

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as Juez
La entrega
as Pepe (uncredited)

Prisión de sueños
as Don Pepe (uncredited)

Conozco a los dos

The Magician
as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)

The Cockfighter

El Supersabio
as Profesor (uncredited)

El cuarto mandamiento
as Don Eusebio Echeverria

In the Shadow of the Bridge
as Pedro Nájera

Tarzan and the Mermaids
as Older Aquitanian

El deseo
as Doctor (uncredited)

Fly Away, Young Man!
as Doctor (uncredited)

El ladrón
as Viejito portero

Quite a Gentleman
as Ernesto Fournier

Encadenada (El yugo)
as Dr. Ferrer

Cinco rostros de mujer
as Pedro, mayordomo (as Manolo Noriega)

A media luz
as Juan Pitas

Tragic Weddings
as Padre Muñoz

It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro
as Don Antonio

Pepita Jiménez
as Ceferino

Cantaclaro

La reina de la opereta
as Don Luis de la Fuente

Soltera y con gemelos
as Juez registro civil

The Barracks
as Tío Tomba

Twilight
as Papá de Lucía (as Manolo Noriega)

La mujer que engañamos
as Padre Ramírez (as Manolo Noriega)

Cuando escuches este vals
as General Manuel Pavia

Cruel destino

El rosario
as Fred

El sombrero de tres picos

The Headless Woman
as Manuel (mayordomo)

San Francisco de Asís

El ametralladora
as Inspector

Los miserables
as Guillernormand

Romeo y Julieta
as (uncredited)

Hooray for Women!
as Don Próspero (as Manolo Noriega)

Morenita clara
as Notario (as Manolo Noriega)

Alejandra
as Cuñado de Elena

El conde de Montecristo
as Abuelo de Valentina (uncredited)

El que tenga un amor

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha
as Don Amador

When the Children are Gone
as Don Claudio

El milagro de Cristo

El secreto del sacerdote
as Doctor

Con su amable permiso

Hombre o demonio

El jefe máximo

You’re Missing the Point
as Juez

El hipnotizador

The Hawk
as Don Felipe Sandoval

Los últimos días de Pompeyo

El charro Negro
as Don Pedro

Mi madrecita

Viviré otra vez
as Dr. Guzman (as Manolo Noriega)

Al son de la marimba
as Acreedor

In the Times of Don Porfirio
Odio

El beso mortal
as Don Maximino

La zandunga
as Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)

Ojos tapatios
as Chefo

Huapango

Eterna mártir
as Jaime

Las cuatro milpas

La honradez es un estorbo
as Pepe Alcántara

Ave sin rumbo
as Doctor Alvarez

¡Esos hombres!
as José

Honrarás a tus padres
as Dr. Fernando

Novillero

El impostor

No basta ser madre

Allá en el Rancho Grande
as Don Rosendo

El calvario de una esposa
as Juez

The Macabre Trunk
as Dr. Monroy

Malditas sean las mujeres
as Señor de Velasco

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
as Dr. Bueno

Mater nostra
as Don Julián

Beyond Death
as Amigo de Enrique (uncredited)

The Dead Speak
as Profesor Jiménez

The Treasure of Pancho Villa
as Pedro (uncredited)

Mystery of the Ghastly Face
as Justo

Two Monks

Venganza suprema
as Bank employer

Yo, tú y ella