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Manuel Álvarez Maciste(1892-1960)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Manuel Álvarez Maciste was born on 8 August 1892 in Tequila, Jalisco, México. He was an actor and composer, known for Roma (2018), Only Angels Have Wings (1939) and War on Everyone (2016). He died on 13 October 1960 in Mexico City, Mexico.
BornAugust 8, 1892
DiedOctober 13, 1960(68)
BornAugust 8, 1892
DiedOctober 13, 1960(68)
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Known for

Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Yalitza Aparicio, Daniela Demesa, Diego Cortina Autrey, and Carlos Peralta in Roma (2018)
Roma
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, and Jean Arthur in Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings
7.6
  • The Singer(as Maciste)
  • 1939
Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña in War on Everyone (2016)
War on Everyone
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016
El gran espectáculo (1958)
El gran espectáculo
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1958

Credits

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Actor

  • Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, and Jean Arthur in Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
    Only Angels Have Wings
    7.6
    • The Singer (as Maciste)
    • 1939
  • Starlet (1938)
    Starlet
    • 1938
  • Allan Jones and Jeanette MacDonald in The Firefly (1937)
    The Firefly
    6.8
    • Pedro (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Leo Carrillo, Ida Lupino, and Nino Martini in The Gay Desperado (1936)
    The Gay Desperado
    6.1
    • Guitarist (uncredited)
    • 1936

Composer

  • Hijos de la mala vida (1949)
    Hijos de la mala vida
    • Composer
    • 1949

Soundtrack

  • Sandy Hernandez in Milly: Queen of Merengue (2025)
    Milly: Queen of Merengue
    8.5
    • lyrics: "Angelitos Negros"
    • music: "Angelitos Negros"
    • 2025
  • Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Yalitza Aparicio, Daniela Demesa, Diego Cortina Autrey, and Carlos Peralta in Roma (2018)
    Roma
    7.6
    • writer: "Angelitos Negros"
    • 2018
  • Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña in War on Everyone (2016)
    War on Everyone
    5.8
    • lyrics: "Angelitos Negros"
    • music: "Angelitos Negros"
    • 2016
  • Tu cara me suena (2011)
    Tu cara me suena
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 2015
  • Banda sonora (2007)
    Banda sonora
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 2007–2012
  • Raül Díaz in Memòries de la tele (2007)
    Memòries de la tele
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 2007–2010
  • España baila. De 'La vaca lechera' al 'Aserejé' (2007)
    España baila. De 'La vaca lechera' al 'Aserejé'
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 2007
  • Nuestra mejor canción. La gran final
    TV Special
    • writer: "Ángelitos negros", "Angelitos negros"
    • 2004
  • Nuestra mejor canción (2004)
    Nuestra mejor canción
    7.0
    TV Special
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 2004
  • La Casita Blanca, la ciutat oculta (2002)
    La Casita Blanca, la ciutat oculta
    6.5
    • writer: "Ángelitos negros"
    • 2002
  • Sílvia Munt and Andrés Pajares in Tío Willy (1998)
    Tío Willy
    3.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 1998
  • Suomen suosikit (1993)
    Suomen suosikit
    TV Series
    • writer: "Mustat enkelit" (Angelitos Negros)
    • 1993
  • Libera (1993)
    Libera
    6.7
    • writer: "Angeli negri"
    • 1993
  • La orquesta
    TV Series
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 1984
  • Songs for After a War (1976)
    Songs for After a War
    7.3
    • writer: "Angelitos negros"
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Maciste
  • Born
    • August 8, 1892
    • Tequila, Jalisco, México
  • Died
    • October 13, 1960
    • Mexico City, Mexico

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