Manuel Noriega
Date of birth: 1880-07-24
Place of birth: Colombres, Asturias, España
Known for: Acting
Also 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.
Movie Credits
El impostor
1937-01-01
Soulless Women
1934-01-01
Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga
Novillero
1937-02-02
Ojos tapatios
1938-02-10
Mexican feature film
La honradez es un estorbo
1937-07-23
The Macabre Trunk
1936-09-04
A crazed scientist tries to keep his terminally ill wife alive by transfusing into her the blood of
You’re Missing the Point
1940-09-11
Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to k
Macario
1960-06-09
Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife coo
When the Children are Gone
1941-07-30
Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new incident,
Morenita clara
1943-04-28
Priest nags a crusty old man into reconciling with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter after the d
Mystery of the Ghastly Face
1935-03-11
Dr. Forti carries out strange experiments, assisted by his son Pablo. They embark on an expedition t
Mi madrecita
1940-05-08
Woman faces the vicissitudes of life with her three adult children well in the background. But when
Hooray for Women!
1943-07-09
Movie in which funny situations based on the entanglements caused by a woman named Felicidad to her
Los hijos de la calle
1951-03-21
The Dead Speak
1935-10-16
Professor Jiménez believes the human retina retains the image of the last thing a person sees before
Romeo y Julieta
1943-09-02
Verona's peace is disturbed by the rivalry between noble families: the Montesco and the Capuleto, ir
¡A volar, joven!
1947-12-23
Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rul
El Supersabio
1948-09-04
Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez B
Con su amable permiso
1940-11-13
Unassuming elderly gent is installed as Mayor, by a cabal of financiers that expect to use him as a
El Mago
1949-05-04
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
Mexican Bus Ride
1952-06-25
Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remot
The River and Death
1954-08-22
A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican villag
Illusion Travels by Streetcar
1954-03-10
Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommis
The Abduction
1954-04-23
In a small Mexican village the news shock neighbors, Ricardo Alfaro, a wealthy local rancher has dis
Encadenada (El yugo)
1947-05-27
A marriage becomes a living hell when hubby's pathologies start surfacing.
Ave sin rumbo
1937-06-24
A woman with a past meets a man with a past; the back story of each one represents an obstacle to th
El ametralladora
1943-09-28
Peasant farmer and landowner are rivals for a woman. Sequel to Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes.
Pepita Jimenez
1946-02-22
On March 22, four days after returning to his home in Andalusia, Luis de Vargas writes the first of
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951-12-20
This musical comedy tells the story of two men whose friendship (whose beginning is told in "A toda
El hipnotizador
1940-08-31
A 1940 film directed by Antonio Helú.
Los últimos días de Pompeyo
1940-08-07
A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.
El jefe máximo
1940-10-01
A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
The Hawk
1940-08-24
A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.
El charro Negro
1940-07-18
Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
In the Times of Don Porfirio
1940-04-04
In a Mexican city at the end of the 19th century, Don Francisco, a gambler and a bohemian, almost fo
Odio
1940-02-29
A 1940 film directed by William Rowland.
Viviré otra vez
1940-04-26
Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes t
Dos tipos de cuidado
1953-11-05
Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they e
Alejandra
1942-07-02
There's a lot of confusion about who Alejandra's parents are, and until those questions are resolved
¡Esos hombres!
1937-04-22
A 1937 film.
La zandunga
1938-03-18
It is the story of a beautiful Tehuana woman who falls in love with a sailor who leaves with the pro
El milagro de Cristo
1941-02-27
A 1941 Mexican film.
Hombre o demonio
1940-10-17
A 1940 film.
Twilight
1945-04-13
Doctor Alejandro Mangino falls in love with Lucía just before he goes on a round-the-world trip. Pin
Cinco rostros de mujer
1947-02-26
"The great love of his life" happened five times; one of those women just wrote him a letter. Which
The Barracks
1945-05-27
The film chronicles the adventures of a peasant family of the late nineteenth century to push throug
Conozco a los dos
1949-08-31
Twin brothers separated at birth accidentally meet each other 25 years later. Girlfriends and cowork
El cuarto mandamiento
1948-08-14
A Mexican family drama.
Los miserables
1943-12-01
Police officer makes life hell for an ex-convict. Based on that novel.
The Cockfighter
1948-10-27
In Michoacan in the 1920s, Gabriel, a young farmer and champion cockfighter, finds himself in violen
La mujer que engañamos
1945-03-29
Woman chooses between two suitors. The lucky one is a cad and cheats on her, the one who was rejecte
Malditas sean las mujeres
1936-07-08
A tragicomic piece based on a novella by Manuel Ibo Alfaro.
Los apuros de mi ahijada
1951-04-12
Irresponsible playboy-type needs to cut down on his nightclubbing and his expensive women-friends an
Las cuatro milpas
1937-08-24
Bad dude tries to make time with a good dude's fiancée. When he can't get anywhere with her, he and
A media luz
1947-01-15
Tango singer exploits the women in his life. Learns a valuable life-lesson.
Prisión de sueños
1949-10-12
Reportaje
1953-11-13
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
El calvario de una esposa
1936-09-05
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his ni
Honrarás a tus padres
1937-02-05
Eterna mártir
1937-10-28
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her hus
Venganza isleña
1923-01-01
Vagabunda
1950-07-12
Tarzan and the Mermaids
1948-05-15
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god B
Two Monks
1934-11-28
In a Gothic-styled monastery, a monk named Javier sees the face of another monk, Juan, and suddenly
Cuatro noches contigo
1952-02-01
Traveling salesman meets a young woman who's running away from home, and helps her evade detectives
Esposa o amante
1950-06-21
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936-10-07
Two good friends — the owner and general manager of a ranch — fall in love with the same girl at the
Tragic Weddings
1946-05-30
Jalisco, 19th century. Diego, a wealthy landowner, secretly marries Amparo, defying her father Juan
Melodías de amor
1955-11-16
Mater nostra
1936-01-01
No basta ser madre
1937-01-01
San Francisco de Asís
1944-01-08
Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.
Mil estudiantes y una muchacha
1942-03-10
The dream of Atenodoro is to be a professor at the Faculty of Law. The students show enthusiasm for