Acting

Pedro Armendáriz

Born May 9, 1912 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Died June 18, 1963 · aged 51

Born in Churubusco, a suburb of Mexico City, and raised in Texas, he studied at California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with an engineering degree. He began his acting career at the stage in Mexico City, entering films there in 1935. During the next years he made 42 Spanish-language films, among them "Maria Candelaria" (1943) and "La Perla" (1947), becoming one of Mexico`s top f…