1912-05-09 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Born in Churubusco, a suburb of Mexico City, and raised in Texas, he studied at California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with an engineering degree. He began his acting career at the stage in Mexico City, entering films there in 1935. During the next years he made 42 Spanish-language films, among them "Maria Candelaria" (1943) and "La Perla" (1947), becoming one of Mexico`s top film stars. His first American film was "The Fugitive" for RKO in 1947. Since then he costarred in more than 80 films in Hollywood, England, France, Germany and Italy. Credits include "Fort Apache" (1948), "Three Godfathers", "We Were Strangers" (1949), "El Bruto" (1952), "The Littlest Outlaw" (1955), "The Conqueror" (1956), "La Cucaracha" (1958) and "The Wonderful Country" (1959). When Armendariz was taken ill while filming the second James Bond film "From Russia With Love" his scenes were rushed through so he could return to L.A. for treatment and he entered UCLA Medical Center. Learning he had terminal cancer he killed himself there with a gunshot.
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The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout | Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-28 |
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From Russia with Love | Ali Kerim Bey | 1963-10-10 |
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La Bandida | Roberto Herrera | 1963-01-01 |
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Captain Sindbad | El Kerim | 1963-04-12 |
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El tejedor de milagros | Señor Cura | 1962-12-27 |
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Los valientes no mueren | 1962-01-31 | |
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Arrivano i titani | Cadmo | 1962-05-04 |
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Los hermanos Del Hierro | General | 1961-10-05 |
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Francis of Assisi | The Sultan | 1961-07-12 |
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El impostor | 1960-07-28 | |
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Dos hijos desobedientes | Pedro | 1960-10-27 |
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Los desarraigados | 1960-11-20 | |
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El indulto | Lucas Sánchez Parrondo | 1960-12-16 |
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Verano violento | Francisco Peña | 1960-12-21 |
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La cárcel de Cananea | Pedro | 1960-12-29 |
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El hambre nuestra de cada día | Macario Férnandez | 1960-04-25 |
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Calibre 44 | Don Pedro | 1960-05-20 |
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The Wonderful Country | Cipriano Castro | 1959-10-21 |
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Ando volando bajo | 1959-01-22 | |
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Yo pecador | 1959-09-20 | |
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Café Colón | 1959-03-05 | |
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Las señoritas Vivanco | Gen. Inocencio Torrentera | 1959-04-09 |
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The Little Savage | El Tiburón | 1959-03-01 |
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La Cucaracha | Coronel Valentín Razo | 1959-11-12 |
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Sed de amor | Pedro Ortiz | 1959-08-29 |
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Flor de mayo | Pepe Gamboa | 1959-07-08 |
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El zarco | 1959-05-14 | |
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Yo quiero ser artista | Self | 1958-05-15 |
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Pancho Villa y la Valentina | Pancho Villa | 1958-12-01 |
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Los salvajes | Pedro Matías | 1958-03-04 |
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Cuando ¡Viva Villa..! es la muerte | Pancho Villa | 1958-07-14 |
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The Big Boodle | Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz) | 1957-03-11 |
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Así era Pancho Villa | Pancho Villa | 1957-01-01 |
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La mujer que no tuvo infancia | 1957-07-25 | |
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Manuela | Mario Constanza | 1957-07-18 |
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Uomini e lupi | Giovanni | 1957-02-08 |
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The Conqueror | Jamuga | 1956-03-28 |
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La escondida | Felipe Rojano | 1956-06-09 |
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Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos | Carlos Cosio | 1956-05-17 |
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Diane | King Francis I | 1956-01-12 |
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The Littlest Outlaw | Gen. Torres | 1955-12-22 |
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Fortune carrée | Igricheff | 1955-03-16 |
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Tam tam mayumbe | 1955-09-09 | |
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Mulata | Martín | 1954-07-16 |
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Dos mundos y un amor | Ricardo Anaya | 1954-02-04 |
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Reto a la vida | 1954-04-16 | |
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Border River | General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz) | 1954-01-06 |
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La rebelión de los colgados | Cándido Castro | 1954-01-20 |
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Les Amants de Tolède | Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera | 1953-01-28 |
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Lucrèce Borgia | César Borgia | 1953-10-23 |
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El Bruto | Pedro | 1953-02-05 |
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La noche avanza | Marcos Arizmendi | 1952-04-24 |
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Carne de presidio | Pablo González | 1952-07-02 |
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El rebozo de Soledad | Roque Suazo | 1952-11-13 |
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Los tres alegres compadres | 1952-04-11 | |
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Camino del infierno | Pedro Uribe | 1951-06-29 |
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Por querer a una mujer | 1951-09-14 | |
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Tierra baja | Manelic | 1951-02-08 |
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Ella y Yo | Pedro Muñóz | 1951-10-02 |
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Bodas de fuego | 1951-04-24 | |
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Por la puerta falsa | Bernardo Celis | 1950-11-16 |
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La loca de la casa | José María Cruz | 1950-10-06 |
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The Torch | José Juan Reyes | 1950-06-02 |
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Pancho Villa vuelve | 1950-01-20 | |
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Rosauro Castro | Rosauro Castro | 1950-12-22 |
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Al caer la tarde | Sebastian del Llano | 1949-08-05 |
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Tulsa | Jim Redbird | 1949-04-13 |
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El abandonado | 1949-09-15 | |
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La malquerida | Esteban | 1949-09-16 |
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El charro y la dama | 1949-10-28 | |
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We Were Strangers | Armando Ariete | 1949-04-27 |
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3 Godfathers | Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte | 1948-12-31 |
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En la Hacienda de la Flor | 1948-08-26 | |
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Maclovia | José María | 1948-09-30 |
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Fort Apache | Sgt. Beaufort | 1948-05-21 |
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Juan Charrasqueado | 1948-02-05 | |
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La perla | Quino | 1947-09-12 |
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The Fugitive | A Lieutenant of Police | 1947-11-11 |
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La casa colorada | 1947-08-22 | |
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Albur de amor | 1947-08-29 | |
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Rayando el sol | 1946-07-18 | |
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Enamorada | Gen. José Juan Reyes | 1946-12-25 |
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El capitán Malacara | 1945-06-15 | |
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Las abandonadas | Juan Gómez | 1945-05-18 |
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Bugambilia | Ricardo Rojas | 1945-11-02 |
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Entre hermanos | Ramón Arellano | 1945-05-18 |
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La Guerra de los Pasteles | 1944-01-03 | |
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Vuelven las calaveras del terror | 1944-09-17 | |
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Calaveras del terror | 1944-09-17 | |
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María Candelaria (Xochimilco) | Lorenzo Rafael | 1944-01-20 |
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El corsario negro | 1944-08-24 | |
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Distinto Amanecer | Octavio | 1943-11-18 |
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Tierra De Pasiones | 1943-05-20 | |
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Konga Roja | Federico Robles | 1943-10-01 |
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Flor silvestre | José Luis Castro | 1943-04-24 |
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La isla de la pasión | El Toro | 1942-08-06 |
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Simón Bolívar | General Briceño Méndez | 1942-01-01 |
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Soy puro mexicano | 1942-11-13 | |
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Del rancho a la capital | 1942-05-29 | |
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Allá en el bajio | Juan Hernández | 1942-02-05 |
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El Zorro de Jalisco | Leonardo Torres | 1941-02-07 |
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Ni sangre ni arena | Frank | 1941-05-22 |
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El secreto del sacerdote | 1941-01-22 | |
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El jefe máximo | 1940-10-01 | |
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Pobre diablo | Raúl Solares | 1940-04-24 |
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Mala yerba | Chuy Rodríguez | 1940-09-11 |
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Los olvidados de Dios | Zenón Rojas | 1940-01-14 |
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El charro Negro | Ramón | 1940-07-18 |
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Con Los Dorados De Villa | 1939-02-11 | |
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Una luz en mi camino | 1939-02-01 | |
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La China Hilaria | 1939-01-01 | |
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El indio | 1938-05-05 | |
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Canto a mi tierra | Antonio | 1938-11-11 |
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Los millones de Chaflán | Antonio | 1938-08-29 |
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Las cuatro milpas | 1937-08-24 | |
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La Adelita | 1937-11-07 | |
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Mi candidato | 1937-07-06 | |
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Amapola Del Camino | 1937-09-17 | |
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Jalisco nunca pierde | 1937-01-09 |