Manuel Noriega
Biography
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.
Filmography
Macario
Melodías de amor
The River and Death
The Abduction
Illusion Travels by Streetcar
Reportaje
Dos tipos de cuidado
Mexican Bus Ride
Cuatro noches contigo
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
Los apuros de mi ahijada
Los hijos de la calle
Vagabunda
Esposa o amante
Prisión de sueños
Conozco a los dos
El Mago
The Cockfighter
El Supersabio
El cuarto mandamiento
Tarzan and the Mermaids
¡A volar, joven!
Encadenada (El yugo)
Cinco rostros de mujer
A media luz
Tragic Weddings
Pepita Jimenez
The Barracks
Twilight
La mujer que engañamos
Los miserables
El ametralladora
Romeo y Julieta
Hooray for Women!
Morenita clara
Alejandra
When the Children are Gone
El milagro de Cristo
Con su amable permiso
Hombre o demonio
El jefe máximo
You’re Missing the Point
El hipnotizador
The Hawk
Los últimos días de Pompeyo
El charro Negro
Mi madrecita
Viviré otra vez
In the Times of Don Porfirio
Odio
La zandunga
Ojos tapatios
Eterna mártir
Las cuatro milpas
La honradez es un estorbo
Ave sin rumbo
¡Esos hombres!
Honrarás a tus padres
Novillero
The Imposter
Allá en el Rancho Grande
El calvario de una esposa
The Macabre Trunk
Malditas sean las mujeres
Mater nostra
The Dead Speak
Mystery of the Ghastly Face
Two Monks
Soulless Women
