1880-07-24 Colombres, Asturias, España
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.
Macario | Abuelo enfermo (uncredited) | 1960-05-09 | |
La ilusión viaja en tranvía | Don Julio (uncredited) | 1954-03-10 | |
El río y la muerte | Pueblerino (uncredited) | 1954-08-22 | |
El rapto | Don Gonzalo (uncredited) | 1954-04-23 | |
Reportaje | Police secretary (uncredited) | 1953-11-13 | |
Dos tipos de cuidado | Rosario's Doctor | 1953-11-05 | |
Subida al cielo | Licenciado Figueroa | 1952-06-25 | |
Cuatro noches contigo | Don Nico, gerente hotel | 1952-02-01 | |
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? | Señor Cura | 1951-12-20 | |
Los apuros de mi ahijada | 1951-04-12 | ||
Vagabunda | Don Filemon | 1950-07-12 | |
Esposa o amante | 1950-06-21 | ||
Conozco a los dos | 1949-08-31 | ||
Prisión de sueños | 1949-10-12 | ||
El Mago | Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited) | 1949-05-04 | |
El cuarto mandamiento | Don Eusebio Echeverria | 1948-08-14 | |
El gallero | 1948-10-27 | ||
Tarzan and the Mermaids | Older Aquitanian | 1948-05-15 | |
El Supersabio | Profesor (uncredited) | 1948-09-04 | |
¡A volar, joven! | Doctor (uncredited) | 1947-12-23 | |
Encadenada (El yugo) | 1947-05-27 | ||
Cinco rostros de mujer | Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega) | 1947-02-26 | |
A media luz | Juan Pitas | 1947-01-15 | |
Pepita Jimenez | Ceferino | 1946-02-22 | |
La Barraca | Tío Tomba | 1945-05-27 | |
Crepúsculo | Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega) | 1945-04-13 | |
La mujer que engañamos | Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega) | 1945-03-29 | |
Romeo y Julieta | (uncredited) | 1943-09-02 | |
El ametralladora | Inspector | 1943-09-28 | |
¡Arriba las mujeres! | Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega) | 1943-07-09 | |
Morenita clara | Notario (as Manolo Noriega) | 1943-04-28 | |
Los miserables | 1943-12-01 | ||
Alejandra | Cuñado de Elena | 1942-07-02 | |
El milagro de Cristo | 1941-02-27 | ||
Cuando los hijos se van | Don Claudio (as Manolo Noriega) | 1941-07-30 | |
El charro Negro | Don Pedro | 1940-07-18 | |
Con su amable permiso | 1940-11-13 | ||
El gavilán | Don Felipe Sandoval | 1940-08-24 | |
Hombre o demonio | 1940-10-17 | ||
Ahí está el detalle | Juez | 1940-09-11 | |
Mi madrecita | 1940-05-08 | ||
Odio | 1940-02-29 | ||
En los tiempos de Don Porfirio | 1940-04-04 | ||
El jefe máximo | 1940-10-01 | ||
Los últimos días de Pompeyo | 1940-08-07 | ||
El hipnotizador | 1940-08-31 | ||
Viviré otra vez | Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega) | 1940-04-26 | |
La zandunga | Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega) | 1938-03-18 | |
Ojos tapatios | Chefo | 1938-02-10 | |
Novillero | 1937-02-02 | ||
La honradez es un estorbo | Pepe Alcántara | 1937-07-23 | |
El impostor | 1937-01-01 | ||
Eterna mártir | Jaime | 1937-10-28 | |
Ave sin rumbo | Doctor Alvarez | 1937-06-24 | |
Las cuatro milpas | 1937-08-24 | ||
Honrarás a tus padres | Dr. Fernando | 1937-02-05 | |
¡Esos hombres! | José | 1937-04-22 | |
Allá en el Rancho Grande | Don Rosendo | 1936-10-07 | |
Malditas sean las mujeres | Señor de Velasco | 1936-07-08 | |
El baúl macabro | Dr. Monroy | 1936-09-04 | |
El calvario de una esposa | Juez | 1936-09-05 | |
Los muertos hablan | Profesor Jiménez | 1935-10-16 | |
El misterio del rostro pálido | Justo | 1935-03-11 | |
Dos monjes | 1934-11-28 | ||
Mujeres sin alma | Bank employer | 1934-01-01 | |
Venganza isleña | 1923-01-01 |