Manuel Noriega
Born: 1880-07-24 in Colombres, Asturias, España
Died: 1961-08-12
Known For: Acting
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
1960
- Macario as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
1955
- Melodías de amor as Pedrito (no acreditado)
1954
- The River and Death as Pueblerino (uncredited)
- Illusion Travels by Streetcar as Don Julio (uncredited)
- The Abduction as Don Gonzalo (uncredited)
- La entrega as Pepe (uncredited)
1953
- Dos tipos de cuidado as Rosario's Doctor
- Reportaje as Police secretary (uncredited)
1952
- Mexican Bus Ride as Licenciado Figueroa
- Two Faces Have the Destiny as Doctor (uncredited)
- Cuatro noches contigo as Don Nico, gerente hotel
1951
1950
- Vagabunda as Don Filemon
- Esposa o amante
1949
- El Mago as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)
- Conozco a los dos
- Prisión de sueños
1948
- Tarzan and the Mermaids as Older Aquitanian
- El Supersabio as Profesor (uncredited)
- The Cockfighter
- In the Shadow of the Bridge as Pedro Nájera
- El cuarto mandamiento as Don Eusebio Echeverria
1947
- ¡A volar, joven! as Doctor (uncredited)
- A media luz as Juan Pitas
- Cinco rostros de mujer as Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)
- El ladrón as Viejito portero
- Encadenada (El yugo) as Dr. Ferrer
- Quite a Gentleman as Ernesto Fournier
1946
- Tragic Weddings as Padre Muñoz
- La reina de la opereta as Don Luis de la Fuente
- Pepita Jimenez as Ceferino
- Cantaclaro
1945
- Twilight as Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)
- The Barracks as Tío Tomba
- La mujer que engañamos as Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)
1943
- Romeo y Julieta as (uncredited)
- Hooray for Women! as Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega)
- Morenita clara as Notario (as Manolo Noriega)
- El ametralladora as Inspector
- Los miserables as Guillernormand
1942
- El que tenga un amor
- Alejandra as Cuñado de Elena
- Mil estudiantes y una muchacha as Don Amador
1941
- When the Children are Gone as Don Claudio (as Manolo Noriega)
- El milagro de Cristo
1940
- You’re Missing the Point as Juez
- In the Times of Don Porfirio
- Mi madrecita
- El hipnotizador
- Odio
- El charro Negro as Don Pedro
- Viviré otra vez as Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega)
- Hombre o demonio
- The Hawk as Don Felipe Sandoval
- El jefe máximo
- Con su amable permiso
- Al son de la marimba as Acreedor
- Los últimos días de Pompeyo
1939
- El crimen del expreso ... (Director)
1938
- La zandunga as Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)
- Ojos tapatios as Chefo
1937
- Ave sin rumbo as Doctor Alvarez
- Eterna mártir as Jaime
- ¡Esos hombres! as José
- El impostor
- La honradez es un estorbo as Pepe Alcántara
- Las cuatro milpas
- Honrarás a tus padres as Dr. Fernando
- Novillero
- No basta ser madre
1936
- Marihuana (El monstruo verde) as Dr. Bueno
- Allá en el Rancho Grande as Don Rosendo
- El calvario de una esposa as Juez
- Malditas sean las mujeres as Señor de Velasco
- The Macabre Trunk as Dr. Monroy
- Mater nostra as Don Julián
1935
- Mystery of the Ghastly Face as Justo
- The Dead Speak as Profesor Jiménez
- The Treasure of Pancho Villa as Pedro (uncredited)
1934
- Two Monks
- Soulless Women as Bank employer
1926
- José ... (Director)
1925
- La casa de la Troya ... (Director)
- Madrid en el año 2000 ... (Director)
- Don Quintín el amargao ... (Director)
1924
- La mala ley ... (Director)
1923
- Alma de Dios ... (Screenplay)
- Los guapos ... (Director)
- Problema resuelto ... (Director)
- Venganza isleña