Pedro Armendáriz
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Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.

Early life

Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde (Mexican) and Adela Hastings (American). He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín
Gloria Marín
- Biography :Born in Mexico City on April 19, 1919, her mother was Maria Laura Ramos Luna and natural daughter of Pedro Mendez.She had a long career, and was also known as Jorge Negrete's co-star and for being his lover for about 11 years. They never married because she never got along with his...

. Armendáriz lived with his parents in Texas and studied in California, where he graduated with an engineering
Engineering
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 degree from the California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....

.

Career

When Armendáriz finished his studies, he moved to Mexico where he worked for the railroad, as a tour guide and as a journalist for the bilingual magazine México Real. He was discovered by film director Miguel Zacarías when Armendáriz recited the soliloquy from Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...

to an American tourist. He obtained his first role in a movie at the age of 22 and after that he made many films in Mexico, the United States, France, Italy and England. Under the direction of Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila...

, and with Dolores del Río
Dolores del Río
Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...

, he represented Mexican Cinema
Mexican cinema
The history of Mexican cinema goes back to the ending of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, when several enthusiasts of the new medium documented historical events – most particularly the Mexican Revolution – and produced some movies that have only recently been rediscovered...

 to all the world. He received a Silver Ariel Award
Ariel Award
The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...

 in 1948 in the category of Best Actor for his role in La Perla
La Perla
* La Perla District, Peru* La Perla, Veracruz, Mexico* La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico, area of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico**La Perla Theater, Ponce, Puerto Rico*La Perla Spa, building in Mar del Plata, Argentina...

and another in 1952 for El Rebozo de Soledad. In 1947, he was the recipient of a Special Ariel for his works.

Armendáriz was a favorite of American director John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...

, appearing in three of his films: The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1947 film)
The Fugitive is a 1947 drama film starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, based on the novel The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. It was shot on location in Mexico by Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa.-Plot:...

(1947), Fort Apache
Fort Apache (film)
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. The film was the first of the director's "cavalry trilogy" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande , both also starring Wayne...

and 3 Godfathers (both 1948).

Armendáriz's last appearance was in the second James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...

 film, From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (film)
From Russia with Love is the second in the James Bond spy film series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1963, the film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1957 novel of the...

(1963
1963 in film
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....

) as Bond's ally, Kerim Bey. His son Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. is a Mexican actor.- Life and career :Armendáriz Jr. was born in Mexico City, the son of actors Carmelita and Pedro Armendáriz. He has been married to actress Ofelia Medina....

 is also an actor, who appeared in the James Bond film Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the Eon Productions James Bond series and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming novel. It marks Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in his brief tenure in the lead role of James Bond...

in 1989
1989 in film
-Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million...

.

However, he was terminally ill with cancer during the filming of From Russia with Love, and towards the end of shooting he was too ill to perform his part, so his final scenes were performed by his double, director Terence Young.

Later life and death

In 1954, Armendáriz had a role in the film The Conqueror
The Conqueror (film)
The Conqueror is a 1956 CinemaScope epic film produced by Howard Hughes and starring John Wayne as the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan. Other performers included Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, and Pedro Armendáriz. Directed by actor/director Dick Powell, the film was principally shot near St...

produced by Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business magnate, investor, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest people in the world...

. This movie was filmed in the state of Utah
Utah
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 during the time when the US government ran nuclear tests in the neighboring state of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

. 91 of the 220 people involved in the production of the film contracted cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 within 25 years, and 46 of these died as a consequence of this illness. However, in rebuttal, Pilar Wayne later wrote in her autobiography that she did not believe radiation was involved in the deaths of those associated with this film. She mentioned she had visited the set many times as had others and not become sick. Wayne said she believed the real cause of her husband's John's death and the others was their smoking and nothing else.

Armendáriz began to suffer pain in his hips and years later it was discovered that he had cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 in these regions. He learned his condition was terminal while at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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. He reportedly acted in From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (film)
From Russia with Love is the second in the James Bond spy film series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1963, the film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1957 novel of the...

while enduring great pain (he visibly limps in most scenes) in order to leave behind financial resources for his family after his impending death. On June 18, 1963, rather than waste away under the haze of pain medication, he took his own life by firing a bullet into his heart from a gun which he had smuggled into the hospital.

Hollywood

Year Film Role Other notes
1947 The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1947 film)
The Fugitive is a 1947 drama film starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, based on the novel The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. It was shot on location in Mexico by Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa.-Plot:...

A lieutenant of police aka El Fugitivo (Mexico)
1948 Fort Apache
Fort Apache (film)
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. The film was the first of the director's "cavalry trilogy" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande , both also starring Wayne...

Sgt. Beaufort as Pedro Armendáriz
3 Godfathers Pedro "Pete' Roca Fuerte as Pedro Armendáriz
1949 Tulsa
Tulsa (film)
Tulsa is a 1949 Technicolor film that was directed by Stuart Heisler and starred Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills , and featured Ed Begley in one of his earliest film roles, billed as Edward Begley....

Jim Redbird
We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers is a 1949 adventure–drama film directed by John Huston and starring Jennifer Jones and John Garfield.The film, set in 1933, concerns a group of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the Cuban regime...

Armando Ariete
1950 The Torch José Juan Reyes aka Del odio nace el amor (Mexico)
1954 Border River General Eduardo Calleja
1956 The Littlest Outlaw
The Littlest Outlaw
The Littlest Outlaw is a film produced by Walt Disney. It was released by Buena Vista Distribution on December 22, 1955. It was directed by Roberto Gavaldón and written by Larry Lansburgh , and Bill Walsh ....

Gen. Torres
1956 The Conqueror Jamuga as Pedro Armendáriz
Diane
Diane (film)
Diane is a 1956 American historical film drama about the life of Diane de Poitiers, produced by MGM. It was directed by David Miller and produced by Edwin H. Knopf from a screenplay by Christopher Isherwood based on a story by John Erskine. The music score was composed by Miklós Rózsa, Robert H....

Francis I
1957 The Big Boodle Col. Mastegui as Pedro Armendáriz
1959 The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country (film)
The Wonderful Country is a 1959 Technicolor Western film based on Tom Lea's novel of the same name that was produced by Robert Mitchum's DRM Production company in Mexico. Tom Lea has a cameo as a barber.-Plot:...

Cipriano Castro
Little Savage El Tiburón
1961 Francis of Assisi The Sultan
1963 From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (film)
From Russia with Love is the second in the James Bond spy film series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1963, the film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1957 novel of the...

Kerim Bey as Pedro Armendáriz
Captain Sindbad El Kerim as Pedro Armendáriz

Italian cinema

Year Film Role Notes
1954 Tom Toms of Mayumba
Tom Toms of Mayumba
Tom Toms of Mayumba is a 1955 Italian adventure film directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano.-Cast:* Pedro Armendáriz - Martinez* Habib Benglia - Gomba* Jacques Berthier - Clemens Van Waerten* Kerima - Madalena* Philippe Lemaire...

1956 Uomini e lupi aka Men and Wolves (USA)
1962 Arrivano i titani Cadmo aka The Titans (USA)


French cinema

Year Film Role Notes
1953 Lucrèce Borgia
Lucrèce Borgia
Lucrèce Borgia is a 1953 French drama film starring Martine Carol and Pedro Armendáriz. The film was directed by Christian-Jaque, who co-wrote screenplay with Cécil Saint-Laurent and Jacques Sigurd, based on novel by Alfred Schirokauer...

César Borgia aka Lucretia Borgia
1955 Fortune carrée Igricheff


Mexican cinema

Year Film Role Other notes
1935 Rosario
Rosario (film)
Rosario is a 1935 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Zacarías. It stars Gloria Morel and Pedro Armendáriz on his silver screen debut.-Cast:*Gloria Morel*Pedro Armendáriz*Natalia Ortiz*Jorge Treviño*Matilde Corell*Julio Taboada...

1936 Irma la mala
María Elena
María Elena
María Elena is a Chilean city and commune in Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 7,530 and has an area of .- History :...

Eduardo
1937 Jalisco nunca pierde
Jalisco nunca pierde
Jalisco nunca pierde is a 1937 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....

Las cuatro milpas
Amapola del camino Juan Padilla
1938 Los millones de Chaflán
Mi candidato
Mi candidato
Mi candidato is a 1938 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....

Canto a mi tierra
La Adelita Sabino Estrada
1939 La reina del río
Una luz en mi camino
El indio
El indio
El indio is a 1939 Mexican drama film directed by Armando Vargas de la Maza. It was released in Mexico on February 10, 1939 and later released in United States on May 12, of the same year. Consuelo Frank and Pedro Armendáriz received equal billing, while Dolores Camarillo who was the film's comic...

Felipe
Con los Dorados de Villa
La china Hilaria
1940 Pobre diablo
Pobre diablo
Pobre diablo is a 1940 Mexican film directed by José Benavides hijo. It stars Fernando Soler.-Cast:*Fernando Soler*Pedro Armendáriz *José Escanero *Conchita Gentil Arcos *Raúl Guerrero *Agustín Isunza *Tito Novaro...

Los olvidados de Dios
Mala yerba
El jefe máximo
El jefe máximo
El jefe máximo is a 1940 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes....

El charro negro (1940)
1941 El zorro de Jalisco
El secreto del sacerdote
Ni sangre, ni arena
1942 Soy puro mexicano
Simón Bolívar
La epopeya del camino
Del rancho a la capital
Allá en el bajío
La isla de la pasión (Clipperton) El Toro
1943 Tierra de pasiones
Tierra de Pasiones
Tierra de Pasiones is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo which is owned by NBC Universal. Tierra de Pasiones was filmed on a set in Homestead, Florida, and aired weekdays from February 20, 2006 to October 24, 2006 at 8 pm ET...

Konga Roja
Guadalajara
Guadalajara (film)
Guadalajara is a 1943 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....

Pedro
Distinto amanecer Octavio
Flor silvestre Jose Luis Castro
1944 La guerra de los pasteles
El corsario negro
Las calaveras del terror
Alma de bronce
Maria Candelaria
Maria Candelaria
María Candelaria is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix becoming the first Latin American country to do so...

Lorenzo Rafael
1945 Entre hermanos
El Capitán Malacara
El Capitán Malacara
El Capitán Malacara is a 1945 Mexican film directed by Carlos Orellana. It stars Pedro Armendáriz and Manolita Saval.-Cast:*Pedro Armendáriz*Manolita Saval*Armando Soto La Marina*Amelia Wilhelmy*Mimí Derba*Elena D'Orgaz...

Bugambilia Ricardo Rojas
Las Abandonadas
Las Abandonadas
Las Abandonadas is a Mexican film of 1944, directed by Emilio Fernández and starring by Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz.- Curiosities :...

Juan Gomez
1946 Rayando el sol
Rayando El Sol
Rayando El Sol is the ninth studio album by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Manny Manuel, released by Universal Music on August 17, 2010. The album covers the songs by Mexican rock band, Maná.-Tracklisting:-Charts:...

Enamorada
Enamorada (1946 film)
Enamorada is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.-Plot summary:...

Gen. José Juan Reyes
1947 La casa colorada
Albur de amor
La perla
La perla
La perla is a 1947 Mexican film. The story is based on the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie....

Quino
1948 Juan Charrasqueado
En la hacienda de la flor
Maclovia
Maclovia (1948 film)
Maclovia is a 1948 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.-Plot summary:...

José María
1949 La malquerida
La Malquerida
La Malquerida is a Mexican film from 1949. It was directed by Emilio Fernández, and starred Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz.-Plot summary:...


Year Film Role Other notes
1949 El charro y la dama
Al caer la tarde
El abandonado
El Abandonado
El Abandonado is a 1949 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....

1950 Por la puerta falsa
Por la puerta falsa
Por la puerta falsa is a 1950 Mexican film. It was directed byFernando de Fuentes....

La loca de la casa
Rosauro Castro Rosauro Castro
Vuelve Pancho Villa Pancho Villa
1951 Tierra baja
Por querer a una mujer
Ella y yo
Ella y Yo
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Bodas de fuego Rodolfo Carrera
Camino del infierno Pedro Uribe
1952 Los tres alegres compadres
El rebozo de Soledad
Hambre nuestra de cada día
Hambre nuestra de cada día
Hambre nuestra de cada día is a 1952 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza....

Carne de presidio
Carne de presidio
Carne de presidio is a 1952 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza....

La noche avanza Marcos Arizmendi
1953 El bruto Pedro
El tirano de Toledo Don Blas
1954 Mulata
Dos mundos y un amor
Reto a la vida Diego Maldonado
La rebelión de los colgados Candido Costa
1956 Viva revolución
Viva Revolución
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Canasta de cuentos mexicanos
La Escondida Felipe Rojano
1957 La mujer que no tuvo infancia
Así era Pancho Villa Pancho Villa
Manuela
Manuela (1957 film)
Manuela is a 1957 British drama film directed by Guy Hamilton. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Trevor Howard - James Prothero* Elsa Martinelli - Manuela Hunt* Pedro Armendáriz - Mario Constanza...

Mario Constanza
1958 Los salvajes
Quiero ser artista
1959 El zarco
Yo pecador
Yo pecador
Yo pecador is a 1959 Mexican film. It stars Sara García....

Sed de amor
Café Colón
Ando volando bajo
Flor de mayo Pepe Gamboa
Las Señoritas Vivanco
Las señoritas Vivanco
Las señoritas Vivanco is a 1958 Mexican film. It stars Sara García....

Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha (1959 film)
The Soldiers of Pancho Villa is a 1959 Mexican film directed by Ismael Rodríguez. At the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, it was nominated for a Golden Palm award.- Plot:...

Coronel Valentín Razo
1960 Verano violento
El impostor
Dos hijos desobedientes
La cárcel de Cananea
La cárcel de Cananea
La cárcel de Cananea is a corrido written in 1917 commemorating the Cananea Strike that took place in the Mexican mining town of Cananea, Sonora, in June 1906...

Calibre 44
Aquí está Pancho Villa Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa y la Valentina Pancho Villa
Los desarraigados Joe
1961 El indulto
Los hermanos del hierro General
1962 Los valientes no mueren
El tejedor de milagros
El tejedor de milagros
El tejedor de milagros is a 1962 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco del Villar. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Pedro Armendáriz* Columba Domínguez* Begoña Palacios...

1963 La bandida Roberto


External links

at the Cinema of Mexico site of the ITESM
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