Manuel "Manolo" Noriega, (June 24, 1880 â€" August 12, 1961) was a
Spanish-born Mexican stage and film actor, screenwriter, and film
director.Born Manuel Noriega Ruiz in Colombres, Spain, he worked in
live theatre for many years, performing in his native Spain as well as
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 Avila, their daughter Carmen
became a singer who married Tito GuÃzar.
Spanish-born Mexican stage and film actor, screenwriter, and film
director.Born Manuel Noriega Ruiz in Colombres, Spain, he worked in
live theatre for many years, performing in his native Spain as well as
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 Avila, their daughter Carmen
became a singer who married Tito GuÃzar.
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