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Nacho Méndez

Nacho Méndez

Born January 2, 1939 · Mexico City, Mexico

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Mexican musician, composer, actor and playwright. He lived in Mexico from 1939 to 1964; in Brazil from January to May 1964; in Spain from May to December of the same year; in Mexico from 1965 to 1968; in California, USA, from 1968 to 1970; in Sweden in 1970; in Spain in 1971; in Mexico from 1971 to 1989; in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, from 1982 to 1994 and, from then on, in Mexico City. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Música of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and at the Escuela Libre de Música. He also studied with maestro Moacir Santos in Brazil. He began his artistic career in 1959, in Mexico, in the group "Los Vocalistas". His first composition was the "Jingle" Burbujita de la Sal de Uvas Picot. The work with which he has obtained greater satisfaction is the music of the film "Angeles y Querubines". He has composed some songs in co-authorship with Raúl Astor, Paco Ignacio Taibo and Germán Dehesa. He was awarded the Diosa de Plata for best film music for the movie "Ángeles y Querubines". Diosa de Plata for best film music, for the film "Víbora Caliente". Ariel for best film music, for the film "Las Noches de Paloma". Within his professional activity, he has scored forty-seven feature films. He has written original music for six theatrical plays; four themes for television programs, and more than one hundred "jingles" or commercials.

Sound 48

2000s

  1. 2004

    Mónica y el Profesor

    Original Music Composer

1990s

  1. 1995

    Hasta que los cuernos nos separen

    Music

1980s

  1. 1989

    Mi compadre Capulina

    Music

  2. Los machos estan fatigados

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1988

    Katy Meets the Aliens

    Original Music Composer

  4. El rey de los taxistas

    Music

  5. 1987
  6. Herencia maldita

    Music

  7. 1986

    The Highway Killer

    Original Music Composer

  8. Chido Guan, el tacos de oro

    Music

  9. Mauro el mojado

    Music

  10. Chiquita pero picosa

    Original Music Composer

  11. 1985

    Fiebre de Amor

    Music

  12. La Casa Que Arde de Noche

    Music

  13. 1984

    Massacre in Rio Grande

    Music

  14. Katy Caterpillar

    Original Music Composer

  15. Siete En La Mira

    Music

  16. The Death of the Jackal

    Music

  17. Ya nunca más

    Music

  18. 1983

    God's Crooked Lines

    Original Music Composer

  19. Don Ratón y Don Ratero

    Music

  20. Lobo Salvaje

    Music

  21. 1982

    Lagunilla 2

    Music

  22. 1981

    El sexo de los ricos

    Music

  23. Noche de juerga

    Music

  24. Novia, esposa y amante

    Music

  25. 1980

    Taste of Blood

    Music

  26. Frontera

    Music

1970s

  1. 1979

    Nora la Rebelde

    Music

  2. En la trampa

    Music

  3. The Illegal

    Music

  4. 1978

    En Defensa Propia

    Music

  5. The Nights of Paloma

    Music

  6. Soy el hijo del gallero

    Music

  7. Hot Snake

    Original Music Composer

  8. Paper Flowers

    Music

  9. 1977

    The Mexican

    Original Music Composer

  10. Fantoche

    Music

  11. 1973

    The Mansion of Madness

    Original Music Composer

  12. 1972

    Angels and Cherubs

    Music

  13. 1970
  14. Matrimonio y Sexo

    Music

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. 1967

    Dangerous Game

    Music

  3. H.O.

    Music

  4. 1965

    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    Original Music Composer

Acted in 3

2000s

  1. 2004

    Mónica y el Profesor

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1963

    Dile que la quiero

    uncredited

  2. 1962

    Heaven and Earth

    uncredited

Wrote 1

2000s

  1. 2004

    Mónica y el Profesor

    Screenplay

Appearances1

2010s

  1. 2015

    Noche, Boleros y Son

    Self - Host · 42 episodes