Manuel Ojeda
Encyclopedia
Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (born November 4, 1940) is one of the most active actors of television
and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film Romancing the Stone
.
. He studied acting at the Instituto de Bellas Artes ("Institute of Fine Arts") and started his career in theater. He obtained roles in his first film in his mid-thirties and later participated in the first of his dozens of telenovela
s with Televisa
two years later. He also took the role of Jimmy in P.D. Tu gato ha muerto, the Spanish language
production of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
in 1983. he is part of the cast of the telenovela Alborada
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone is a 1984 American action-adventure romantic comedy. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The film was followed by a 1985 sequel, The Jewel of the Nile....
.
Career
Ojeda was born in La Paz, Baja California SurLa Paz, Baja California Sur
La Paz is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and an important regional commercial center. The city had a 2010 census population of 215,178 persons, but its metropolitan population is somewhat larger because of surrounding towns like el Centenario, el Zacatal and San Pedro...
. He studied acting at the Instituto de Bellas Artes ("Institute of Fine Arts") and started his career in theater. He obtained roles in his first film in his mid-thirties and later participated in the first of his dozens of telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s with Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
two years later. He also took the role of Jimmy in P.D. Tu gato ha muerto, the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
production of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead is a novel by James Kirkwood, Jr., original published in 1972, adapted from his play. The book and play were later adapted to film.-Synopsis:...
in 1983. he is part of the cast of the telenovela Alborada
Alborada
Alborada is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is an historical drama, set in colonial Panama and Mexico a few years before Mexican Independence from Spain. The series was broadcast from December 2005 to April 2006 on Univision in the United States...
.
Hollywood
- Romancing the StoneRomancing the StoneRomancing the Stone is a 1984 American action-adventure romantic comedy. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The film was followed by a 1985 sequel, The Jewel of the Nile....
(1984) as Zolo - Green Ice (1981) as Lt. Costas
- Eagle's WingEagle's WingEagle's Wing is a Euro-Western Eastmancolor film made in 1979. It stars Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston and Harvey Keitel. It was directed by Anthony Harvey, with a story by Michael Syson and a screenplay by John Briley. It won the British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Award for...
(1979) as Miguel
Mexico
- De ángeles, flores y fuentes (2005) as Gran Joel
- La diosa del mar (2005)
- Espejo retrovisor (2002)
- Entre la tarde y la noche (1999)
- Las ley de Herodes (1999) as Cantinero
- El cometa (1998)
- La operación pesada (1998)
- Los hijos del viento (1998)
- Fuera de la leyFuera de la leyOutside the Law is a 1937 Argentine thriller film directed and written by Manuel Romero. The film premiered on 12 May 1940 in the United States...
(1998) as Abogado - Fuga de Almoloya (1997)
- Asesino misterioso (1997) as Javier
- Me llaman Mandrina (1997)
- Operativo Camaleon (1997) as Major Samperio
- El Güero Estrada (1997) as Comandante Becerra
- Carga blanca (1997) as Nicanor Esparragoza
- Loca academia de modelos (1996) as Robot Hombre
- PerversiónPerversionPerversion is a concept describing those types of human behavior that are a serious deviation from what is considered to be orthodox or normal. Although it can refer to varying forms of deviation, it is most often used to describe sexual behaviors that are seen by an individual as abnormal,...
(1996) - ReencuentrosReencuentrosReencuentros is a collection of hits by Mexican pop singer Yuri. It was released in 1994.It sold more than 100,000 copies earning Gold disc..- Track listing :* Producer: Yuri...
(1996) as Sr. Emilio Valtierra - Sangre de indio (1996)
- Salón México (1996) as Lupe Lopez
- Tierra de tempestades (1995)
- Bajo la mirada de Dios (1995)
- Ocho maldidos (1995)
- Tiempo de muerte 2 (1995) as Comandante
- Amorosos fantasmas (1994)
- Luces de la noche (1994)
- Las pasiones del poder (1994) as Jorge Toledo
- En medio de la nada (1993)
- La señorita (1993)
- Amor que mata (1992)
- El hombre de blanco (1992) as José
- Mi querido Tom Mix (1991) as Evaristo
- Mí querido viejo (1991)
- Octagon y Atlantis, la revancha (1991)
- El extensionista (1991) as Severo
- El hijo de Lamberto Quintero (1990)
- Triste recuerdo (1990) as Don Manuel Jimenez
- Un lugar en el sol (1989) as Andrès
- Furia en la sangre (1988)
- Reto a la vida (1988)
- Los confines (1987)
- Muelle rojo (1987)
- Al filo de la ley: Misión rescate (1986)
- Luna calienteLuna CalienteLuna Caliente is a 2009 Spanish film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Eduard Fernández and Thaïs Blume. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Argentine author Mempo Giardinelli...
(1986) - El maleficio II (1986) as Abel Romo
- La mujer policía (1986)
- El corazón de la noche (1983)
- El caballito volador (1982)
- Un hombre llamado el diablo (1981)
- Noche de carnaval (1981)
- El tonto que hacía milagros (1980)
- Fuego en el mar (1979)
- El Infierno de todos tan temidol (1979)
- Ora sí tenemos que ganar (1979)
- Amor libreAmor libreAmor libre is a 1969 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Fernando Siro with the script by Norberto Aroldi.-Cast:* Juan Carlos Altavista .... Rubén* Alberto Argibay .... Mario* Elena Cruz .... Elba...
(1978) - Las Apariencias engañanLas Apariencias engañanLas Apariencias engañan is a 1958 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Carlos Rinaldi and written by Carlos A. Petit.-Cast:* Perla Alvarado* Ana Arneodo* Alberto Bello* Cristina Berys...
(1978) - La leyenda de Rodrígo (1977)
- MatinéeMatinee (film)Matinee is a 1993 period comedy film directed by Joe Dante. It is an ensemble piece about the home front in the Cuban Missile Crisis combined with a tribute to independent filmmaker William Castle. The film stars John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, and Kellie Martin...
(1977) as Jorge - El mar (1976)
- Las Poquianchis (1976) as Tadeo
- La pasión según Berenice (1976) as José
- El apando (1976) as Polonio
- La casa del Sur (1976) as Livingstone
- El elegido (1975)
- CanoaCanoa (film)Canoa is a 1976 Mexican drama film directed by Felipe Cazals. The film is based on real events about a group of employees of the Autonomous University of Puebla who go mountain climbing to La Malinche and have to spend the night in a small town called San Miguel Canoa, where they are confused...
(1975) as Hombre del pueblo
Telenovelas
- Corazón SalvajeCorazón Salvaje (2009 TV series)Corazón salvaje is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre in conjunction with Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas. The telenovela debuted on 12 October 2009 at 9:00 pm, replacing Sortilegio, and aired for a total of 135 episodes...
(2009) - Un Gancho al CorazónUn Gancho al CorazonUn gancho al corazón is a Mexican telenovela that began airing on Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, beginning August 25, 2008. It began airing in the United States on Univision on June 22, 2009, with the show's run ending there on May 3, 2010...
(2008) - Tormenta en el paraísoTormenta en el paraíso__FORCETOC__ Tormenta en el Paraíso is a telenovela that was made by Televisa. This telenovela has a blend of new talents and with figures of extense experience in the television, and it began filming scenes in locations in the states of Quintana Roo and Veracruz on September 20, 2007...
(2008) as Capitan Solís - AlboradaAlboradaAlborada is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is an historical drama, set in colonial Panama and Mexico a few years before Mexican Independence from Spain. The series was broadcast from December 2005 to April 2006 on Univision in the United States...
(2005) as Francisco Escobar - Mision S.O.SMision S.O.SMisión S.O.S. is a soap opera like Alegrijes y Rebujos which had kid actors from Código F.A.M.A. 1 & 2- Plot :Diana and Christian are two pre-teens who live in a neighborhood called Buenaventura. They quickly become best friends, ignoring that their families hate each other...
(2004) as Severiano Martínez - Amarte es mi pecadoAmarte es mi pecadoAmarte es mi Pecado' is a Mexican telenovela that was transmitted in the year 2004. It is a production of Ernesto Alonso and the protagonists are Yadhira Carrillo, Alessandra Rosaldo and Sergio Sendel.- Plot :...
(2004) as Jacobo - Bajo la misma pielBajo la misma pielBajo la misma piel, or Under the same skin, was a Mexican television series produced by Televisa starting in 2003. It is an original telenovela from Martha Carrillo and Cristina García...
(2003) as Rodrigo - La otraLa OtraLa Otra is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on El Canal de las Estrellas from 20 May through 20 September 2002. It aired on Univision in the United States from October 14, 2002 through February 28, 2003...
(2002) as Juan Pedro - El manantialEl ManantialEl Manantial is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2001, starring Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas."The Best Telenovela of the Year 2002" - Plot summary :...
(2001) as Padre Salvador - Amigas y rivalesAmigas y rivalesAmigas y rivales is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001.- Plot :Amigas y Rivales tells the story of four women from different social backgrounds...
(2001) as Alberto - El precio de tu amor (2000) as Octavio
- Cuento de Navidad (1999)
- Laberintos de pasión (1999) as Genaro Valencia
- Amor gitanoAmor Gitano"Amor gitano" is a latin pop duet song by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández and American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. The song contains a mixture of cultures, mostly influenced by the exotic language of Fernández, that is Spanish, and Knowles' pop and R&B influences...
(1999) as Pedro - Desencuentro (1997) as Alfredo
- No tengo madre (1997) as Indalecio Madrazo
- La culpaLa CulpaLa Culpa is a 1969 Argentine film....
(1996) as Mariano Lagarde - La palomaLa PalomaThis article is about the song. For the American city, see La Paloma, Texas."La Paloma" is a popular song, having been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was composed and written by Spanish composer Sebastián...
(1995) - El vuelo del águila (1994) as Dn. Porfirio Díaz
- Al filo de la muerte (1991) as Julio
- Yo compro esa mujer (1990) as Santiago
- Un rostro en mi pasado (1990)as Leonardo
- Nuevo amanecer (1988) as Samuel
- Tal como somos (1987)
- Senda de gloria (1987) as Emiliano Zapata
- De pura sangre (1986) as Carlos
- On Wings of EaglesOn Wings of EaglesOn Wings of Eagles is a 1983 thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells the story of the rescue of Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from prison in Tehran by a team of Electronic Data Systems executives led by retired Col....
(1986) as Commandant - Herencia maldita (1986)as Rogelio Velarde
- La traiciónLa TraiciónLa Traición is a Colombian-American telenovela co-produced by United States-based Telemundo and RTI Colombia. Telemundo debuted this serial on January 29, 2008, replacing Madre Luna. This show is also known as Betrayed....
(1984) as Pino Genovesi - El amor ajeno (1983) as Roberto
- El derecho de nacer (1982) as Armando
- Por amor (1981) as Ernesto
- Cancionera (1980) as Hector Raúl
- Parecido al amor (1979) as Diego
- Santa (1978) as Federico Gamboa
- Naufragio (1977)
Stage
- Videoteatros (TV, episode Véngan corriendo que les tengo un muerto, 1993) as Inspector Cueto
- P.D. Tu gato ha muerto ("P.S. Your Cat Is DeadP.S. Your Cat Is DeadP.S. Your Cat Is Dead is a novel by James Kirkwood, Jr., original published in 1972, adapted from his play. The book and play were later adapted to film.-Synopsis:...
, 1983)
External links
- Manuel Ojeda at the Telenovela database
- Manuel Ojeda at the New York Times