Manuel Ojeda

Acting

Manuel Ojeda

Born November 4, 1940 · La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Died August 11, 2022 · aged 81

Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (4 November 1940 – 11 August 2022) was a Mexican actor. Ojeda was one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film Romancing the Stone.

Known For

Romancing the StoneRomancing the Stone · 1984
Romancing the Stone
★ 6.81984
MovieRomanceComedy
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
Green IceGreen Ice · 1981
Green Ice
★ 5.71981
MovieAdventureAction
A down on his luck engineer gets involved in an adventure with a mysterious woman and an emerald magnate.
Aunt AlejandraAunt Alejandra · 1980
Aunt Alejandra
★ 7.51980
MovieMysteryHorror
The arrival of Aunt Alejandra triggers a series of nightmarish events that will put the life of a family at mysterious risk.
Eagle's WingEagle's Wing · 1979
Eagle's Wing
★ 5.41979
MovieWesternDrama
Two men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing in antebellum Mexico, meeting marauded stagecoach travelers and garrisoned Mexicans along the way.
VictorioVictorio · 2008
Victorio
★ 6.52008
MovieDrama
A story of redemption, drama and action, where only love can overcome all obstacles.
Canoa: A Shameful MemoryCanoa: A Shameful Memory · 1975
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
★ 7.91975
MovieHistoryCrime
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
Los confinesLos confines · 1987
Los confines
★ 5.71987
MovieThrillerHorror
Mix magical universe of Juan Rulfo, in which Juan Preciado, "Pedro Paramo", located incestuous siblings "Talpa" while Juvencio Nava, of "Diles que no me maten", flee several men who pursue for killing Colonel Terrones.
Herod's LawHerod's Law · 1999
Herod's Law
★ 8.01999
MovieComedyCrime
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.

Filmography

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Al Filo de la MuerteAl Filo de la Muerte · 1991
Al Filo de la Muerte
★ 6.71991
SeriesSoapDrama
Al filo de la muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from June 17, 1991, to February 21, 1992. Created by Fernanda Villeli and Marcia Yance, the telenovela stars Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero. The story follows Tracy López, a young nurse living in Los Angeles whose life is turned upside down after she witnesses her boyfriend commit a murder. Placed in the Witness Protection Program under the new identity of Mariela Foret, she flees to Mexico City, where she begins working at a prestigious hospital. There she meets cardiologist Francisco Riquer, and despite their difficult first encounters, they fall in love while facing danger, revenge, and the lingering threat of Tracy's criminal past.

Julio Araujo

Amor GitanoAmor Gitano · 1999
Amor Gitano
★ 9.51999
Series
En un lejano pasado donde las injusticias son pan de cada día, Rodolfo Farnesio, vil señor feudal, se dispone a exigir su "derecho a la pernada" sobre una campesina y para eso irrumpe en la boda de la muchacha. Pero sus planes son interrumpidos por la llegada del noble Renzo el Gitano. Pronto Renzo se verá obligado a defender a otra víctima de Farnesio. Se trata de la Condesa Adriana de Astolfi que está siendo forzada a casarse con el villano. Para deshacerse del gitano, Rodolfo lo acusa de un crimen que no ha cometido y hace que lo deporten a la Isla de los Condenados, una infecta isla-prisión. Allá lo sigue Adriana, que bajo la personalidad de "Luna" podrá amarlo libremente. Pero nuevamente, Rodolfo se interpone y los separa. Adriana, ahora amnésica, se convertirá en la esposa de Rodolfo. Tendrá que regresar Renzo, bajo otra identidad, para rescatarla de Rodolfo y de la ex tabernera Isa Valenti quien, a base de chantajes, se ha convertido en la cuñada de Adriana.

Pedro Minelli,

El ManantialEl Manantial · 2001
El Manantial
★ 7.32001
SeriesDrama
In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous hacienda "Piedras Grandes", where the best cattle are raised and is property of the Ramirez. But the spring is not the real reason for the hatred between the families. Justo Ramirez, married to Margarita Insunza, had a relationship with Francisca Rivero, wife of his enemy and neighbor Rigoberto Valdes. This relationship, founded in the betrayal, will cause the utmost bitterness and the destruction between the two families. The Valdes have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina, who was born in the same year as Alejandro, the son and heir of the Ramirez. Although they have grown separately with their souls full of prejudices against their respective families, the two cannot avoid feeling attracted to each other. Margarita will not permit this and so she tells her husband to make sure her son will never be together with Alfonsina so he could marry Barbara, her cousin's daughter. Justo rapes Alfonsina and she leaves along with her mom and her aunt. Five years later... Alfonsina is graduating from school and has a good life until her mother commits suicide because she found out she was deathly ill and could no longer live with the guilt of her lifestyle. Before dying, her mother confesses to Alfonsina that Justo Ramirez destroyed her life and after that Alfonsina vows revenge on the man who destroyed her family. She returns to San Andres and there she once again sees Alejandro who is now engaged to Barbara. Their love is still present in their hearts. They will have to fight for their love and see if they can be happy by the shores of El Manantial... El Manantial is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2001, starring Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2002.

Father Salvador Valdéz

Quererlo TodoQuererlo Todo · 2020
Quererlo Todo
★ 2.32020
SeriesDramaSoap
Quererlo Todo is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ignacio Sada Madero for Televisa and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from November 9, 2020, to April 25, 2021. It is based on the Argentine telenovela Herencia de Amor (2009), created by Enrique Estevanez. Adapted by Katia Rodríguez Estrada and Domenica Tarello, and directed by Eric Morales and Salvador Garcini, the telenovela stars Michelle Renaud, Danilo Carrera, Sara Corrales, Víctor González, Olivia Collins, Manuel Ojeda, and Claudia Troyo. The story follows Valeria Fernández, a veterinarian who falls in love with Mateo Santos, a ranch foreman, despite being engaged to Leonel Montes, the wealthy heir to the estate where Mateo works. As family rivalries, ambition, and hidden secrets come to light, Valeria and Mateo must overcome betrayal, manipulation, and dangerous obstacles in their fight for love and justice.

Don Patricio Montes

El vuelo del águilaEl vuelo del águila · 1994
El vuelo del águila
★ 9.01994
SeriesDrama
El vuelo del águila is a Mexican historical telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso and Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from July 4, 1994, to January 20, 1995. Created by Enrique Krauze and Fausto Zerón-Medina, the telenovela chronicles the life of General and President Porfirio Díaz, depicting the political, military, and social events that shaped Mexico during the Porfiriato. The story follows Porfirio Díaz from his early years as a military hero during the Reform War and the French Intervention to his rise to the presidency and his more than three decades in power. Through historical events, political rivalries, and personal relationships, the telenovela explores the achievements, controversies, and eventual downfall of one of the most influential figures in Mexican history.

Porfirio Díaz