Manuel Medel Explained

Manuel Medel (1906 – 1997) was a Mexican film actor.^[1] A comedian, during the late 1930s he teamed up with the rising star Cantinflas for three films.

Selected filmography

• Such Is My Country (1937)
• Heads or Tails (1937)
• The Sign of Death (1939)
• The Spectre of the Bride (1943)
• The Headless Woman (1944)
• The Black Ace (1946)
• La vida inútil de Pito Pérez, The Useless Life of Pito Perez (1944)
• Madman and Vagabond (1946)

Bibliography

• Mraz, John. Looking for Mexico: Modern Visual Culture and National Identity. Duke University Press, 2010.

Notes and References

1. Mraz p.125