Lupe's children decided to leave her grave at St. Raymond's cemetery in the Bronx, New York unmarked for fear that fans would desecrate her grave in the same manner Jim Morrison's grave at Pere La Chaise Cemetary in Paris, France has suffered. A loyal fan started a drive to collect money and after requesting donations from many famous Salsa musicians (many who declined to donate), legendary Puerto Rican actress Miriam Colon gave a sizable donation that finally purchased a tombstone for La Lupe.
- Cast in the role of "Julia" opposite Raul Julia, Clifton Davis and'Jonelle Allen' in the John Guare-Galt MacDermot musical production "Two Gentlemen of Verona" in 1971, she was replaced before the show's opening by actress Diana Davila.
- Buried in St. Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. Her grave is located in the St. Matthew section, Range #7, Grave #88.
- Her former husband, Eulogio Reyes, was the band leader for the "Tropicubas," the first band La Lupe joined as a vocalist. They had a son during their brief marriage, which ended when he left her for another woman.
- Her grave at St. Raymond's Cemetery is that cemetery's most visited gravesite. Fans have erected their own personal memorials.
- Has a daughter Rainbow Garcia (from her marriage with William Garcia), and a son, René Camaño (from her marriage with Eulogio Reyes).
- Is a graduate of the University of Havana where she earned a teaching certificate.
- The intersection of East 140th Street and St. Ann's Avenue in the Bronx (where La Lupe lived her final days) was renamed in her honor.
- A musical based on her life titled "La Lupe: Mi Vida, Mi Destino" premiered in New York City on June 27, 2001.
- Godmother of her son René Camaño is actress Antonia Rey.
- Although her grave marker indicates 1939 as her year of birth, records from Cuba indicate that she was born in 1936.
- One of the biggest influences of Puerto Rican musician Zayra.
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