Acting
Juanjo Menéndez
Born May 16, 1929 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Died November 7, 2003 · aged 74
Juanjo Menéndez (Madrid, May 16, 1929 – Madrid, November 7, 2003) was a spanish actor.
Known For
El turista · 1963El turista
★ 7.01963
MovieComedy
Alfredo is a homeless man who happens upon a truck full of fruit that appears to be abandoned and takes the opportunity to eat some. Once he's satisfied his hunger, he discovers a fortune inside one of the crates. It's the loot hidden by some thieves who crash during their getaway. Frightened, he hides the money under the church statue and confesses what happened to the local priest. The situation worsens when the robbers reappear in town.
Susana · 1969Susana
1969
MovieComedy
Susana is a girl that is sent to work to a small coast village in the south of Spain. The women in the villages receive her with a cold shoulder. Susana finds out that they are resentful towards their husbands: before, they used to fish close to home and now they fish far away for months and months. Susana will give the women some lessons about living together, so the men would consider going back to old ways. This will make her fall in love again.
La casa de los Martínez · 1971La casa de los Martínez
★ 4.51971
MovieComedy
Susanna and Me · 1957Susanna and Me
★ 7.01957
MovieComedy
An expulsive star of a variety theatre cannot decide between the love of an honest archaeology professor and the love of an extravagant official who turns himself into a cabaret comedian in his sparetime.
The Running Man · 1963The Running Man
★ 6.71963
MovieCrimeDrama
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
Tristana · 1970Tristana
★ 7.21970
MovieDrama
As a young woman, Tristana is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope, a respected member of the community, who takes advantage of his innocent charge. When Tristana falls in love with artist Horacio, she must learn to be more assertive in order to achieve independence from her nefarious guardian, or her blossoming relationship with Horacio is doomed.
Julieta engaña a Romeo · 1965Julieta engaña a Romeo
★ 7.01965
MovieComedy
Roberto decides to ask for permission at the office because he suspects his wife has a lover and wants to catch her. A friend of the protagonist offers to investigate the woman with the intention of giving sufficient evidence of thedeception. However, he soon discovers that his wife knows his plans.
The Miracle of Marcelino · 1955The Miracle of Marcelino
★ 7.41955
MovieDrama
Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend in the forbidden attic, hanging on a cross. A friend that would repay Marcelino's kindness by granting him one heart-felt wish.
Movies
El turista · 1963El turista
★ 7.01963
MovieComedy
Alfredo is a homeless man who happens upon a truck full of fruit that appears to be abandoned and takes the opportunity to eat some. Once he's satisfied his hunger, he discovers a fortune inside one of the crates. It's the loot hidden by some thieves who crash during their getaway. Frightened, he hides the money under the church statue and confesses what happened to the local priest. The situation worsens when the robbers reappear in town.
Susana · 1969Susana
1969
MovieComedy
Susana is a girl that is sent to work to a small coast village in the south of Spain. The women in the villages receive her with a cold shoulder. Susana finds out that they are resentful towards their husbands: before, they used to fish close to home and now they fish far away for months and months. Susana will give the women some lessons about living together, so the men would consider going back to old ways. This will make her fall in love again.
La casa de los Martínez · 1971La casa de los Martínez
★ 4.51971
MovieComedy
Susanna and Me · 1957Susanna and Me
★ 7.01957
MovieComedy
An expulsive star of a variety theatre cannot decide between the love of an honest archaeology professor and the love of an extravagant official who turns himself into a cabaret comedian in his sparetime.
The Running Man · 1963The Running Man
★ 6.71963
MovieCrimeDrama
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
Tristana · 1970Tristana
★ 7.21970
MovieDrama
As a young woman, Tristana is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope, a respected member of the community, who takes advantage of his innocent charge. When Tristana falls in love with artist Horacio, she must learn to be more assertive in order to achieve independence from her nefarious guardian, or her blossoming relationship with Horacio is doomed.
Julieta engaña a Romeo · 1965Julieta engaña a Romeo
★ 7.01965
MovieComedy
Roberto decides to ask for permission at the office because he suspects his wife has a lover and wants to catch her. A friend of the protagonist offers to investigate the woman with the intention of giving sufficient evidence of thedeception. However, he soon discovers that his wife knows his plans.
The Miracle of Marcelino · 1955The Miracle of Marcelino
★ 7.41955
MovieDrama
Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend in the forbidden attic, hanging on a cross. A friend that would repay Marcelino's kindness by granting him one heart-felt wish.
Verano 70 · 1970Verano 70
★ 5.51970
MovieComedy
Typical Spanish comedy of the seventies set in Benidorm, the famous coastal town of Alicante where numerous families come to spend the summer. It tells the travel arrangements and incidents that occur before arriving to the apartments as well as the return of working husbands to the city, once the families have settled on the beach, and their unsuccessful attempts to flirt while alone
Algunas lecciones de amor · 1966Algunas lecciones de amor
★ 9.01966
MovieComedy
Sucedió en Sevilla · 1955Sucedió en Sevilla
★ 8.01955
MovieDramaMusic
Don Fernando is a senior engineer of Sevilla for years as a partner had a friend working. But his partner died and his son, Albert, wants to take the management of the company and the farm, one of the most important of Seville, whose property also shared. Alberto secretly courting Esperanza, a daughter of Don Fernando. Juan Antonio, the son of the late foreman of the farm, is an honest young man who, in silence, also loves Esperanza. Both will vie for her love.
Radio Stories · 1955Radio Stories
★ 7.61955
MovieComedy
Three short stories based on radio competitions, all linked by speaker Gabriel and his fiancee. Two inventors who want to patent a piston and need money, a thief who answers a phone call while robbing and a child who needs to go to Sweden for an operation are the protagonists of these stories around the radio.
Ya tenemos coche · 1958Ya tenemos coche
★ 8.01958
MovieComedy
Don Jose is a good family man and a model employee. He lives in his house as a King with his wife and children who make him happy. His only enemy is Dona Rosa, her mother, who has the habit of saying the last word on everything.
Una tal Dulcinea · 1963Una tal Dulcinea
★ 5.31963
MovieComedy
A history professor is married with a beautiful woman but she is intellectually not able to follow her husband. Therefore she seeks her own pleasures and amusements without him.
Para siempre amor mío · 1955Para siempre amor mío
★ 5.61955
MovieDramaRomance
A man, annoyed by his wife's interference in the family business, travels to Spain, where he becomes involved with another woman.
Las de Caín · 1959Las de Caín
★ 7.81959
MovieComedy
Adapted from a comedy of the brothers Alvarez Quintero, raised in a spirit rather routine and a remarkable lack of imagination. The minor nature of the adapted work greatly limited their chances, but there was no resolution film the slightest hint of creativity, merely a recreation under the sign of awkwardness.
Sor Citroen · 1967Sor Citroen
★ 6.01967
MovieComedy
Madrid, Spain. When a religious community running an orphanage buys a car, the vivacious and intrepid Sister Tomasa accepts the task of getting behind the wheel.
Vuelve, querida Nati · 1976Vuelve, querida Nati
★ 4.51976
MovieComedy
Doña Nati, the owner of a house of prostitutes, takes a little vacation to attend his niece's first communion in the village. She is accompanied on the trip by three of his pupils: Barbara, Mercedes and Eva who pretend to be her friends. But soon, men realize what they are and begin to try to flirt with them. Doña Nati makes a splendid gift to the people and thus wins the favor of its inhabitants.
Fulano y Mengano · 1957Fulano y Mengano
★ 6.81957
MovieComedy
Eudosio and Carlos were imprisoned by mistake. Now out of prison, are trying to get a job and to adapt to a society that rejects them.
Novios 68 · 1967Novios 68
★ 5.51967
MovieComedy
Comedy that chronicles the ups and downs in dating of several people in Spain in 1968.
¿Por qué pecamos a los 40? · 1970¿Por qué pecamos a los 40?
★ 5.41970
MovieComedy
Alejandro Quesada, an eminent doctor successful with women, drives his old friends Federico and Enrique to change their attitude towards life. The death of a common friend, Luis, reaffirmed in the attempt to enjoy their existence and seek the association of younger women than their wives.
The Thieves · 1959The Thieves
★ 5.71959
MovieComedy
An Italian-American mobster is sent back to Naples from the States. He moves to Italy with all his illegal proceeds hidden in jam jars--which fall into the wrong hands when they get to the harbour of Naples. These hands belong to people who demand their fair share. Meanwhile, the mobster is questioned by investigators.
El Lazarillo de Tormes · 1959El Lazarillo de Tormes
★ 5.91959
MovieDramaComedy
An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.
What Makes Women Laugh? · 1997What Makes Women Laugh?
★ 6.01997
MovieComedyRomance
Luci, Graci and Mar, three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with a woman who is 45 years younger than him. During the feast Luci's husband dies in an accident. Despite the tragedy, the trio have to fulfill their commitment acting during August in Benidorm. The widow discovers thanks to a notebook that her husband cheated on her, so she decides to flirt with everyone.
