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.
Salón MéxicoSalón México · 1996
Salón México
5.71996
MovieDramaCrime
In this remake of the 40's classic, two lovers murder each other, leading to an investigation and the closing of the Saln Mxico, a famous place where people used to go to dance before WWII. The police investigation leads to several flashbacks about the life and death of a low-life dancer named Mercedes (Maria Rojo) and her lover.
Niños y CriminalesNiños y Criminales · 2001
Niños y Criminales
5.72001
MovieDrama
Operación CoyoteOperación Coyote · 2000
Operación Coyote
6.52000
MovieThriller
La señoritaLa señorita · 1994
La señorita
5.81994
MovieMysteryDrama
Violent death of a loan shark investigated by diligent policeman.
Seducción judicialSeducción judicial · 1994
Seducción judicial
5.71994
MovieCrimeThriller
NanáNaná · 1985
Naná
4.71985
MovieDramaMusic
Based on the Émile Zola same name novel. The life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century. The film includes numerous musical acts performed by Irma Serrano.
El candidatoEl candidato · 2016
El candidato
2016
Movie
In the highest echelons of the ruling party, the candidacy of Mr. Serrano for state governor is being orchestrated. His history of bloodshed and corruption has helped him climb the ladder of power, but federal agent Victor is on a quest to uncover an entire network of women trafficking and blackmail linked to Mr. Serrano, which he uses to control his enemies and party members with the help of Luisa, who runs the city's most exclusive brothels.

Filmography

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Mi Querido ViejoMi Querido Viejo · 1991
Mi Querido Viejo
8.11991
MovieDrama
Luis Fuentes, a singer of Mexican music, comes to know a journalist by the name of Maria Luisa Cortéz and fall madly in love with each other. In time, the couple gets married and come to have a son, Rafael. However, they soon divorce because of Luis's many commitments as a singer. This strains the relationship between Luis and Maria, so much so that Maria, stung by bitterness, teaches her son to despise his father and manages to move from Mexico to the United States to keep Luis from contacting his son. Luis wants nothing more than to regain his lost relationship and affection with his beloved son. Therefore, time after time he visits Maria in hope of winning over his son's affection with little success. Over time, Rafael, now a young man, comes to have a passion for music just like his father despite having a hatred for him.

Apolonio Méndez

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

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

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

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