
Acting
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
Born — Died
1913-10-19 — 1995-07-19
Place of birth
Tala, Jalisco, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
53 titles
Known for
6.3A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches.
Garden of Evil
1954
6.1Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.
The Wonderful Country
1959
6.7During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.
Ay, Carmela!
1990
6.5Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
Cowboy
1958
6.8The story of a girl of questionable mental stability who escapes from incarceration and ends up at a plantation where she disrupts a working family's daily routines and chemistry.
Susana
1951
6.7Life in a small Mexican village where joy and misery, hope and pain, passion and guilt, love and decay, life and death are mixed in the peasants life and two French citizens who end up stranded in there, during a typhoid epidemic.
The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
6.7During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.
Ay, Carmela!
1990
6.7Reporter/photographer covering a Pedro Infante commemorative event discover an uncanny look-alike lurking on the periphery.
Pedro infante vive?
1991
1980s · 3 titles
1970s · 5 titles
6.7A stranger arrives in a small western town and starts gunning for people.
El tren de la muerte
1979
6.0Band of ex-soldiers embark on a life of crime; their leader, meanwhile, wants to track down the man who murdered his parents.
El Tigre De Santa Julia
1974
4.9Due to betting problems, Andrés and his lover, Blanca, flee the city and travel through several states of the country; During their journey they get involved with a couple of hippies with whom they live for a time until the tragedy is complete.
The Gates of Paradise
1971
5.2Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian, and his friend Luis.
The Other Virginity
1975
6.0Footloose roving-gambler type marries a young woman against her father's wishes; she assimilates herself to his rootless, random lifestyle, but her family is working to track them down. Eventually, he decides to settle down and lead a more responsible life, home-and-family style... and then...
Traigo la sangre caliente
1977
1960s · 4 titles
7.0In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.
The Shadow of the Tyrant
1960
8.0Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them the need for revenge.
My Son, the Hero
1961
6.3The story of the Mexican Revolution and a horse.
El Caballo Bayo
1969
7.0While waiting for a train which will take them on their honeymoon, two newlyweds, Juan and Lázara, are separated by a federal army commander who is going around enlisting men to fight against the revolutionaries. Traveling with the troops, Lázara follows Juan until he dies in a battle against the Villistas. From that moment on, the young woman's fate will be in the hands of whoever happens to win the latest contest, an uncertain fate for someone whose only wish is for a home of her own.
La soldadera
1967
1950s · 17 titles
6.3A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches.
Garden of Evil
1954
6.1Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.
The Wonderful Country
1959
6.5Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
Cowboy
1958
6.8The story of a girl of questionable mental stability who escapes from incarceration and ends up at a plantation where she disrupts a working family's daily routines and chemistry.
Susana
1951
6.7Life in a small Mexican village where joy and misery, hope and pain, passion and guilt, love and decay, life and death are mixed in the peasants life and two French citizens who end up stranded in there, during a typhoid epidemic.
The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
5.8Ranchera romance; two young lovers whose families are hostile to each other.
Nunca debieron amarse
1951
6.6During a long train trip, the Police has discovered jewelries in the personal bag of an actress, but she turns out to be innocent.
La extraña pasajera
1953
6.4Adaptation of Rómulo Gallegos' novel Sobre la misma tierra. A young mixed-race woman is forced to choose between her tribal heritage and her position in white society.
La doncella de piedra
1956
4.9Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried, but discover that a church has been built over the spot. They force the townspeople to dig for it, but there are more surprises in store for them than they counted on.
The Black Pirates
1954
6.3Sonia, a school teacher, is excited about her new post in the Cuban beach town of Caibarien since her childhood friend Guillermo lives there. However she finds Guillermo a tormented soul and evil lurks in town.
Y si ella volviera (Guantanamera)
1957
5.8In rural Mexico, a psychic finds herself caught between warring families while competing with her closest friend for the same man's affections.
María la Voz
1955
7.3Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Reportaje
1953
5.6Shady characters try to buy the corner shop and destroy a decent family's livelihood.
La tienda de la esquina
1951
6.3Produced on a grand scale, the Mexican Talpa relates the simple story of two brothers. The older of the siblings, Tanilo (Victor Manuel Mendoza) is a well-to-do family man; the other, Estaban (Jamie Fernandez), is one step above a wastrel. When Tanilo is felled by illness, Estaban is forced to take over the family's blacksmith business. He also inaugurates a romance with Tanilo's attractive young wife Juana (Lilia Prado). Punishment is eventually doled out in a manner which suggests that God Himself is exacting retribution on the adulterous couple. Originally released at 87 minutes, Talpa was pared down to 73 minutes for American consumption.
Talpa
1956
6.3Engineering crew excavating a tunnel through a mountain, are trapped by a landslide.
El túnel 6
1955
6.4Anthology-movie with episodes set in Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.
People, Song and Hope
1956
5.6Small-town rom-com from a female POV.
Letters to Ufemia
1952
1940s · 17 titles
8.2Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
The Three Garcías
1947
5.7Mexican movie
Recuerdos de mi valle
1946
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Bamba
1949
6.4When her father dies, a young woman must go to Michoacán to take charge of her lands, where she meets a young man and they both fall in love.
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
1943
6.6Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
Vuelven los García
1947
5.7A farmer is in love during revolutionary times.
When the Brave Cry
1947
6.6An orphan boy is left in the care of his godfather, a bartender who teaches him to play cards and shoot weapons.
Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!
1941
6.2Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipolito.
Santa
1943
5.7Historical drama about the period just before the beginning of the Mexican Revolution.
Cuando Habla El Corazon
1943
6.0Peasant farmer and landowner are rivals for a woman. Sequel to Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes.
El ametralladora
1943
6.8Rural-community gal is being courted by a peon and by a land-owner.
Flor de caña
1948
5.7A romantic melodrama.
Los amores de un torero
1945
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Mi madre adorada
1948
6.7A country girl finds herself working as a prostitute, but her true love, a musician, comes looking for her. She must fight a cabaret dancer for his love.
Pervertida
1946
6.0Wholesome young man falls hard for a woman who's identified as a luxury commodity; gangster/pimp guy in her orbit convinces the nice boy to do crimes so he'll have enough money to move in her circle.
Venus de fuego
1949
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Tierra muerta
1949
5.8Flirty young farmgirl has five or six suitors to choose between.
La Panchita
1949
1930s · 5 titles
6.2Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.
Almas rebeldes
1937
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Alma norteña
1939
6.3Mexican feature film
Ojos tapatios
1938
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Mientras México duerme
1938
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Pescadores de perlas
1938


