Pedro Armendáriz
Acting
Born May 9, 1912 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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.
Films (119)
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
2024
From Russia with Love
1963
Captain Sindbad
1963
La Bandida
1963
Miracles Weaver
1962
My Son, the Hero
1962
Los valientes no mueren
1962
My Son, the Hero
1961
Francis of Assisi
1961
La cárcel de Cananea
1960
Violent Summer
1960
El indulto
1960
Los desarraigados
1960
Dos hijos desobedientes
1960
El impostor
1960
Calibre 44
1960
Our Daily Hunger
1960
La Cucaracha
1959
The Wonderful Country
1959
Yo pecador
1959
Thirst for Love
1959
Beyond All Limits
1959
El zarco
1959
The Vivanco Ladies
1959
Café Colón
1959
The Little Savage
1959
I'm flying low
1959
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
1958
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
1958
Yo quiero ser artista
1958
Los salvajes
1958
La mujer que no tuvo infancia
1957
Manuela
1957
The Big Boodle
1957
Men and Wolves
1957
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
1957
The Hidden One
1956
Basket of Mexican Tales
1956
The Conqueror
1956
Diane
1956
The Littlest Outlaw
1955
Native Drums
1955
Fortune carrée
1955
Mulata
1954
Reto a la vida
1954
Dos mundos y un amor
1954
Rebellion of the Hanged
1954
Border River
1954
Lucrèce Borgia
1953
The Brute
1953
The Lovers of Toledo
1953
Soledad's Shawl
1952
Meat in Prison
1952
Night Falls
1952
Los tres alegres compadres
1952
Ella y Yo
1951
Por querer a una mujer
1951
Hell Road
1951
Weddings of fire
1951
Tierra baja
1951
Rosauro Castro
1950
By the False Door
1950
La loca de la casa
1950
The Torch
1950
Pancho Villa vuelve
1950
El charro y la dama
1949
The Unloved Woman
1949
El abandonado
1949
Late Afternoon
1949
We Were Strangers
1949
Tulsa
1949
3 Godfathers
1948
Maclovia
1948
En la Hacienda de la Flor
1948
Fort Apache
1948
Juan Charrasqueado
1948
The Fugitive
1947
The Pearl
1947
Albur de amor
1947
La casa colorada
1947
Enamorada
1946
Rayando el sol
1946
Bugambilia
1945
El capitán Malacara
1945
The Abandoned
1945
Entre hermanos
1945
The Skulls of Terror Return
1944
The Skulls of Terror
1944
El corsario negro
1944
Maria Candelaria
1944
La Guerra de los Pasteles
1944
Another Dawn
1943
Konga Roja
1943
Tierra De Pasiones
1943
Wild Flower
1943
I'm a Real Mexican
1942
Passion Island
1942
Del rancho a la capital
1942
Allá en el bajio
1942
Simón Bolívar
1942
Ni sangre ni arena
1941
El Zorro de Jalisco
1941
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
El jefe máximo
1940
Mala yerba
1940
El charro Negro
1940
Pobre diablo
1940
Los olvidados de Dios
1940
Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939
Una luz en mi camino
1939
La China Hilaria
1939
Canto a mi tierra
1938
Los millones de Chaflán
1938
El indio
1938
La Adelita
1937
Amapola Del Camino
1937
Las cuatro milpas
1937
Mi candidato
1937
Jalisco nunca pierde
1937