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Fernando Méndez(1908-1966)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Fernando Méndez was born on 20 July 1908 in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for The Body Snatcher (1957), Allá en el bajio (1942) and El criollo (1945). He was married to Elva Helena Buelna Ramírez. He died on 17 October 1966 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornJuly 20, 1908
DiedOctober 17, 1966(58)
BornJuly 20, 1908
DiedOctober 17, 1966(58)
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Known for

Crox Alvarado, Columba Domínguez, and Wolf Ruvinskis in The Body Snatcher (1957)
The Body Snatcher
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1957
Allá en el bajio
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1942
Salvador Lozano in El criollo (1945)
El criollo
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1945
Los tres Villalobos (1955)
Los tres Villalobos
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Writer

  • ¡Adios cuñado! (1967)
    ¡Adios cuñado!
    5.8
    • story
    • 1967
  • Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens in Rage (1966)
    Rage
    6.3
    • screenplay by (as Fernando Mendez)
    • 1966
  • El corrido de María Pistolas (1964)
    El corrido de María Pistolas
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • María Pistolas (1963)
    María Pistolas
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • El misterio de Huracán Ramírez (1962)
    El misterio de Huracán Ramírez
    6.5
    • story
    • 1962
  • Contra viento y marea (1962)
    Contra viento y marea
    5.1
    • adaptation
    • 1962
  • Luis Aguilar and Noé Murayama in Juan sin miedo (1961)
    Juan sin miedo
    6.6
    • adaptation
    • 1961
  • Mujeres engañadas (1961)
    Mujeres engañadas
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1961
  • Suerte te dé Dios (1961)
    Suerte te dé Dios
    7.2
    • story
    • 1961
  • La cárcel de Cananea (1960)
    La cárcel de Cananea
    6.5
    • story (adaptation)
    • 1960
  • Besos de arena (1959)
    Besos de arena
    6.3
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Joaquín Cordero, Flor Silvestre, Aldo Monti, and Lilia Prado in Kermesse (1959)
    Kermesse
    5.9
    • story
    • 1959
  • El boxeador (1958)
    El boxeador
    6.5
    • story and adaptation
    • 1958
  • Crox Alvarado, Columba Domínguez, and Wolf Ruvinskis in The Body Snatcher (1957)
    The Body Snatcher
    6.4
    • story and adaptation
    • 1957
  • Cien muchachas (1957)
    Cien muchachas
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1957

Director

  • Mujeres engañadas (1961)
    Mujeres engañadas
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Venganza Apache (1960)
    Venganza Apache
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1960
  • El renegado blanco (1960)
    El renegado blanco
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The Living Coffin (1959)
    The Living Coffin
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Los hermanos Diablo (1959)
    Los hermanos Diablo
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Los diablos del terror (1959)
    Los diablos del terror
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Mapita Cortés in The Black Pit of Dr. M (1959)
    The Black Pit of Dr. M
    6.8
    • Director (as Fernando Mendez)
    • 1959
  • El cofre del pirata (1959)
    El cofre del pirata
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Señoritas (1959)
    Señoritas
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Vampire's Coffin (1958)
    The Vampire's Coffin
    5.8
    • Director (as Fernando Mendez)
    • 1958
  • La esquina de mi barrio (1957)
    La esquina de mi barrio
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1957
  • The Vampire (1957)
    The Vampire
    6.9
    • Director (as Fernando Mendez)
    • 1957
  • Crox Alvarado, Columba Domínguez, and Wolf Ruvinskis in The Body Snatcher (1957)
    The Body Snatcher
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Hay ángeles con espuelas (1957)
    Hay ángeles con espuelas
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1957
  • La locura del rock and roll (1957)
    La locura del rock and roll
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1957

Producer

  • Cinco minutos de amor (1941)
    Cinco minutos de amor
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Fernando Mendez
  • Born
    • July 20, 1908
    • Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico
  • Died
    • October 17, 1966
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Elva Helena Buelna Ramírez? - October 17, 1966 (his death)

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