Manuel Noriega

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Macario (1960) — Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
2. ¡A volar, joven! (1947) — Doctor (uncredited)
3. Dos tipos de cuidado (1953) — Rosario's Doctor
4. You’re Missing the Point (1940) — Juez
5. Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) — Older Aquitanian
6. Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954) — Don Julio (uncredited)
7. ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? (1951) — Señor Cura
8. Mexican Bus Ride (1952) — Licenciado Figueroa
9. El Supersabio (1948) — Profesor (uncredited)
10. Romeo y Julieta (1943) — (uncredited)
11. El Mago (1949) — Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)
12. The River and Death (1954) — Pueblerino (uncredited)
13. Two Monks (1934)
14. The Barracks (1945) — Tío Tomba
15. Twilight (1945) — Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)
16. El cuarto mandamiento (1948) — Don Eusebio Echeverria
17. Reportaje (1953) — Police secretary (uncredited)
18. El Papelerito (1951) — El cajero (uncredited)
19. Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936) — Don Rosendo
20. Alejandra (1942) — Cuñado de Elena
21. The Macabre Trunk (1936) — Dr. Monroy
22. When the Children are Gone (1941) — Don Claudio
23. Mystery of the Ghastly Face (1935) — Justo
24. El conde de Montecristo (1942) — Abuelo de Valentina (uncredited)
25. The Abduction (1954) — Don Gonzalo (uncredited)
26. Los miserables (1943) — Guillernormand
27. Pepita Jiménez (1946) — Ceferino
28. La zandunga (1938) — Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)
29. Conozco a los dos (1949)
30. La mujer que engañamos (1945) — Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)
31. El charro Negro (1940) — Don Pedro
32. In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)
33. Cinco rostros de mujer (1947) — Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)
34. Las cuatro milpas (1937)
35. A media luz (1947) — Juan Pitas
36. Vagabunda (1950) — Don Filemon
37. San Francisco de Asís (1944)
38. Mil estudiantes y una muchacha (1942) — Don Amador
39. Marihuana (El monstruo verde) (1936) — Dr. Bueno
40. The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1935) — Pedro (uncredited)

Directed

1. Alma de Dios (1923) — Director
2. El crimen del expreso (1939) — Director
3. La casa de la Troya (1925) — Director
4. Madrid en el año 2000 (1925) — Director
5. La mala ley (1924) — Director
6. Los guapos (1923) — Director
7. Problema resuelto (1923) — Director
8. Venganza isleña (1923) — Director
9. José (1926) — Director
10. Don Quintín el amargao (1925) — Director