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.
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Macario | Abuelo enfermo (uncredited) | 1960-06-09 |
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Melodías de amor | Pedrito (no acreditado) | 1955-11-16 |
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El rapto | Don Gonzalo (uncredited) | 1954-04-23 |
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La ilusión viaja en tranvía | Don Julio (uncredited) | 1954-03-10 |
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El río y la muerte | Pueblerino (uncredited) | 1954-08-22 |
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Dos tipos de cuidado | Rosario's Doctor | 1953-11-05 |
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Reportaje | Police secretary (uncredited) | 1953-11-13 |
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Subida al cielo | Licenciado Figueroa | 1952-06-25 |
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Cuatro noches contigo | Don Nico, gerente hotel | 1952-02-01 |
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Los hijos de la calle | 1951-03-21 | |
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¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? | Señor Cura | 1951-12-20 |
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Los apuros de mi ahijada | 1951-04-12 | |
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Esposa o amante | 1950-06-21 | |
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Vagabunda | Don Filemon | 1950-07-12 |
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Conozco a los dos | 1949-08-31 | |
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El Mago | Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited) | 1949-05-04 |
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Prisión de sueños | 1949-10-12 | |
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Tarzan and the Mermaids | Older Aquitanian | 1948-05-15 |
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El gallero | 1948-10-27 | |
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El cuarto mandamiento | Don Eusebio Echeverria | 1948-08-14 |
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El Supersabio | Profesor (uncredited) | 1948-09-04 |
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Encadenada (El yugo) | Dr. Ferrer | 1947-05-27 |
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¡A volar, joven! | Doctor (uncredited) | 1947-12-23 |
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A media luz | Juan Pitas | 1947-01-15 |
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Cinco rostros de mujer | Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega) | 1947-02-26 |
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Bodas trágicas | Padre Muñoz | 1946-05-30 |
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Pepita Jimenez | Ceferino | 1946-02-22 |
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La Barraca | Tío Tomba | 1945-05-27 |
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Crepúsculo | Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega) | 1945-04-13 |
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La mujer que engañamos | Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega) | 1945-03-29 |
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San Francisco de Asís | 1944-01-08 | |
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El ametralladora | Inspector | 1943-09-28 |
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Romeo y Julieta | (uncredited) | 1943-09-02 |
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¡Arriba las mujeres! | Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega) | 1943-07-09 |
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Morenita clara | Notario (as Manolo Noriega) | 1943-04-28 |
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Los miserables | 1943-12-01 | |
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Alejandra | Cuñado de Elena | 1942-07-02 |
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Cuando los hijos se van | Don Claudio (as Manolo Noriega) | 1941-07-30 |
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El milagro de Cristo | 1941-02-27 | |
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Hombre o demonio | 1940-10-17 | |
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Odio | 1940-02-29 | |
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Los últimos días de Pompeyo | 1940-08-07 | |
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El jefe máximo | 1940-10-01 | |
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El hipnotizador | 1940-08-31 | |
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Con su amable permiso | 1940-11-13 | |
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Ahí está el detalle | Juez | 1940-09-11 |
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El gavilán | Don Felipe Sandoval | 1940-08-24 |
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Mi madrecita | 1940-05-08 | |
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El charro Negro | Don Pedro | 1940-07-18 |
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En los tiempos de Don Porfirio | 1940-04-04 | |
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Viviré otra vez | Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega) | 1940-04-26 |
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La zandunga | Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega) | 1938-03-18 |
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Ojos tapatios | Chefo | 1938-02-10 |
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No basta ser madre | 1937-01-01 | |
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Novillero | 1937-02-02 | |
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¡Esos hombres! | José | 1937-04-22 |
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Honrarás a tus padres | Dr. Fernando | 1937-02-05 |
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La honradez es un estorbo | Pepe Alcántara | 1937-07-23 |
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Eterna mártir | Jaime | 1937-10-28 |
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El impostor | 1937-01-01 | |
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Ave sin rumbo | Doctor Alvarez | 1937-06-24 |
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Las cuatro milpas | 1937-08-24 | |
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Malditas sean las mujeres | Señor de Velasco | 1936-07-08 |
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Mater nostra | Don Julián | 1936-01-01 |
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El calvario de una esposa | Juez | 1936-09-05 |
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Allá en el Rancho Grande | Don Rosendo | 1936-10-07 |
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El baúl macabro | Dr. Monroy | 1936-09-04 |
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El misterio del rostro pálido | Justo | 1935-03-11 |
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Los muertos hablan | Profesor Jiménez | 1935-10-16 |
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Mujeres sin alma | Bank employer | 1934-01-01 |
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Dos monjes | 1934-11-28 | |
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Venganza isleña | 1923-01-01 |