
Pedro Armendáriz
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.
More Movies

3 Godfathers

Fort Apache

Francis of Assisi

We Were Strangers

The Conqueror

The Brute

Lucrèce Borgia

The Wonderful Country

Tulsa

Manuela

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Captain Sindbad

My Son, the Hero

Rebellion of the Hanged

My Son, the Hero

Diane

The Lovers of Toledo

Another Dawn

Late Afternoon

Basket of Mexican Tales

Border River

This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

Los valientes no mueren

Una luz en mi camino

Miracles Weaver

El secreto del sacerdote

By the False Door

Maria Candelaria

Allá en el bajio

Mala yerba

The Littlest Outlaw

Soledad's Shawl

Juan Charrasqueado

El Zorro de Jalisco

Los olvidados de Dios

Los millones de Chaflán

El abandonado

Los tres alegres compadres

This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter

Reto a la vida

Mi candidato

Canto a mi tierra

Dos mundos y un amor

Our Daily Hunger

Passion Island

La Cucaracha

Fortune carrée

The Pearl

The Big Boodle

Violent Summer

Maclovia

Yo quiero ser artista

Con Los Dorados De Villa

Enamorada

Beyond All Limits

For Loving a Woman

Men and Wolves

El jefe máximo

Night Falls

This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter

The Torch

El charro y la dama

The Hidden One

El corsario negro

Thirst for Love

Del rancho a la capital

Jalisco nunca pierde

La Guerra de los Pasteles

El indulto

The Skulls of Terror Return

Wild Flower

Albur de amor

La loca de la casa

Mulata

Simón Bolívar

La China Hilaria

En la Hacienda de la Flor

The Abandoned

Hell Road

El capitán Malacara

Rosauro Castro

Calibre 44

I'm a Real Mexican

The Skulls of Terror

Yo pecador

Bugambilia

Native Drums

Tierra baja

Ella y yo

Rayando el sol

Pobre diablo

La Adelita

El charro Negro

Amapola Del Camino

The Vivanco Ladies

Tierra De Pasiones

Meat in Prison

Weddings of fire

La Bandida

Konga Roja

El indio

The Little Savage

I'm flying low

Las cuatro milpas

Los desarraigados

Dos hijos desobedientes

Entre hermanos

La casa colorada

Pancho Villa vuelve




