Manuel Noriega
ActingAlso Known As
Manolo Noriega, M. Noriega, Manolo Noriega Ruiz, Manuel "Manolo" Noriega Ruiz, Manuel Noriega Ruiz
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.
Movies
(74 total)
Macario
as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
¡A volar, joven!
as Doctor (uncredited)
Dos tipos de cuidado
as Rosario's Doctor
Tarzan and the Mermaids
as Older Aquitanian
Illusion Travels by Streetcar
as Don Julio (uncredited)
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
as Señor Cura
Mexican Bus Ride
as Licenciado Figueroa
El Supersabio
as Profesor (uncredited)
Romeo y Julieta
as (uncredited)
El Mago
as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)
The River and Death
as Pueblerino (uncredited)
Twilight
as Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)
The Barracks
as Tío Tomba
El cuarto mandamiento
as Don Eusebio Echeverria
Reportaje
as Police secretary (uncredited)
Allá en el Rancho Grande
as Don Rosendo
Alejandra
as Cuñado de Elena
The Macabre Trunk
as Dr. Monroy