
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

El rosario (1944)
as Fred

Macario (1960)
as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)

Fly Away, Young Man! (1947)
as Doctor (uncredited)

El sombrero de tres picos (1944)
Actor

San Francisco de Asís (1944)
Actor

Cuando escuches este vals (1944)
as General Manuel Pavia

El Papelerito (1951)
as El cajero (uncredited)

Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
as Older Aquitanian

Soltera y con gemelos (1945)
as Juez registro civil

Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936)
as Don Rosendo

Con su amable permiso (1940)
Actor

When the Children are Gone (1941)
as Don Claudio

El secreto del sacerdote (1941)
as Doctor

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

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

Ojos tapatios (1938)
as Chefo

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

Mi madrecita (1940)
Actor

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

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

The Hawk (1940)
as Don Felipe Sandoval

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

Huapango (1938)
Actor

You’re Missing the Point (1940)
as Juez

Los últimos días de Pompeyo (1940)
Actor

Mystery of the Ghastly Face (1935)
as Justo

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

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

El ladrón (1947)
as Viejito portero

Yo, tú y ella (1933)
Actor

El beso mortal (1938)
as Don Maximino

Romeo y Julieta (1943)
as (uncredited)

No basta ser madre (1937)
Actor

El jefe máximo (1940)
Actor

El ametralladora (1943)
as Inspector

The Magician (1949)
as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)

The Cockfighter (1948)
Actor

Esposa o amante (1950)
Actor

El conde de Montecristo (1942)
as Abuelo de Valentina (uncredited)

Reportaje (1953)
as Police secretary (uncredited)

Venganza suprema (1934)
as Bank employer

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha (1942)
as Don Amador

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

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

Tragic Weddings (1946)
as Padre Muñoz

Two Monks (1934)
Actor

El Supersabio (1948)
as Profesor (uncredited)

El que tenga un amor (1942)
Actor

Los hijos de la calle (1951)
Actor

El calvario de una esposa (1936)
as Juez

La honradez es un estorbo (1937)
as Pepe Alcántara

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

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

La entrega (1954)
as Pepe (uncredited)

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

In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)
Actor

Mexican Bus Ride (1952)
as Licenciado Figueroa

The Headless Woman (1944)
as Manuel (mayordomo)

Prisión de sueños (1949)
as Don Pepe (uncredited)

The Abduction (1954)
as Don Gonzalo (uncredited)

Conozco a los dos (1949)
Actor

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

Cantaclaro (1946)
Actor

Al son de la marimba (1940)
as Acreedor

Los apuros de mi ahijada (1951)
Actor

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

Los miserables (1943)
as Guillernormand

Quite a Gentleman (1947)
as Ernesto Fournier

The Dead Speak (1935)
as Profesor Jiménez

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

It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro (1946)
as Don Antonio

Malditas sean las mujeres (1936)
as Señor de Velasco

La rosa blanca (1954)
as Médico de Nueva York

Hombre o demonio (1940)
Actor

Honrarás a tus padres (1937)
as Dr. Fernando

El milagro de Cristo (1941)
Actor

El charro Negro (1940)
as Don Pedro

The Barracks (1945)
as Tío Tomba

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

Four Nights With You (1952)
as Don Nico, gerente hotel

El impostor (1937)
Actor

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

El deseo (1948)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Odio (1940)
Actor

Alejandra (1942)
as Cuñado de Elena

Una mujer decente (1950)
as Doctor (uncredited)

Ave sin rumbo (1937)
as Doctor Alvarez

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

El cuarto mandamiento (1948)
as Don Eusebio Echeverria

The Macabre Trunk (1936)
as Dr. Monroy

Vagabunda (1950)
as Don Filemon

Novillero (1937)
Actor

Eterna mártir (1937)
as Jaime

Las cuatro milpas (1937)
Actor

Pepita Jiménez (1946)
as Ceferino

Mater nostra (1936)
as Don Julián

Cruel destino (1944)
Actor

¡Esos hombres! (1937)
as José

El hipnotizador (1940)
Actor
Venganza isleña (1923)
Actor

A media luz (1947)
as Juan Pitas





