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Nacho Méndez
Mexico City, Mexico
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 Mex…
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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.
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2015
Noche, Boleros y Son
TV show Self - Host
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2004
Mónica y el Profesor
Movie
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1995
Hasta que los cuernos nos separen
Movie Music
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1992
Soy libre
Movie Original Music Composer
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1990
Caceria de un fugitivo
Movie Music
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1989
Mi compadre Capulina
Movie Music
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1989
Los machos estan fatigados
Movie Original Music Composer
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1988
Katy Meets the Aliens
Movie Original Music Composer
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1988
El rey de los taxistas
Movie Music
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1987
Escápate conmigo
Movie Music
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1987
Herencia maldita
Movie Music
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1986
The Highway Killer
Movie Original Music Composer
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1986
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Movie Music
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1986
Mauro el mojado
Movie Music
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1986
Chiquita pero picosa
Movie Original Music Composer
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1985
Fiebre de Amor
Movie Music
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1985
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Movie Music
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1984
Massacre in Rio Grande
Movie Music
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1984
Katy Caterpillar
Movie Original Music Composer
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1984
Siete En La Mira
Movie Music
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1984
The Death of the Jackal
Movie Music
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1984
Charrito
Movie Original Music Composer
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1984
Ya nunca más
Movie Music
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1983
God's Crooked Lines
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
Movie Music
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1983
Lobo Salvaje
Movie Music
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1982
Lagunilla 2
Movie Music
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1981
El sexo de los ricos
Movie Music
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1981
Noche de juerga
Movie Music
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1981
Novia, esposa y amante
Movie Music
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1980
Taste of Blood
Movie Music
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1980
Frontera
Movie Music
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1979
Nora la Rebelde
Movie Music
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1979
En la trampa
Movie Music
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1979
The Illegal
Movie Music
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1979
Matar por matar
Movie Music
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1978
En Defensa Propia
Movie Music
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1978
The Nights of Paloma
Movie Music
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1978
Soy el hijo del gallero
Movie Music
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1978
Free Love
Movie Music
