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Manuel Noriega

Actor, Writer
Born July 24, 1880Died August 12, 1961 (81 years)
Manuel "Manolo" Noriega, (July 24, 1880 - August 12, 1961) was a stage and film actor, screenwriter, and film director. Born Manolo Noriega Ruiz in Spain, he worked in live theatre for many years, performing in his native Spain as well in Mexico, Cuba, and the United States. A pioneer in silent film, he made his first screen appearance in 1907. It is believed some of his early silent films have been lost but his main body of work began in talkies in the early 1930s, performing in close to two hundred sound films. Noriega earned an Ariel Award nomination for "Best Actor in a minor role" for his performance in the 1946 film, "Pepita Jiménez." Married to Hortensia Castañeda, their daughter Carmen became a singer who married Tito Guízar. Manuel Noriega died in Mexico City in 1961.

Known For

  • You're Missing the Point
  • Mexican Bus Ride
  • Two Monks
  • Two Careful Fellows
  • ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
  • La barraca
  • The Mystery of the Ghastly Face
  • Vértigo
  • Al son de la marimba
  • ¡Arriba las mujeres!
  • Three Cornered Hat
  • El gran Makakikus
  • La zandunga
  • El monje blanco
  • La mujer sin cabeza
  • La reina de la opereta
  • Cuatro noches contigo

Filmography

1960
Macario · as Abuelo Enfermo (uncredited)
1958
El gran premio · as Anciano Asilo
1958
Tú y la mentira · as Cast
1956
Bataclán mexicano · as Anciano
1955
Tres melodías de amor · as Pedrito (no Acreditado)
1955
El diablo a caballo · as Cantinero
1955
Camino de Guanajuato · as Señor Cura
1954
Tehuantepec · as Profesor Bernard
1954
Chucho el Roto · as Patrón De Chucho
1954
The River and Death · as Pueblerino (uncredited)
1954
The Delivery · as Pepe (uncredited)
1954
The White Rose · as Médico De Nueva York
1954
El rapto · as Don Gonzalo (uncredited)
1954
Illusion Travels by Streetcar · as Don Julio (uncredited)
1954
Dos mundos y un amor · as Portero Colegio
1953
The Loving Women · as Paciente Viejito
1953
Reportaje · as Police Secretary (uncredited)
1953
Two Careful Fellows · as Rosario's Doctor
1953
The Spot of the Family · as Doctor Torres
1952
1952
Mexican Bus Ride · as Licenciado Figueroa
1952
Chucho el remendado · as Señor Cura
1952
1952
1952
Cuatro noches contigo · as Don Nico, Gerente Hotel
1951
1951
Lodo y armiño · as José (mayordomo)
1951
El papelerito · as El Cajero
1951
Red Fury · as Víctor
1951
1951
Recién casados... no molestar · as Tomás (mayordomo)
1951
María Montecristo · as Velador
1951
1951
1951
1950
Una mujer decente · as Doctor
1950
Tramp · as Don Filemon
1950
Lluvia roja · as Señor Cura
1949
1949
Café de chinos · as Señor Cura
1949
1949
El mago · as Profesor Escuela, Cliente Mago (uncredited)
1949
Tuya para siempre · as Don Pablo
1949
Comisario en turno · as Don Julián
1949
Una mujer con pasado · as Abuelito De Soledad
1948
Ojos de juventud · as Director De Escuela
1948
1948
El supersabio · as Profesor (uncredited)
1948
La novia del mar · as Doctor
1948
El cuarto mandamiento · as Don Eusebio Echeverria
1948
Tarzan and the Mermaids · as Older Aquitanian
1948
El deseo · as Doctor
1947
¡A volar joven! · as Doctor (uncredited)
1947
El niño perdido · as Don Pepe
1947
Encadenada (El yugo) · as Dr. Ferrer
1947
El tigre de Jalisco · as Puerta
1947
Bel Ami · as Conde De Vaudrec
1947
Five Faces of Woman · as Pedro, Mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)
1947
1947
A media luz · as Juan Pitas
1946
Bodas trágicas · as Padre Muñoz
1946
No basta ser charro · as Don Antonio
1946
El hijo de nadie · as Juez
1946
Pepita Jiménez · as Ceferino
1946
Vértigo · as Santos
1946
1946
La reina de la opereta · as Don Luis De La Fuente
1945
El monje blanco · as Cast
1945
Hasta que perdió Jalisco · as Don Joaquín
1945
Soltera y con gemelos · as Juez Registro Civil
1945
La barraca · as Tío Tomba
1945
1945
Una mujer que no miente · as Pedro Guzmán, Portero Colegio
1945
El secreto de la solterona · as Profesor García
1945
Twilight · as Papá De Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)
1945
La mujer que engañamos · as Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)
1944
El gran Makakikus · as Don Remigio
1944
La hija del regimiento · as Pedro, Mayordomo
1944
Amores de ayer · as Cura
1944
1944
The Two Orphans · as Doctor Dupont
1944
1944
1944
El amor de los amores · as Médico
1944
1944
My Memories of Mexico · as Pancho (mayordomo)
1944
La mujer sin cabeza · as Manuel (mayordomo)
1944
Caminito alegre · as Don Julián
1944
1943
Mexicanos al grito de guerra · as Limosnero Ciego
1943
Les misérables · as Guillernormand
1943
Romeo y Julieta · as (uncredited)
1943
¡Arriba las mujeres! · as Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega)
1943
Resurrección · as Miembro Jurado
1943
1943
Morenita clara · as Notario (as Manolo Noriega)
1943
1943
Beautiful Michoacan · as Padre Francisco
1942
El baisano Jalil · as Invitado Fiesta
1942
El verdugo de Sevilla · as Presidente De La Audiencia
1942
Jesusita en Chihuahua · as Zenaido
1942
Alejandra · as Cuñado De Elena
1942
The Count of Monte Cristo · as Noirtier (abuelo De Valentina)
1942
1942
1941
Jalisco, Don't Backslide · as Inspector
1941
When Children Leave Home · as Don Claudio (as Manolo Noriega)
1941
1941
Al son de la marimba · as Acreedor
1941
1940
1940
1940
1940
1940
El charro Negro · as Don Pedro
1940
1940
I Shall Live Again · as Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega)
1940
1938
La zandunga · as Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)
1938
Glorious Nights · as Cast
1937
Amapola del camino · as Romualdo
1937
Guadalajara · as Don Joaquin
1937
1937
La honradez es un estorbo · as Pepe Alcántara
1937
Wandering Bird · as Doctor Alvarez
1937
These Men · as José
1937
The Super Madman · as Cast
1936
Out on the Big Ranch · as Don Rosendo
1936
The Macabre Trunk · as Dr. Monroy
1936
Marihuana · as Dr. Bueno
1935
The Dead Speak · as Profesor Jiménez
1935
The Treasure of Pancho Villa · as Pedro (uncredited)
1935
1934
1934
Soulless Women · as Bank Employer

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