
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 · Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
movieMelodías de amor
1955 · Pedrito (no acreditado)
movieThe River and Death
1954 · Pueblerino (uncredited)
movieLa entrega
1954 · Pepe (uncredited)
movieThe Abduction
1954 · Don Gonzalo (uncredited)
movieIllusion Travels by Streetcar
1954 · Don Julio (uncredited)
movieReportaje
1953 · Police secretary (uncredited)
movieDos tipos de cuidado
1953 · Rosario's Doctor
movieMexican Bus Ride
1952 · Licenciado Figueroa
movieTwo Faces Have the Destiny
1952 · Doctor (uncredited)
movieCuatro noches contigo
1952 · Don Nico, gerente hotel
movie¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951 · Señor Cura
movieLos apuros de mi ahijada
1951
movieLos hijos de la calle
1951
movieVagabunda
1950 · Don Filemon
movieEsposa o amante
1950
moviePrisión de sueños
1949
movieConozco a los dos
1949
movieEl Mago
1949 · Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)
movieThe Cockfighter
1948
movieEl Supersabio
1948 · Profesor (uncredited)
movieEl cuarto mandamiento
1948 · Don Eusebio Echeverria
movieIn the Shadow of the Bridge
1948 · Pedro Nájera
movieTarzan and the Mermaids
1948 · Older Aquitanian
movie¡A volar, joven!
1947 · Doctor (uncredited)
movieEl ladrón
1947 · Viejito portero
movieQuite a Gentleman
1947 · Ernesto Fournier
movieEncadenada (El yugo)
1947 · Dr. Ferrer
movieCinco rostros de mujer
1947 · Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)
movieA media luz
1947 · Juan Pitas
movieTragic Weddings
1946 · Padre Muñoz
moviePepita Jiménez
1946 · Ceferino
movieCantaclaro
1946
movieLa reina de la opereta
1946 · Don Luis de la Fuente
movieThe Barracks
1945 · Tío Tomba
movieTwilight
1945 · Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)
movieLa mujer que engañamos
1945 · Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)
movieCuando escuches este vals
1944 · General Manuel Pavia
movieCruel destino
1944
movieEl sombrero de tres picos
1944
movieSan Francisco de Asís
1944
movieEl ametralladora
1943 · Inspector
movieLos miserables
1943 · Guillernormand
movieRomeo y Julieta
1943 · (uncredited)
movieHooray for Women!
1943 · Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega)
movieMorenita clara
1943 · Notario (as Manolo Noriega)
movieAlejandra
1942 · Cuñado de Elena
movieEl que tenga un amor
1942
movieMil estudiantes y una muchacha
1942 · Don Amador
movieWhen the Children are Gone
1941 · 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 · Juez
movieEl hipnotizador
1940
movieThe Hawk
1940 · Don Felipe Sandoval
movieLos últimos días de Pompeyo
1940
movieEl charro Negro
1940 · Don Pedro
movieMi madrecita
1940
movieViviré otra vez
1940 · Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega)
movieAl son de la marimba
1940 · Acreedor
movieIn the Times of Don Porfirio
1940
Odio
1940
movieEl crimen del expreso
1939 · Director
movieEl beso mortal
1938 · Don Maximino
movieLa zandunga
1938 · Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)
movieOjos tapatios
1938 · Chefo
movieEterna mártir
1937 · Jaime
movieLas cuatro milpas
1937
movieLa honradez es un estorbo
1937 · Pepe Alcántara
Ave sin rumbo
1937 · Doctor Alvarez
movie¡Esos hombres!
1937 · José
movieHonrarás a tus padres
1937 · Dr. Fernando
movieNovillero
1937
movieEl impostor
1937
movieNo basta ser madre
1937
movieAllá en el Rancho Grande
1936 · Don Rosendo
movieEl calvario de una esposa
1936 · Juez
movieThe Macabre Trunk
1936 · Dr. Monroy
movieMalditas sean las mujeres
1936 · Señor de Velasco
movieMarihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936 · Dr. Bueno
movieMater nostra
1936 · Don Julián
movieBeyond Death
1935 · Amigo de Enrique (uncredited)
movieThe Dead Speak
1935 · Profesor Jiménez
movieThe Treasure of Pancho Villa
1935 · Pedro (uncredited)
movieMystery of the Ghastly Face
1935 · Justo
movieTwo Monks
1934
movieVenganza suprema
1934 · Bank employer
movieYo, tú y ella
1933
José
1926 · Director
Don Quintín el amargao
1925 · Director
movieLa casa de la Troya
1925 · Director, Writer
Madrid en el año 2000
1925 · Director, Writer
La mala ley
1924 · Director, Writer
Alma de Dios
1923 · Screenplay, Director
Venganza isleña
1923 · , Director
Los guapos
1923 · Director
Problema resuelto
1923 · Director