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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-01-21

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Alberto de Mendoza

Biography

Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendoza appeared in film such as Adán y la serpiente in 1946 and A hierro muere in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Westerns. and also had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic Horror Express, in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas. De Mendoza is better known to audiences in Argentina for his role in the popular TV series El Rafa, aired from 1980 to 1982, or the less successful El Oriental, aired from 1982 to 1983. He died in Madrid on 12 December 2011, at age 88.

Known for

Curro Jiménez

Curro Jiménez

Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez

El retrato

El retrato

A repressed woman, unable to give love, is possessed by the spirit of her lewd grandmother.

The Boss

The Boss

The head of a criminal gang has all the power among his men until one decides to testify against him.

Los camioneros

Los camioneros

La adúltera

La adúltera

Jilted lover takes revenge on her ex's new wife.

Madre Alegría

Madre Alegría

The mother superior of a convent raises an abandoned girl and after twenty years the repentant biological mother returns.

Pasó en mi barrio

Pasó en mi barrio

An italian man is unfairly imprisoned and his wife must work to maintain the family.

Filomena Marturano

Filomena Marturano

Filomena, a former prostitute in her 40s, tricks a wealthy shopkeeper to marry her and support her three children.

Gray neighborhood

Gray neighborhood

Told in flashback, Federico lives in a poor neighbourhood with his siblings and his single mother, working helping in a local bar, he meets Claudio, who begins to lead him on an easy life making him abandon all his connections in consequence.

Inspiración

Inspiración

Film about the biography of the musician Franz Schubert.

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?

La cuna vacía

La cuna vacía

The film begins with some sequences related to the youth of Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez, his arrival in Buenos Aires from his native Arrecifes, his law studies and a double frustration, as a writer and in his crush on a young woman who loved another man.

When My Husband Kisses

When My Husband Kisses

A high society woman discovers a fiery romantic letter in a raincoat pocket seemingly written by a rumba dancer to the woman’s doctor husband. He tries to cover by saying that the letter is addressed to a more conservative friend of his, leading to rumours of his friend’s (supposed) incredible passion becoming intriguing to the local women, even the Doctor’s own jealous wife.

The Adventures of Scaramouche

The Adventures of Scaramouche

Robert Lafleur (Scaramouche) is an actor in 18th century France who spends most of his time, including when he should be on stage, light-heartedly having love affairs and generally enjoying life. One day, a marquis visits him and asks him questions about the birth mark on his shoulder...

Delusions of Grandeur

Delusions of Grandeur

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.