Catalan; Valencian (ca-ES)

Name
Biography

Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (Mèxic DF, Mèxic, 9 de maig de 1912 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 18 de juny de 1963) fou un actor cinematogràfic mexicà.

English (en-US)

Name

Pedro Armendáriz

Biography

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 film stars. His first American film was "The Fugitive" for RKO in 1947. Since then he costarred in more than 80 films in Hollywood, England, France, Germany and Italy. Credits include "Fort Apache" (1948), "Three Godfathers", "We Were Strangers" (1949), "El Bruto" (1952), "The Littlest Outlaw" (1955), "The Conqueror" (1956), "La Cucaracha" (1958) and "The Wonderful Country" (1959). When Armendariz was taken ill while filming the second James Bond film "From Russia With Love" his scenes were rushed through so he could return to L.A. for treatment and he entered UCLA Medical Center. Learning he had terminal cancer he killed himself there with a gunshot.

French (fr-FR)

Name
Biography

Pedro Armendáriz, né le 9 mai 1912 à Mexico et mort le 18 juin 1963 à Los Angeles, est un acteur mexicain.

Pedro Armendáriz fit ses études à l'école de San Antonio au Texas puis à l'Institut Polytechnique de Californie. Il commença sa carrière de comédien au théâtre à Mexico au début des années 1930. Il tourna son premier film en 1935. Personnalité forte et haute en couleur, il contribua largement à la renommée du cinéma mexicain. Sa carrière s'internationalisa après la Seconde Guerre mondiale avec des films aux États-Unis, en France, en Italie.

Atteint d'un cancer, Pedro Armendáriz se suicida le 18 juin 1963 dans sa chambre d'hôpital à Los Angeles juste après avoir tourné ses scènes dans Bons Baisers de Russie.

Son fils Pedro Armendáriz Jr. (1940-2011) est aussi acteur. Il est apparu dans le James Bond Permis de tuer en 1989, vingt-six ans après le rôle tenu par son père dans Bons Baisers de Russie.

Russian (ru-RU)

Name
Biography

Spanish; Castilian (es-MX)

Name

Pedro Armendáriz

Biography

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