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Manuel Dondé

Date of birth: 1906-01-01

Place of birth: Campeche, Campeche, Mexico

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Manuel Donde, Rafael Donde, Manuel Dondé F., Manuel Dondé Fernández

Manuel Dondé

Biography

Manuel Dondé was born in 1906 in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico. He was an actor and casting director, known for El tesoro de Sierra Madre (1948), El (1953) and Subida al cielo (1952). He was a character actor who usually played villains. He died in 1976.

Movie Credits

Diabolical Kidnapping
2.5

Diabolical Kidnapping

1957-01-01

Second film in the Tigres del ring series.

Operation 67
3.1

Operation 67

1967-11-16

The silver masked Santo tries to stop a gang of counterfeiters who conspire to ruin the economy.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
4

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948-01-15

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search

La malquerida
3.5

La malquerida

1949-09-16

Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsess

Él
3.8

Él

1953-07-09

Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.

Soulless Women
1.5

Soulless Women

1934-01-01

Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga

Mexican Bus Ride
3.3

Mexican Bus Ride

1952-06-25

Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remot

Los Asesinos
2.5

Los Asesinos

1968-09-16

Starring Nick Adams in his final role, a lone cowboy rides into a small Western town that is besiege

Alucarda
3.2

Alucarda

1977-12-26

A young girl's arrival at a convent after the death of her parents marks the beginning of a series o

The Book of Stone
3.9

The Book of Stone

1969-07-18

Julia, a governess, comes to work for a bourgeois family that lives in a forested property they have

Juana Gallo
3.1

Juana Gallo

1961-05-21

Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entan

Las cautivas
1.7

Las cautivas

1973-03-15

Raimundo, a wealthy man, died of a heart attack. The notary reads out Raimundo's will, leaving all h

Garden of Evil
3

Garden of Evil

1954-07-09

A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue

Balajú
2.5

Balajú

1944-08-24

Rayito de luna
2.5

Rayito de luna

1949-01-01

Mexican movie

Miguel Strogoff
2.6

Miguel Strogoff

1944-01-01

A Russian courier has to deliver a message from the Czar to the Grand Duke across enemy lines. He en

Pueblerina
3.5

Pueblerina

1949-07-06

Aurelio Rodríguez is released from jail, and tries to start a new life by marrying Paloma and workin

Diamantes, Oro y Amor
2.5

Diamantes, Oro y Amor

1973-06-28

Hidden River
3.1

Hidden River

1948-02-12

Called by the Mexican President himself, a rural teacher goes to work in a village that is dominated

The Other
3.4

The Other

1946-11-20

A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.

The Rock of Souls
2.9

The Rock of Souls

1943-02-25

The love between María Ángela and Fernando is impossible because there's an ancient history of hate

Por ellas aunque mal paguen
3.2

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

1952-08-16

Don Anastacio, an aristocrat passing through a rough patch,He will make marry his daughter Isabel wi

El Cementerio De Las Aguilas
2.8

El Cementerio De Las Aguilas

1938-12-12

When the U.S. invasion and the landing of troops in 1847 begins, the former cadet Miguel de la Peña

Los amantes
2.5

Los amantes

1956-11-09

Mexican feature film

Si volvieras a mi
2

Si volvieras a mi

1954-10-01

The Blood Stain
2.9

The Blood Stain

1937-01-01

Camelia, a prostitute who works in a low-class cabaret in Mexico City (called "The Blood Stain') mee

The Hawks
3.4

The Hawks

1956-02-10

The story of two half brothers who do not know they are such, who fight over a woman and nearly kill

Secreto profesional
2.5

Secreto profesional

1945-06-24

El cobarde
2.5

El cobarde

1939-03-21

Alberto is born in wartime, where his father dies a hero. He grows up effeminate. His mother sends h

Santo vs. the Strangler
2

Santo vs. the Strangler

1965-11-18

Santo battles the Strangler.

Blue Demon: Destructor of Spies
2.7

Blue Demon: Destructor of Spies

1968-07-11

Blue Demon returns in one of his best adventures like Agent Zero, who this time is facing a criminal

The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy
2.3

The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy

1964-11-27

Gloria Venus and Golden Rubi are tag-team Luchadoras, helping a scientist on a quest to discover an

She-Wolves of the Ring
2.7

She-Wolves of the Ring

1965-05-21

Intimate problems and the wickedness of friends is resolved in the ring.

A Letter of Love
3.2

A Letter of Love

1943-11-20

Moments before he will be executed by the French Intervention Army, the liberal leader reads a love

Las adorables mujercitas
2

Las adorables mujercitas

1974-08-22

La mujer que yo amé
3.2

La mujer que yo amé

1950-06-29

A musician is injured and threatened for defending a girl and decides to go to the capital, where fa

El impostor
2.8

El impostor

1960-07-28

An academic and his family go back to the land, then get involved in politics.

The Possession
2.8

The Possession

1950-01-01

Two old friends get hinky with each other over the deed to a tract of land, and their children's eng

El genial Detective Peter Pérez
2.8

El genial Detective Peter Pérez

1952-09-03

A clumsy investigator must unravel a deadly mystery when a passenger is killed during a long-distanc

The Crying Woman
2.7

The Crying Woman

1933-03-31

Llorona is a figure unique to Mexican folklore -- the wailing spirit of a woman who lost or killed h

Two Faces Have the Destiny
3

Two Faces Have the Destiny

1952-03-21

Ruined alcoholic doctor escapes a tropical plague and begins a new life back in civilization, taking

Macario
4.3

Macario

1960-05-09

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife coo

Callejera
2.3

Callejera

1949-11-16

Struggling songwriter "adopts" a teenaged girl to protect her from her abusive father.

Los tres Villalobos
2.5

Los tres Villalobos

1955-09-01

Three brothers cowboy-up to battle crime. Based on a radio serial.

What a Man
2.5

What a Man

1955-01-05

Father and adult sons give help to an orphaned teenage girl.

Las medias de seda
2.6

Las medias de seda

1956-11-02

Vineyard worker is happy when her long-estranged artist brother comes to visit her. But then...

The Last Frontier
3

The Last Frontier

1955-12-07

Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain who loses his fort to a hated colonel.

Un tipo a todo dar
2.8

Un tipo a todo dar

1963-10-31

Romanticized version of Javier Solis' biography, from working-class roots to boxer to musician.

Ghost Town
2.6

Ghost Town

1963-02-05

A vampire is on the loose in an old west town.

Bullfighter for One Day
2.6

Bullfighter for One Day

1963-12-25

El Piporro, desperate to earn more money, decides to fight and put his skills to the test in the rod

María Montecristo
2.5

María Montecristo

1951-05-16

Rich woman manouevres in secret to restore her dead father's good reputation.

Los Sánchez deben morir
2.6

Los Sánchez deben morir

1966-05-12

An anxious father wants to trap the Sanchez brothers into marrying his two daughters.

Alma Grande en el desierto
2.5

Alma Grande en el desierto

1967-06-08

Yaqui Indian hero -- comic-book adaptation.

The Black Whip
2.8

The Black Whip

1958-06-19

When a ruthless gang terrorizes innocent townsfolk, a masked avenger known only as The Black Whip ri

Alma llanera
2.6

Alma llanera

1965-11-14

A Venezuelan rancher tries to preserve his traditional way of life in spite of modernizing influence

Encrucijada
2.5

Encrucijada

1956-10-18

Three men in a mining community end up competing for the same woman.

Wild Flower
3.3

Wild Flower

1943-04-24

The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the fo

Doña Bárbara
3.5

Doña Bárbara

1943-09-16

A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

Enamorada
3.9

Enamorada

1946-12-25

In Mexican Revolution times, a guerrilla general and his troops take the conservative town of Cholul

Pasionaria
2.6

Pasionaria

1952-04-09

Musicians/dancers look for their big show-biz break while dealing with a melodrama/crime activity th

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal
2.6

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal

1958-07-09

Disgruntled 19th century peasants get militant and start redistributing some wealth. Part two of a h

Juan Pistolas
2

Juan Pistolas

1966-10-13

Picaresque adventures of two small-time crooks, ligging around on the periphery of the Mexican revol

El Silencioso
3

El Silencioso

1967-09-14

Taciturn gunslinger 'helps out' a widow lady under siege from bad guys.

El último cartucho
2.5

El último cartucho

1965-01-22

Dishonest business practices and corrupt local government lead a large number of townsfolk to set up

Dos gallos y dos gallinas
2.5

Dos gallos y dos gallinas

1963-01-03

Two brothers are trying to raise emergency cash by doing cockfights and horse-races. They meet two s

Sangre en la barranca
2.4

Sangre en la barranca

1963-07-05

An innocent love withers when a terrible truth is uncovered.

La leyenda del bandido
2.5

La leyenda del bandido

1967-04-20

Western with romance subplot.

The Jungle of Fire
3

The Jungle of Fire

1945-12-27

A beautiful woman awakens passions in the workers of a camp deep in the jungle.. Venice Film Festiv

El muchacho alegre
2.6

El muchacho alegre

1948-02-04

Boisterous young charro has to prove to his girlfriend's parents that he's ready to settle down and

Limosneros con garrote
3.5

Limosneros con garrote

1961-02-09

Low-rent vaudeville entertainers lose their venue and try to find mainstream jobs to support the fou

Misericordia
3

Misericordia

1953-03-13

Faded rich family has a housekeeper who struggles to keep them fed and comfortable after their fortu

Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto
4

Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto

1972-09-07

Morenita clara
2.5

Morenita clara

1943-04-28

Priest nags a crusty old man into reconciling with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter after the d

Tierra de violencia
2.5

Tierra de violencia

1966-02-18

Western sheriff's black-sheep son becomes responsible for keeping order in town while his father is

Para servir a usted
1.8

Para servir a usted

1971-03-11

Working-class dude gets a gig as a waiter doing banquet service, and loses his moral compass through

Frente al destino
2.5

Frente al destino

1964-06-17

Tlayucan
3.3

Tlayucan

1962-12-27

Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa L

Black Wind
4

Black Wind

1965-12-23

The building of a railroad under tough conditions from searing heat to freezing cold in the Sonora d

Se la llevó el Remington
2.8

Se la llevó el Remington

1948-11-04

While tracking down the three men that killed his father, a notorious bad-ass commits other misdeeds

The Paper Man
3.4

The Paper Man

1963-10-05

A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries t

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'

Swamp of the Lost Monster
2.4

Swamp of the Lost Monster

1957-09-05

A disappearing body leads a detective and his sidekick into an encounter with a gill man.

Capulina vs. the Mummies
3.8

Capulina vs. the Mummies

1973-10-18

A taxi driver winds up working as a butler for a scientist who is trying to revive mummies.

El beso de ultratumba
2.5

El beso de ultratumba

1963-07-26

A newlywed couple find themselves broke when the woman's father dies deeply in debt. Forced to sell

Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
2.4

Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler

1966-03-31

When Santo beat to Estrangulador, one of his strongest enemies, thought not ever see it, but thanks

¡En peligro de muerte!
3.7

¡En peligro de muerte!

1962-11-29

Tragic Cabaret
2.8

Tragic Cabaret

1957-11-27

Young woman is sorta trapped into working as a bar-girl because of her unwitting complicity in a mur

One Day with the Devil
3.6

One Day with the Devil

1945-11-30

Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
3.6

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

1955-05-19

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial ki

Ni sangre ni arena
3.6

Ni sangre ni arena

1941-05-22

Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's

The Unknown Policeman
3.9

The Unknown Policeman

1941-10-22

A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to ca

The Three Musketeers
3.7

The Three Musketeers

1942-08-27

Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at

Alazán y enamorado
3

Alazán y enamorado

1966-09-29

Rom-com about two horses. And some humans.

El circo
3.9

El circo

1943-03-12

A cobbler gets a job in a Circus as a janitor, recommended by the beautiful girl rider of the show.

Drop the Curtain
3.6

Drop the Curtain

1955-08-31

Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress

The River and Death
3.2

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

El primer amor
2.8

El primer amor

1974-01-09

Seminary students interrupts his studies for a final vacation in the real world and finds it difficu

Maclovia
3.3

Maclovia

1948-09-30

On a small Mexican island dwells a group of Indians who live in the traditional manner and who disda

Rapine
3.6

Rapine

1975-05-14

Two humble indigenous woodcutters discover the wreckage of a plane that has crashed at the top of th

Another Dawn
3.4

Another Dawn

1943-11-18

The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover

Like All Mothers
2.6

Like All Mothers

1945-05-11

The story of a single mother and her children, and the lives that cross their paths.

Cuando lloran los valientes
2.7

Cuando lloran los valientes

1947-01-08

A farmer is in love during revolutionary times.

Time to Die
3.4

Time to Die

1966-08-11

A man comes home after serving 18 years in jail for murder in this routine western. Although the man

El jefe máximo
2.5

El jefe máximo

1940-10-01

A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.

Creo en Dios
2.5

Creo en Dios

1941-04-09

A 1941 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.

La vida no vale nada
4

La vida no vale nada

1955-05-04

Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches o

Hombre o demonio
2.5

Hombre o demonio

1940-10-17

A 1940 film.

Algo flota sobre el agua
2.9

Algo flota sobre el agua

1948-08-27

Labor disputes and love triangles among coastal-village fishermen.

Midnight
3

Midnight

1949-04-28

A villain has his cronies kidnap a teacher and pretends to be him, teaching in a hidden town.

La mujer X
2.5

La mujer X

1955-04-06

A woman accused of murder refuses to defend herself in any way, in order to avoid tarnishing the fam

La rebelion de las hijas
2.6

La rebelion de las hijas

1970-09-24

Three young women are ready to marry, but their father inserts himself into the decision-making proc

They Say I'm a Communist
3.1

They Say I'm a Communist

1951-07-12

A worker overwhelmed by the economic crisis and the cost of living is accidentally propaganda of a p

Su precio... unos dólares
2.6

Su precio... unos dólares

1970-09-10

A woman hires four gunmen, Trinidad, Doc, Satan and The Renegade to rob a bank, but things don't wor

Los siete proscritos
2.5

Los siete proscritos

1969-12-03

A motley crew of seven outlaws are pressed into service to defend a town from marauding Apaches, the

Los tigres del ring
2.5

Los tigres del ring

1960-03-30

Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches i

Assassins of the Night
2.6

Assassins of the Night

1957-05-02

After serving a prison sentence, a guy goes after the gang-leader who framed him.

Ay Chabela...!
2.5

Ay Chabela...!

1961-06-22

Two guys fight over two girls, ranchera style.

Mar sangriento
2.5

Mar sangriento

1965-10-01

Shady waterfront guy rents a yacht from a married couple and they all go off on a secret mission tog

Revancha
2.8

Revancha

1948-09-15

A man steals to buy medicine for his sick mother but when she dies he gets into drug trafficking at

El espadachín
2.5

El espadachín

1964-07-02

Evil aristocrat covets his brother's wife, swordsman-for-hire comes to her rescue.

El Cristo de mi Cabecera
2.5

El Cristo de mi Cabecera

1951-01-03

1830s, guerrillas in the hills resisting the French occupation. Meanwhile, their leader has a French

El río de las ánimas
2.5

El río de las ánimas

1964-02-13

Traveling lawman comes to town and schools the residents in collective farming practices. There's al

Martín Santos, El llanero
2.5

Martín Santos, El llanero

1961-05-15

A farmer aspires to marry the daughter of the local aristocrats, but she think he's beneath her. It

Los falsos héroes
2.5

Los falsos héroes

1962-11-22

Three spoiled rich kids live profligately and set a bad example for an ambitious middle-class friend

México nunca duerme
2.5

México nunca duerme

1959-03-26

Fretful granny is upset when her granddaughter isn't home by 9 PM on Saturday night, so she teams up

Tom Thumb
3.5

Tom Thumb

1957-01-01

A young boy born extraordinarily small must rescue his older brothers from a wicked ogre.

The New Invisible Man
2.6

The New Invisible Man

1958-11-08

A man is sentenced to prison for a murder he did not commit. Thanks to a serum invented by his broth

Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres
2.9

Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres

1967-10-27

Three-episode sex farce.

Todos son mis hijos!...
3

Todos son mis hijos!...

1951-03-23

Good son takes the blame for father's peculations and goes off to work in the rain forest to pay off

La norteña de mis amores
3.3

La norteña de mis amores

1948-12-25

Child whose father was murdered grows up and seeks revenge, also falling in love with a new victim o

Ahí viene Vidal Tenorio
2.5

Ahí viene Vidal Tenorio

1949-06-15

Two military goons slaughter a young man's parents and siblings. A few years later, the same guys ra

Love and Sin
3

Love and Sin

1956-10-03

A dramatic encounter between passionate love and fraternal love. Two brothers fall in love with the

Policías y ladrones
2.5

Policías y ladrones

1956-09-28

When an inexperienced police officer discovers a corpse while inspecting a crime scene, he flees wit

La culpa de los hombres
2.5

La culpa de los hombres

1955-12-25

A factory worker gets pregnant by the son of her boss, who forces his son to marry a rich girl he do

El rayo del sur
2.5

El rayo del sur

1943-09-30

Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um..

The Holy Mountain
3.8

The Holy Mountain

1973-11-29

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets i

The Soft One
2.5

The Soft One

1951-08-03

Charming but unreliable, Roberto has earned his nickname "El Suavecito" through his constant flirtat

Anyway, Juan is Your Name
2.9

Anyway, Juan is Your Name

1976-12-22

Analytical view of one of the least reported conflicts of national cinema: the Cristero movement tha

Sonatas
2.3

Sonatas

1959-10-12

In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares,

El rencor de la tierra
2.5

El rencor de la tierra

1949-11-10

Mexican movie

Meat in Prison
2.9

Meat in Prison

1952-07-02

Pedro is found guilty of murder after accidentally killing a friend's husband. His own family will f

The Martyr of Calvary
3.9

The Martyr of Calvary

1952-04-02

The life of Jesus from the beginning of his ministry, his miracles, the Sermon on the Mount and his

Jesus of Nazareth
3.9

Jesus of Nazareth

1942-03-26

The biblical story of The Messiah from his baptism through his crucifixion.

La perversa
2.8

La perversa

1954-02-04

Working-class girl becomes a Kept Woman, violating all of man's laws and God's Mandates.

Cuatro contra el mundo
3

Cuatro contra el mundo

1950-04-06

This dazed Mexican-melodrama-cum-boozer-heist-noir cuts a dark swath over a border nominally dominat

La vorágine: abismos de amor
2.6

La vorágine: abismos de amor

1949-04-20

It narrates the adventures of the poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia, a story of passion and reve

El ahijado de la muerte
2.8

El ahijado de la muerte

1946-10-31

Father of a newborn makes a deal with Death to protect his son.

El último pistolero
2.5

El último pistolero

1969-12-25

En carne propia
2.8

En carne propia

1961-02-23

Rookie reporter and his publisher's daughter get caught up in a bizarre crime/traffic accident noir

El hombre de la máscara de hierro
2.5

El hombre de la máscara de hierro

1943-01-01

The Hidden One
2.6

The Hidden One

1956-06-09

Amid the Mexican Revolution, a woman rises from the depths of poverty and becomes a courtesan who is

The Scapular
4.2

The Scapular

1968-01-18

A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows

Raffles
2.5

Raffles

1958-01-01

El pueblo sin Dios
3.2

El pueblo sin Dios

1955-03-17

Unscrupulous rich guy owns all the businesses in border towns, is challenged by town's new priest.

Frontera norte
2.5

Frontera norte

1953-10-08

Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.

Canaima
3.2

Canaima

1945-10-04

College-educated emigre has to get macho when he returns home to the Venezuelan outback.

Cuartelazo
2.9

Cuartelazo

1977-05-04

Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginnin

El Caballo Bayo
2.5

El Caballo Bayo

1969-01-01

The story of the Mexican Revolution and a horse.

Morir de pie
2.5

Morir de pie

1957-05-08

A young woman gives herself to her boyfriend but is forced to marry an army officer, who takes reven

Weddings of fire
3

Weddings of fire

1951-04-24

When the doctor's city girlfriend falls ill, a handsome rancher takes her to his ranch to get better