Biography

Fernando Méndez(1908-1966)

Director
Writer
Producer

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Fernando Méndez was born on 20 July 1908 in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for The Body Snatcher (1957), El criollo (1945) and El Suavecito (1951). He was married to Elva Helena Buelna Ramírez. He died on 17 October 1966 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

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Known for

Crox Alvarado, Columba Domínguez, and Wolf Ruvinskis in The Body Snatcher (1957)

The Body Snatcher

6.5

Director

1957

Salvador Lozano in El criollo (1945)

5.1

Director

1945

El Suavecito (1951)

7.1

Director

1951

La hija del ministro

7.2

Director

1952

Credits

Director

Mujeres engañadas
6.5
- Director
- 1961
Venganza Apache
6.2
- Director
- 1960
El renegado blanco
5.0
- Director
- 1960
The Living Coffin
5.3
- Director
- 1959
Los hermanos Diablo
6.5
- Director
- 1959
Los diablos del terror
5.6
- Director
- 1959
The Black Pit of Dr. M
6.8
- Director (as Fernando Mendez)
- 1959
El cofre del pirata
7.0
- Director
- 1959
Señoritas
5.9
- Director
- 1959
The Vampire's Coffin
5.8
- Director
- 1958
La esquina de mi barrio
- Director
- 1957
The Vampire
6.9
- Director
- 1957
The Body Snatcher
6.5
- Director
- 1957
Hay ángeles con espuelas
6.7
- Director
- 1957
La locura del rock and roll
5.7
- Director
- 1957

Writer

¡Adios cuñado!
5.5
- story
- 1967
Rage
6.3
- screenplay by (as Fernando Mendez)
- 1966
El corrido de María Pistolas
- Writer
- 1964
El misterio de Huracán Ramírez
6.3
- story
- 1962
Juan sin miedo
6.5
- adaptation
- 1961
Mujeres engañadas
6.5
- adaptation
- 1961
Suerte te dé Dios
7.3
- story
- 1961
La cárcel de Cananea
6.5
- story (adaptation)
- 1960
Kermesse
6.3
- story
- 1959
El boxeador
6.6
- story and adaptation
- 1958
The Body Snatcher
6.5
- story and adaptation
- 1957
Cien muchachas
5.3
- screenplay
- 1957
La venganza de los Villalobos
- story and adaptation
- 1955
Los tres Villalobos
5.5
- story and adaptation
- 1955
El pueblo sin Dios
6.9
- story
- 1955

Producer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Fernando Mendez
Born
- July 20, 1908
- Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico
Died
- October 17, 1966
- Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico(heart attack)
Spouse
- Elva Helena Buelna Ramírez? - October 17, 1966 (his death)

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