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Armando Manzanero(1935-2020)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Armando Manzanero was born on 7 December 1935 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. He was a composer and actor, known for Mission: Impossible III (2006), ¡Persíguelas y... alcánzalas! (1969) and Juego limpio (1995). He died on 28 December 2020 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornDecember 7, 1935
DiedDecember 28, 2020(85)
BornDecember 7, 1935
DiedDecember 28, 2020(85)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission: Impossible III
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Impossible")
  • 2006
¡Persíguelas y... alcánzalas! (1969)
¡Persíguelas y... alcánzalas!
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1969
Claudia Ramírez in Juego limpio (1995)
Juego limpio
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1995
Burt Reynolds in Shark (1969)
Shark
4.6
  • Music Department
  • 1969

Credits

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Music Department

  • Angélica Aragón and Ari Telch in Mirada de mujer (1997)
    Mirada de mujer
    8.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1997
  • Demián Bichir and Ana Colchero in Nada personal (1996)
    Nada personal
    7.8
    TV Series
    • singer
    • 1997
  • ¡Persíguelas y... alcánzalas! (1969)
    ¡Persíguelas y... alcánzalas!
    5.5
    • playback director
    • 1969
  • Burt Reynolds in Shark (1969)
    Shark
    4.6
    • song: No
    • 1969
  • No se mande, profe (1969)
    No se mande, profe
    5.2
    • musical director
    • 1969
  • La sombra del murciélago (1968)
    La sombra del murciélago
    5.6
    • music arranger
    • 1968
  • Serenata en noche de luna (1967)
    Serenata en noche de luna
    6.1
    • music arranger
    • 1967
  • Fernando Almada, Mario Almada, and Kitty de Hoyos in Los jinetes de la bruja (En el viejo Guanajuato) (1966)
    Los jinetes de la bruja (En el viejo Guanajuato)
    6.7
    • music arranger
    • 1966
  • El mundo de las drogas (1964)
    El mundo de las drogas
    6.5
    • theme music composer
    • 1964
  • La sombra de los hijos (1964)
    La sombra de los hijos
    5.1
    • music supervisor
    • 1964
  • The Age of Violence (1964)
    The Age of Violence
    6.1
    • music supervisor
    • 1964
  • División narcóticos (1963)
    División narcóticos
    6.4
    • composer: musical themes
    • 1963

Composer

  • Mel Nieves, Fito Alvarado, and Gian Shines in Nosotros Los Latinos (2017)
    Nosotros Los Latinos
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2017
  • Mia
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • Estudio de Manzanero
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Ya no los hacen como antes (2003)
    Ya no los hacen como antes
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Luis Miguel: Dormir contigo
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Luis Miguel: Por debajo de la mesa
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Claudia Ramírez in Juego limpio (1995)
    Juego limpio
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Luis Miguel: No se tú
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Cándido de día, Pérez de noche (1992)
    Cándido de día, Pérez de noche
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Cándido Pérez, especialista en señoras (1991)
    Cándido Pérez, especialista en señoras
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Eduardo Palomo in El extensionista (1991)
    El extensionista
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Investigador privado... muy privado (1990)
    Investigador privado... muy privado
    4.6
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Sor Batalla (1990)
    Sor Batalla
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • El jardín de la paz (1990)
    El jardín de la paz
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Tacos, tortas y enchiladas - La Rifa (1990)
    Tacos, tortas y enchiladas - La Rifa
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1990

Actor

  • Xico's Journey (2020)
    Xico's Journey
    5.2
    • (voice)
    • 2020
  • Damián Alcázar in Chicogrande (2010)
    Chicogrande
    6.4
    • Gordo pelón
    • 2010
  • Jorge Enrique Abello and Ana María Orozco in Ugly Betty (1999)
    Ugly Betty
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Armando
    • 2001
  • Cándido de día, Pérez de noche (1992)
    Cándido de día, Pérez de noche
    6.4
    • Armando Mérida
    • 1992
  • Cándido Pérez, especialista en señoras (1991)
    Cándido Pérez, especialista en señoras
    5.8
    • Armando Mérida
    • 1991
  • Somos novios (1969)
    Somos novios
    4.7
    • Armando Moreno
    • 1969
  • Muñecas peligrosas (1969)
    Muñecas peligrosas
    5.7
    • Cantante
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 0¼″ (1.53 m)
  • Born
    • December 7, 1935
    • Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Died
    • December 28, 2020
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(complications from COVID-19)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Juan Pablo Manzanero.
  • Trademarks
      His high pitched singing voice.

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