
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

El rosario (1944)
as Fred

Huapango (1938)
Actor

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

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

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

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

San Francisco de Asís (1944)
Actor

The Hawk (1940)
as Don Felipe Sandoval

Mi madrecita (1940)
Actor

El Papelerito (1951)
as El cajero (uncredited)

El secreto del sacerdote (1941)
as Doctor

Venganza suprema (1934)
as Bank employer

Romeo y Julieta (1943)
as (uncredited)

Soltera y con gemelos (1945)
as Juez registro civil

Los hijos de la calle (1951)
Actor

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

You’re Missing the Point (1940)
as Juez

Yo, tú y ella (1933)
Actor

No basta ser madre (1937)
Actor

El ladrón (1947)
as Viejito portero

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

Ojos tapatios (1938)
as Chefo

Cuando escuches este vals (1944)
as General Manuel Pavia

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

El sombrero de tres picos (1944)
Actor

In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)
Actor

El Supersabio (1948)
as Profesor (uncredited)

Mexican Bus Ride (1952)
as Licenciado Figueroa

Los últimos días de Pompeyo (1940)
Actor

Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936)
as Don Rosendo

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

Mystery of the Ghastly Face (1935)
as Justo

Con su amable permiso (1940)
Actor

El que tenga un amor (1942)
Actor

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha (1942)
as Don Amador

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

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

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

Al son de la marimba (1940)
as Acreedor

El jefe máximo (1940)
Actor

El calvario de una esposa (1936)
as Juez

Conozco a los dos (1949)
Actor

The Headless Woman (1944)
as Manuel (mayordomo)

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

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

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

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

Esposa o amante (1950)
Actor

El beso mortal (1938)
as Don Maximino

La honradez es un estorbo (1937)
as Pepe Alcántara

Honrarás a tus padres (1937)
as Dr. Fernando

Los apuros de mi ahijada (1951)
Actor

When the Children are Gone (1941)
as Don Claudio

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

Pepita Jiménez (1946)
as Ceferino

Malditas sean las mujeres (1936)
as Señor de Velasco

Quite a Gentleman (1947)
as Ernesto Fournier

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

El ametralladora (1943)
as Inspector

La rosa blanca (1954)
as Médico de Nueva York

Hombre o demonio (1940)
Actor

Ave sin rumbo (1937)
as Doctor Alvarez

El milagro de Cristo (1941)
Actor

Reportaje (1953)
as Police secretary (uncredited)

Los miserables (1943)
as Guillernormand

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

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

The Dead Speak (1935)
as Profesor Jiménez

The Macabre Trunk (1936)
as Dr. Monroy

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

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

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

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

El impostor (1937)
Actor

Tragic Weddings (1946)
as Padre Muñoz

The Abduction (1954)
as Don Gonzalo (uncredited)

Alejandra (1942)
as Cuñado de Elena

Las cuatro milpas (1937)
Actor

The Barracks (1945)
as Tío Tomba

Two Monks (1934)
Actor

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

El charro Negro (1940)
as Don Pedro

El cuarto mandamiento (1948)
as Don Eusebio Echeverria
Odio (1940)
Actor

El deseo (1948)
as Doctor (uncredited)

Eterna mártir (1937)
as Jaime

¡Esos hombres! (1937)
as José

The Cockfighter (1948)
Actor

Vagabunda (1950)
as Don Filemon

Una mujer decente (1950)
as Doctor (uncredited)

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

La entrega (1954)
as Pepe (uncredited)

A media luz (1947)
as Juan Pitas

El hipnotizador (1940)
Actor

Cantaclaro (1946)
Actor

Cruel destino (1944)
Actor

Mater nostra (1936)
as Don Julián

Novillero (1937)
Actor
Venganza isleña (1923)
Actor





