Biography
Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades.
A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendoza appeared in film such as Adán y la serpiente in 1946 and A hierro muere in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Westerns. and also had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic Horror Express, in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas.
De Mendoza is better known to audiences in Argentina for his role in the popular TV series El Rafa, aired from 1980 to 1982, or the less successful El Oriental, aired from 1982 to 1983. He died in Madrid on 12 December 2011, at age 88.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Bad Truth
Character: Ernesto
MOVIE • 2011
Tapas
Character: Don Mariano
MOVIE • 2006
Cleopatra
Character: Víctor
MOVIE • 2003
Lua de Outubro
Character: Marcial Lopes
MOVIE • 2001
Bossa Nova
Character: Juan
MOVIE • 2000
Lola Mora
Character:
MOVIE • 1996
Los tigres de la memoria
Character: Carlos
MOVIE • 1984
Nights Without Moons and Suns
Character: Cairo
MOVIE • 1984
The Underground Man
Character:
MOVIE • 1981
El infierno tan temido
Character:
MOVIE • 1980
La amante ingenua
Character: Adrián
MOVIE • 1980
Manaos
Character: Mario Buendía
MOVIE • 1979
Seven Dangerous Women
Character: Marqués de Castellamare
MOVIE • 1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
Character: Primo
MOVIE • 1979
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
Character: El Jandalo
MOVIE • 1978
Venus de fuego
Character: Beltrán
MOVIE • 1978
Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies colgando
Character: Sr. Empresa
MOVIE • 1978
Curse of the Black Cat
Character: David
MOVIE • 1977
La violación
Character:
MOVIE • 1977
Curro Jiménez
Character: Lédaux
TV • 1976