
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
MOVIE • 1960

Ojos tapatios
MOVIE • 1938

¡A volar, joven!
MOVIE • 1947

Mi madrecita
MOVIE • 1940

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
MOVIE • 1936

The Hawk
MOVIE • 1940

El Mago
MOVIE • 1949

Tarzan and the Mermaids
MOVIE • 1948

Illusion Travels by Streetcar
MOVIE • 1954

Esposa o amante
MOVIE • 1950

The River and Death
MOVIE • 1954

Tragic Weddings
MOVIE • 1946

Dos tipos de cuidado
MOVIE • 1953

Reportaje
MOVIE • 1953

Viviré otra vez
MOVIE • 1940

The Abduction
MOVIE • 1954

El Supersabio
MOVIE • 1948

Las cuatro milpas
MOVIE • 1937