
Manuel Noriega
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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
Credits

Macario (1960)
as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)

Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
as Older Aquitanian

Dos tipos de cuidado (1953)
as Rosario's Doctor

Mexican Bus Ride (1952)
as Licenciado Figueroa

The Cockfighter (1948)
Actor

El Mago (1949)
as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)

Venganza suprema (1934)
as Bank employer

Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954)
as Don Julio (uncredited)

You’re Missing the Point (1940)
as Juez

¡A volar, joven! (1947)
as Doctor (uncredited)

The Hawk (1940)
as Don Felipe Sandoval

Ojos tapatios (1938)
as Chefo

El Supersabio (1948)
as Profesor (uncredited)

Romeo y Julieta (1943)
as (uncredited)

El ladrón (1947)
as Viejito portero

Viviré otra vez (1940)
as Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega)

Mi madrecita (1940)
Actor

Prisión de sueños (1949)
Actor

The Abduction (1954)
as Don Gonzalo (uncredited)

The River and Death (1954)
as Pueblerino (uncredited)

Marihuana (El monstruo verde) (1936)
as Dr. Bueno

Reportaje (1953)
as Police secretary (uncredited)

Melodías de amor (1955)
as Pedrito (no acreditado)

Vagabunda (1950)
as Don Filemon

El jefe máximo (1940)
Actor

When the Children are Gone (1941)
as Don Claudio

El sombrero de tres picos (1944)
Actor

In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)
Actor

El ametralladora (1943)
as Inspector

Cuando escuches este vals (1944)
Actor

Mystery of the Ghastly Face (1935)
as Justo

Two Monks (1934)
Actor

Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936)
as Don Rosendo

Tragic Weddings (1946)
as Padre Muñoz

The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1935)
as Pedro (uncredited)

Al son de la marimba (1940)
as Acreedor

Two Faces Have the Destiny (1952)
as Doctor (uncredited)

Alejandra (1942)
as Cuñado de Elena

Beyond Death (1935)
as Amigo de Enrique (uncredited)

La entrega (1954)
as Pepe (uncredited)

In the Shadow of the Bridge (1948)
as Pedro Nájera

Los miserables (1943)
as Guillernormand

Twilight (1945)
as Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)

Esposa o amante (1950)
Actor

Cantaclaro (1946)
Actor

Los últimos días de Pompeyo (1940)
Actor

Pepita Jiménez (1946)
as Ceferino

La honradez es un estorbo (1937)
as Pepe Alcántara

El charro Negro (1940)
as Don Pedro

Con su amable permiso (1940)
Actor

La mujer que engañamos (1945)
as Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)

Cuatro noches contigo (1952)
as Don Nico, gerente hotel

El cuarto mandamiento (1948)
as Don Eusebio Echeverria

Los hijos de la calle (1951)
Actor

¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? (1951)
as Señor Cura

¡Esos hombres! (1937)
as José

La reina de la opereta (1946)
as Don Luis de la Fuente

Eterna mártir (1937)
as Jaime

Cruel destino (1944)
Actor

La zandunga (1938)
as Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)

El que tenga un amor (1942)
Actor

San Francisco de Asís (1944)
Actor

Hooray for Women! (1943)
as Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega)

El calvario de una esposa (1936)
as Juez

Los apuros de mi ahijada (1951)
Actor

Conozco a los dos (1949)
Actor

The Barracks (1945)
as Tío Tomba

Yo, tú y ella (1933)
Actor

Quite a Gentleman (1947)
as Ernesto Fournier
Odio (1940)
Actor

No basta ser madre (1937)
Actor

The Macabre Trunk (1936)
as Dr. Monroy

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha (1942)
as Don Amador

A media luz (1947)
as Juan Pitas

Cinco rostros de mujer (1947)
as Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)

Novillero (1937)
Actor

El milagro de Cristo (1941)
Actor

Hombre o demonio (1940)
Actor

Encadenada (El yugo) (1947)
as Dr. Ferrer

El beso mortal (1938)
as Don Maximino
Ave sin rumbo (1937)
as Doctor Alvarez

El impostor (1937)
Actor

Las cuatro milpas (1937)
Actor

Malditas sean las mujeres (1936)
as Señor de Velasco

Morenita clara (1943)
as Notario (as Manolo Noriega)

El hipnotizador (1940)
Actor

The Dead Speak (1935)
as Profesor Jiménez

Honrarás a tus padres (1937)
as Dr. Fernando
Venganza isleña (1923)
Actor

Mater nostra (1936)
as Don Julián





