Manuel Noriega
Acting
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.
Born: July 24, 1880
Place of Birth: Colombres, Asturias, España
Known For
Macario
Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.
Dos tipos de cuidado
Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict between the former buddies begins.
You’re Missing the Point
Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.
¡A volar, joven!
Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner of the hacienda has an ugly and shy daughter, who is in love with Cantinflas. The problems arrive when the family arranges a wedding between the ugly girl and Cantinflas, who in order to avoid the commitment gets himself arrested. During his punishment, Cantinflas learns to fly with a silly and poorly trained flight instructor.
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
This musical comedy tells the story of two men whose friendship (whose beginning is told in "A toda máquina") is affected by assumptions love triangles and misunderstandings between the two, however, the value of that friendship overcomes all difficulties.
El Supersabio
Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez Baena). But Cantinflas has the soul of a poet rather than a serious researcher, and he wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition
El Mago
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
Reportaje
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
The Barracks
The film chronicles the adventures of a peasant family of the late nineteenth century to push through his work with the opposition and hatred of the rest of the villagers.
Hooray for Women!
Movie in which funny situations based on the entanglements caused by a woman named Felicidad to her family because of her feminist ideology are presented, to the extent of bringing her daughters and herself to a divorce trial.
Filmography
as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
as Pedrito (no acreditado)
as Pueblerino (uncredited)
as Don Gonzalo (uncredited)
as Don Julio (uncredited)
as Police secretary (uncredited)
as Rosario's Doctor
as Licenciado Figueroa
as Don Nico, gerente hotel
as Señor Cura
as Don Filemon
as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)
as Profesor (uncredited)
as Don Eusebio Echeverria
as Older Aquitanian
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Dr. Ferrer
as Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)
as Juan Pitas
as Padre Muñoz
as Ceferino
as Tío Tomba
as Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)
as Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)
as Inspector
as (uncredited)
as Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega)
as Notario (as Manolo Noriega)
as Cuñado de Elena
as Don Amador
as Don Claudio (as Manolo Noriega)
as Juez
as Don Felipe Sandoval
as Don Pedro
as Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega)
as Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)
as Chefo
as Jaime
as Pepe Alcántara
as José
as Dr. Fernando
as Don Rosendo
as Juez
as Dr. Monroy
as Señor de Velasco
as Don Julián
as Profesor Jiménez
as Justo
as Bank employer