Alfonso Mejía
Born: 1934-11-16 in Mexico City, Mexico
Died: 2021-12-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
Alfonso Mejía Silva (16 November 1934 - 29 December 2021) was a Mexican actor. He is remembered for having played the role of Pedro, the main character in the film Los Olvidados (1950), considered a memory of the world by UNESCO and for which he won the Best Child Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951.
Filmography
1970
- Rubí as Dr. Cuevas
- The Young Animals
1968
- Por mis pistolas as Pablo Sanchez
1965
- Rio Hondo as Miguel
- Tarahumara (Further and farther) as Roniali
1962
1961
1960
- Quinceañera as Pancho
1958
1955
1953
- Padre nuestro as Eduardo Molina
1952
- The Martyr of Calvary as Marcos
1951
1950
- The Young and the Damned as Pedro