Manuel Medel (1906 – 1997) was a Mexican

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

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, during the late 1930s he teamed up with the rising star Cantinflas for three films.

Selected filmography

* '' Such Is My Country'' (1937) * '' Heads or Tails'' (1937) * ''

The Sign of Death ''The Sign of Death'' ( es, El signo de la muerte) is a 1939 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Cantinflas and Carlos Orellana. The film is part of Cantinflas's early starring roles where he teamed up with Manuel Medel. Plot ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Spectre of the Bride ''The Spectre of the Bride'' (Spanish:''El espectro de la novia'') is a 1943 Mexican mystery film directed by René Cardona and starring David T. Bamberg, Narciso Busquets and Mimí Derba.Cotter p.16 Cast * Julio Ahuet * David T. Bamberg as ...

'' (1943) * '' The Headless Woman'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1946) * '' La vida inútil de Pito Pérez'', ''The Useless Life of Pito Perez'' (1944) * ''

Madman and Vagabond ''Madman and Vagabond'' (Spanish:''Loco y vagabundo'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy film directed by Carlos Orellana and starring Manuel Medel, Meche Barba and Manuel Arvide.Agrasánchez p.35 The film's sets were designed by Carlos Toussaint. Cast * ...

'' (1946)

References

Bibliography

* Mraz, John. ''Looking for Mexico: Modern Visual Culture and National Identity''. Duke University Press, 2010.

External links

* 1906 births 1997 deaths Mexican male film actors Male actors from Monterrey 20th-century Mexican male actors {{Mexico-bio-stub