
Manuel Noriega
Born: 1880-07-24
Place of Birth: Colombres, Asturias, España
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.
Known For

The Dead Speak

El ametralladora

Macario

Morenita clara

In the Times of Don Porfirio

El Supersabio

Tragic Weddings

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

El impostor

The Abduction

Los miserables

El hipnotizador

The Hawk

Alejandra

The Macabre Trunk

El milagro de Cristo

Reportaje

¡Esos hombres!

Ojos tapatios

Vagabunda

Twilight

Mater nostra

Hombre o demonio

Conozco a los dos

Dos tipos de cuidado

Romeo y Julieta

Mi madrecita

Two Monks

Melodías de amor

Hooray for Women!

Esposa o amante

¡A volar, joven!

Viviré otra vez

Los últimos días de Pompeyo

Mystery of the Ghastly Face

Tarzan and the Mermaids

San Francisco de Asís

El cuarto mandamiento

Allá en el Rancho Grande

You’re Missing the Point

Mexican Bus Ride

When the Children are Gone

El Mago

The Barracks

The Cockfighter

El charro Negro

Con su amable permiso

The River and Death

Novillero

Encadenada (El yugo)

El jefe máximo

La zandunga

La honradez es un estorbo

¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?

El calvario de una esposa

Pepita Jimenez

Los hijos de la calle

Cinco rostros de mujer

No basta ser madre

Prisión de sueños

Soulless Women

Las cuatro milpas

Honrarás a tus padres

Cuatro noches contigo

La mujer que engañamos

Malditas sean las mujeres

Los apuros de mi ahijada

Eterna mártir
