Acting · Colombres, Asturias, España · Born July 24, 1880
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.
MovieMacario
1960
as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
MovieMelodías de amor
1955
as Pedrito (no acreditado)
MovieThe River and Death
1954
as Pueblerino (uncredited)
MovieLa entrega
1954
as Pepe (uncredited)
MovieLa rosa blanca
1954
as Médico de Nueva York
MovieThe Abduction
1954
as Don Gonzalo (uncredited)
MovieIllusion Travels by Streetcar
1954
as Don Julio (uncredited)
MovieReportaje
1953
as Police secretary (uncredited)
MovieDos tipos de cuidado
1953
as Rosario's Doctor
MovieMexican Bus Ride
1952
as Licenciado Figueroa
MovieTwo Faces Have the Destiny
1952
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieFour Nights With You
1952
as Don Nico, gerente hotel
Movie¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951
as Señor Cura
MovieLos apuros de mi ahijada
1951
MovieLos hijos de la calle
1951
MovieVagabunda
1950
as Don Filemon
MovieEsposa o amante
1950
MoviePrisión de sueños
1949
MovieConozco a los dos
1949
MovieEl Mago
1949
as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)
MovieThe Cockfighter
1948
MovieEl Supersabio
1948
as Profesor (uncredited)
MovieEl cuarto mandamiento
1948
as Don Eusebio Echeverria
MovieIn the Shadow of the Bridge
1948
as Pedro Nájera
MovieTarzan and the Mermaids
1948
as Older Aquitanian
Movie¡A volar, joven!
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieEl ladrón
1947
as Viejito portero
MovieQuite a Gentleman
1947
as Ernesto Fournier
MovieEncadenada (El yugo)
1947
as Dr. Ferrer
MovieCinco rostros de mujer
1947
as Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)
MovieA media luz
1947
as Juan Pitas
MovieTragic Weddings
1946
as Padre Muñoz
MoviePepita Jiménez
1946
as Ceferino
MovieCantaclaro
1946
MovieLa reina de la opereta
1946
as Don Luis de la Fuente
MovieThe Barracks
1945
as Tío Tomba
MovieTwilight
1945
as Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)
MovieLa mujer que engañamos
1945
as Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)
MovieCuando escuches este vals
1944
as General Manuel Pavia
MovieCruel destino
1944
MovieEl sombrero de tres picos
1944
MovieSan Francisco de Asís
1944
MovieEl ametralladora
1943
as Inspector
MovieLos miserables
1943
as Guillernormand
MovieRomeo y Julieta
1943
as (uncredited)
MovieHooray for Women!
1943
as Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega)
MovieMorenita clara
1943
as Notario (as Manolo Noriega)
MovieAlejandra
1942
as Cuñado de Elena
MovieEl conde de Montecristo
1942
as Abuelo de Valentina (uncredited)
MovieEl que tenga un amor
1942
MovieMil estudiantes y una muchacha
1942
as Don Amador
MovieWhen the Children are Gone
1941
as Don Claudio
MovieEl milagro de Cristo
1941
MovieCon su amable permiso
1940
MovieHombre o demonio
1940
MovieEl jefe máximo
1940
MovieYou’re Missing the Point
1940
as Juez
MovieEl hipnotizador
1940
MovieThe Hawk
1940
as Don Felipe Sandoval
MovieLos últimos días de Pompeyo
1940
MovieEl charro Negro
1940
as Don Pedro
MovieMi madrecita
1940
MovieViviré otra vez
1940
as Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega)
MovieAl son de la marimba
1940
as Acreedor
MovieIn the Times of Don Porfirio
1940
Odio
1940
MovieEl beso mortal
1938
as Don Maximino
MovieLa zandunga
1938
as Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)
MovieOjos tapatios
1938
as Chefo
MovieEterna mártir
1937
as Jaime
MovieLas cuatro milpas
1937
MovieLa honradez es un estorbo
1937
as Pepe Alcántara
Ave sin rumbo
1937
as Doctor Alvarez
Movie¡Esos hombres!
1937
as José
MovieHonrarás a tus padres
1937
as Dr. Fernando
MovieNovillero
1937
MovieEl impostor
1937
MovieNo basta ser madre
1937
MovieAllá en el Rancho Grande
1936
as Don Rosendo
MovieEl calvario de una esposa
1936
as Juez
MovieThe Macabre Trunk
1936
as Dr. Monroy
MovieMalditas sean las mujeres
1936
as Señor de Velasco
MovieMarihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
as Dr. Bueno
MovieMater nostra
1936
as Don Julián
MovieBeyond Death
1935
as Amigo de Enrique (uncredited)
MovieThe Dead Speak
1935
as Profesor Jiménez
MovieThe Treasure of Pancho Villa
1935
as Pedro (uncredited)
MovieMystery of the Ghastly Face
1935
as Justo
MovieTwo Monks
1934
MovieVenganza suprema
1934
as Bank employer
MovieYo, tú y ella
1933
Venganza isleña
1923
