La lupa is Italian for "the she-wolf", a female wolf.
La lupa can refer to the mythological she-wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus and became a symbol of the city of Rome.
La lupa Capitolina is the Italian name of the Capitoline Wolf, the famous statue of the mythical she-wolf in the National Museum of Rome. __NOTOC__ Films La lupa, a 1953 film adaptation by Alberto Lattuada of Giovanni Verga's short story La lupa, a 1955 film by Luis Lucia La lupa, a 1996 film adaptation by Gabriele Lavia of Giovanni Verga's short story La Lupa, a 1996 soundtrack album by Ennio Morricone, and its theme track La lupa mannara, a 1976 Italian film
Literature and media La Lupa (magazine), an early fascist magazine founded by Paolo Orano La Lupa (story), a short story by Giovanni Verga La Lupa (Swiss singer), artist
Other uses Acca Larentia (Roman mythology), the adopted mother of Romulus and Remus, and by some accounts a prostitute ("lupa") A nickname of Anna Magnani, Italian stage and film actress
See also Lupa (disambiguation) She-wolf (disambiguation) Romulus and Remus