Pedro Armendáriz
Born May 09, 1912 (Age: 113)
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Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Biography
Born in Churubusco, a suburb of Mexico City, and raised in Texas, he studied at California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with an engineering degree. He began his acting career at the stage in Mexico City, entering films there in 1935. During the next years he made 42 Spanish-language films, among them "Maria Candelaria" (1943) and "La Perla" (1947), becoming one of Mexico`s top film stars. His first American film was "The Fugitive" for RKO in 1947. Since then he costarred in more than 80 films in Hollywood, England, France, Germany and Italy. Credits include "Fort Apache" (1948), "Three Godfathers", "We Were Strangers" (1949), "El Bruto" (1952), "The Littlest Outlaw" (1955), "The Conqueror" (1956), "La Cucaracha" (1958) and "The Wonderful Country" (1959). When Armendariz was taken ill while filming the second James Bond film "From Russia With Love" his scenes were rushed through so he could return to L.A. for treatment and he entered UCLA Medical Center. Learning he had terminal cancer he killed himself there with a gunshot.
Born in Churubusco, a suburb of Mexico City, and raised in Texas, he studied at California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with an engineering degree. He began his acting career at the stage in Mexico City, entering films there in 1935. During the next years he made 42 Spanish-language films, among them "Maria Candelaria" (1943) and "La Perla" (1947), becoming one of Mexico`s top film stars. His first American film was "The Fugitive" for RKO in 1947. Since then he costarred in more than 80 films in Hollywood, England, France, Germany and Italy. Credits include "Fort Apache" (1948), "Three Godfathers", "We Were Strangers" (1949), "El Bruto" (1952), "The Littlest Outlaw" (1955), "The Conqueror" (1956), "La Cucaracha" (1958) and "The Wonderful Country" (1959). When Armendariz was taken ill while filming the second James Bond film "From Russia With Love" his scenes were rushed through so he could return to L.A. for treatment and he entered UCLA Medical Center. Learning he had terminal cancer he killed himself there with a gunshot.
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Filmography
From Russia with Love
1963
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as Ali Kerim Bey
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Age: 51
My Son, the Hero
1961
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as General
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Age: 49
Francis of Assisi
1961
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as The Sultan
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Age: 49
El indulto
1960
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as Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
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Age: 48
Los desarraigados
1960
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Age: 48
Dos hijos desobedientes
1960
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as Pedro
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Age: 48
El impostor
1960
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as Profesor César Rubio
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Age: 48
Our Daily Hunger
1960
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as Macario Férnandez
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Age: 47
La Cucaracha
1959
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as Coronel Valentín Razo
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Age: 47
The Wonderful Country
1959
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as Cipriano Castro
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Age: 47
Yo pecador
1959
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Age: 47
Thirst for Love
1959
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as Pedro Ortiz
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Age: 47
Beyond All Limits
1959
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as Pepe Gamboa
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Age: 47
No Image
El zarco
1959
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as
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Age: 47
The Vivanco Ladies
1959
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as Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
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Age: 46
No Image
Café Colón
1959
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Age: 46
The Little Savage
1959
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as El Tiburón
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Age: 46
I'm flying low
1959
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as
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Age: 46
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
1958
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as Pancho Villa
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Age: 46
Basket of Mexican Tales
1956
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as Carlos Cosio
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Age: 44
Native Drums
1955
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as Martinez
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Age: 43
Fortune carrée
1955
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as Igricheff
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Age: 42
Entre hermanos
1945
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as Ramón Arellano
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Age: 33
Soy puro mexicano
1942
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as Guadalupe Padilla
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Age: 30
Passion Island
1942
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as El Toro
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Age: 30
Del rancho a la capital
1942
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Age: 30
Allá en el bajio
1942
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as Juan Hernández
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Age: 29
Simón Bolívar
1942
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as General Briceño Méndez
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Age: 29
Ni sangre ni arena
1941
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as Frank
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Age: 29
El Zorro de Jalisco
1941
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as Leonardo Torres
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Age: 28
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
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as
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Age: 28