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Manuel Medel

Date of birth: 1906-01-05

Place of birth: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Medel, Manuel Medel Ruiz

Manuel Medel

Biography

Manuel Medel (1906–1997) was a Mexican film actor. A comedian, during the late 1930s he teamed up with the rising star Cantinflas for three films.

Movie Credits

Águila o sol
3.3

Águila o sol

1938-05-04

At birth, three children are abandoned in a convent. They are Polito Sol and his siblings, Adriana a

La mugrosita
3.5

La mugrosita

1982-08-05

Orphaned boy Andrés and his best friend Maria live in one of the poorest parts of the city. Neverthe

Como Si Fuéramos Novios
3.1

Como Si Fuéramos Novios

1986-09-01

Andrew and Laura are a young spanish couple. Laura is blind and Andrew try's to raise enough money f

Qué hombre tan simpático
2.8

Qué hombre tan simpático

1943-03-19

Amable is the drinking buddy of Paquito, a former medical student who plays Fanny's love, a cabaret

Una gitana en México
2.5

Una gitana en México

1945-01-11

Dirty Face
2.5

Dirty Face

1949-02-04

Mexican movie

Esos Viejos Raboverdes
2

Esos Viejos Raboverdes

1983-06-09

A club of elderly dudes plan a contest among themselves to see who can pull the most babes over a ho

Teatro del crimen
2.9

Teatro del crimen

1957-02-13

In a music hall has committed a murder, the police will also find the murderer.

The Useless Life of Pito Perez
3

The Useless Life of Pito Perez

1944-11-07

Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo.

The Living Forces
2.8

The Living Forces

1975-11-20

It narrates the phenomenon of the Mexican Revolution, satirically reflected through what happens in

Pito Pérez se va de bracero
2.5

Pito Pérez se va de bracero

1948-01-16

Alcoholic hobo drifts across the border and has a series of random adventures.

Don Simón de Lira
2.5

Don Simón de Lira

1946-12-05

Mexican movie

Carnaval en el trópico
3.4

Carnaval en el trópico

1942-06-07

Three Mexican friends decide to go to Vercacruz Carnaval to celebrate. There they watch Cantinflas'

The Sign of Death
3.1

The Sign of Death

1939-12-23

Two journalists, Carlos and Lola, investigate the murder of a young woman whose body appeared with h

El espectro de la novia
2.5

El espectro de la novia

1943-09-02

British-born David T. Bamberg was a magician who went by the stage name of Fu Manchu. He was so popu

The Headless Woman
2.6

The Headless Woman

1944-03-30

A magician suspected of having killed a colleague is arrested by the police, but his assistant helps

Así es mi tierra
3.8

Así es mi tierra

1937-09-15

With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war

Maten al León
3.1

Maten al León

1977-01-27

A pilot is called back to his homeland, the Latin American republic of Arepa, by the rich islanders

The Black Ace
2.6

The Black Ace

1944-06-10

This is the story of a convict fellow whose brother is a bright scientist that discovers a vaccine a

Bartolo toca la flauta
2.5

Bartolo toca la flauta

1945-03-30

Rancho de mis recuerdos
2.5

Rancho de mis recuerdos

1946-02-14

El hijo de nadie
3

El hijo de nadie

1946-02-28

Loco y vagabundo
2.6

Loco y vagabundo

1946-10-10

Mexican movie

Payasadas de la vida
2.5

Payasadas de la vida

1934-01-01

A love-drama conflict about a young man of high social standing who falls in love with a circus girl