Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Born	Pedro Armendáriz Pardo April 6, 1940(1940-04-06) Mexico City, Mexico
Died	December 26, 2011(2011-12-26) (aged 71) New York City, New York
Cause of death	Eye Cancer
Residence	New York City, NY, Los Angeles, CA
Nationality	Mexican
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1965-2011
Home town	Mexico City, Mexico
Television	Destilando amor, Atrévete a soñar, La fuerza del destino<3
Parents	Pedro Armendáriz, Carmelita (née Pardo) Armendáriz

Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. (April 6, 1940 – December 26, 2011) was a Mexican actor.

Life and career

Armendáriz Jr. was born in Mexico City, the son of actors Carmela (née Pardo) and Pedro Armendáriz. He had been married to actress Ofelia Medina.

Armendáriz appeared in over 100 movies. Among them are The Magnificent Seven Ride, El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Matando Cabos and La ley de Herodes, and played Don Pedro in The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro. He also had small roles in Earthquake (1974), Tombstone and Amistad.

Both Armendáriz and his father appeared in James Bond movies. The elder Armendáriz appeared in From Russia with Love in 1963, while Pedro Jr. appeared in 1989's Licence to Kill. Also both actors portrayed Pancho Villa, the senior Armendáriz on several movies and Pedro Armendáriz Jr in Old Gringo (Spanish: Gringo Viejo) opposite Gregory Peck and Jimmy Smits. Pedro Armendáriz Jr also portrayed Pancho Villa's enemy Luis Terrazas in the film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself opposite Antonio Banderas. He also played the role of the President of Mexico in Once Upon a Time in Mexico.

Death

In November 2011, Pedro Armendariz was diagnosed with eye cancer. On December 26, 2011, Armendáriz Jr. died of cancer at age 71 in New York City in a Memorial Hospital.

Filmography

Telenovelas

• "La fuerza del destino" (2011) - Anthony McGuire (final role)
• Atrévete a soñar (2009–2010) - Max Williams
• Destilando amor as Thomas (2007)
• Amy, la niña de la mochila azul as Matias Granados (2004)
• Bajo la misma piel as Joaquín Vidaurri (2003)
• Tres mujeres as Federico Mendez (1999)
• Cuento de Navidad (1999)
• Laberintos de pasion as Padre Mateo Valencia (1999)
• Serafín as Thinker (1999)
• La Culpa as Tomás Mendizábal (1996)
• La Sombra del otro (1996)
• La Ultima esperanza (1995)
• Agujetas de color de rosa as Aarón (1994)
• Un Nuevo amanecer as Gerardo (1988)
• La Gloria y el infierno as Sebastian Arteaga (1986)
• El Camino Secreto as Alejandro (1986)
• Julia (1979)
• Rosario de amor (1978)
• Ven conmigo as Eduardo (1975)
• Los hermanos coraje (1972)
• Me llaman Martina Sola (1972)
• Honor y orgullo (1969)

TV series

• Furcio as host (2000–2002)
• Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Rodriguez (1993)
• Sweating Bullets as Carillo (1991–1992)
• Tony Tijuana as Tony Tijuana (1988)
• Hora Marcada (1988)
• On Wings of Eagles as Mr. Dobuti (1986)
• Airwolf as Captain Mendez (1986)
• Knight Rider as Eduardo O'Brian (1984)
• Remington Steele as captain Rios (1983)
• The Love Boat as Ricardo (1981)
• The Rhinemann Exchange as Fuentes (1977)
• Police Story as Jow Gaitan (1973)

Movies

• Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
• Navidad S.A. (2008)
• Divina confusión as Melesio (2008)
• Looking for Palladin as police chief (2008)
• El Ultimo justo as Father del Toro (2007)
• One Long Night as Don Ricardo (2007)
• Guadalupe as Simon (2006)
• Un mundo maravilloso as director (2006)
• The Legend of Zorro as governor Riley (2005)
• Después de la muerte as Don Julio (2005)
• Matando Cabos as Oscar Cabos (2004)
• El Segundo as El Mayor (2004)
• And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself as Don Luis Terrazas (2003)
• Casa de los babys as Ernesto (2003)
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico as president (2003)
• El crimen del padre Amaro as Mayor Gordo (2003)
• In the Time of the Butterflies as captain Peña (2001)
• Original Sin as Jorge Cortes (2001)
• The Mexican as Mexican policeman (2001)
• Entre los dioses del desprecio (2001)
• Before Night Falls as Reynaldo's grandfather (2000)
• El Grito as Duarte (2000)
• Su alteza serenísima as His most serene highness (2000)
• La Ley de Herodes as Lopez (1999)
• On the Border as Herman (1998)
• Al borde as Don Gabino (1998)
• The Mask of Zorro as Don Pedro (1998)
• Fuera de la ley (1998)
• Amistad as general Espatero (1997)
• Reclusorio as lawyer (1997)
• De noche vienes, Esmeralda as Antonio Rossellini (1997)
• Et Hjørne af paradis as minister (1997)
• Dos crimenes as Alfonso (1995)
• Una Luz en la escalera as captain Fonseca (1994)
• Ámbar as commissioner (1994)
• Guerrero negro (1994)
• Novia que te vea (1994)
• Vagabunda as Pedro Riel (1994)
• The Cisco Kid as general Montano (1994)
• Tombstone as priest (1993)
• Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (1993)
• Extraños caminos (1993)
• Los Años de Greta as Gustavo (1992)
• Death and the Compass as Blot (1992)
• Sonata de luna (1992)
• El Patrullero as Barreras (1991)
• Bandidos as priest (1991)
• Camino largo a Tijuana as Juan (1991)
• La Leyenda de una mascara (1991)
• Diplomatic Immunity as Oswaldo Delgado (1991)
• Corrupción y placer as Augusto Alarcon (1991)
• Ke arteko egunak (1990)
• ¡Maten a Chinto! as Don Chinto (1990)
• La Secta del sargon (1999)
• Old Gringo as Pancho Villa (1989)
• Licence to Kill as Hector Lopez (1989)
• El Costo de la vida (1989)
• El Secreto de Romelia as Roman (1988)
• Les Pyramides bleues as Perez-Valdez (1988)
• Diana, René, y El Tíbiri (1988)
• Walker as Munoz (1987)
• Persecución en Las Vegas: 'Volvere' as Pagano (1987)
• Mariana, Mariana as adult Carlos (1987)
• Herencia maldita (1987)
• A Walk on the Moon as doctor (1987)
• Murder in Three Acts as Mateo (1986)
• Maine-Ocean as Pedro De La Moccorra (1986)
• El Puente II (1986)
• El Placer de la venganza (1986)
• El Tres de copas (1986)
• Vidas errantes (1985)
• Historias violentas (1985)
• The Treasure of the Amazon as Zapata (1985)
• Sangre en el Caribe (1985)
• Treasure Island as Mendoza (1985)
• Secuestro sangriento (1985)
• El Billetero (1984)
• Extraño matrimonio (1984)
• La Silla vacia (1984)
• El Corazon de la noche as Domingo (1984)
• Matar o morir as Tony Collins (1984)
• Los Dos carnales (1983)
• Chile picante (1983)
• Cosa facil as Hector Belascoaran Shayne (1982)
• Huevos rancheros (1982)
• Dias de combate as Hector Belascoaran Shayne (1982)
• En el pais de los pies ligeros (1982)
• El Dia que Murio Pedro Infante (1982)
• La Chèvre as captain (1981)
• Rastro de muerte as Alberto Villamosa (1981)
• La Mujer del ministro (1981)
• Novia, Esposa y Amante as Esteban Ampudia (1981)
• Evita Peron as Cypriano Reyes (1981)
• Las Musiqueras (1981)
• The Dogs of War as captain (1980)
• Mamá solita (1980)
• Me olvidé de vivir (1980)
• Ni solteros, ni cazados (1980)
• La Ilegal as Felipe Leyva (1979)
• El Vuelo de la cigüeña (1979)
• Estas ruinas que ves as Raymundo Rocafuerte (1979)
• Cadena perpetua as Javier Lira (1979)
• Survival Run as Paco (1979)
• Crónica íntima (1979)
• El Complot mongol (1978)
• Los Pequeños privilegios as Pedro (1978)
• La Plaza de Puerto Santo as Ernesto (1978)
• Carroña (1978)
• El Hijo es mio (1978)
• La Casta divina (1977)
• Mina, viento de libertad (1977)
• Longitud de guerra (1976)
• La Pasión según Berenice as Rodrigo Robles (1976)
• El Pacto as Raul (1976)
• La Gran Aventura Del Zorro (1976)
• Columbo: A Matter of Honor as Sanchez (1976)
• Más negro que la noche as Roberto (1975)
• Un Mulato llamado Martín (1975)
• A Home of Our Own as police captain (1975)
• Los Caciques (1975)
• The Log of the Black Pearl as Archie Hector (1975)
• Earthquake as Emilio Chavez (1974)
• Cabalgando a la luna (1974)
• Traiganlos vivos o muertos (1974)
• Las Viboras cambian de piel (1974)
• Chosen Survivors as Luis Cabral (1974)
• Cinco mil dolares de recompensa as William Law (1974)
• The Deadly Trackers as Herrero (1973)
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as Francisco Perez (1973)
• The Soul of Nigger Charley as Sandoval (1973)
• Los Indomables (1972)
• Indio (1972)
• The Magnificent Seven Ride! as Pepe Carral (1972)
• Trio y cuarteto (1972)
• Sucedió en Jalisco (1972)
• Ni solteros, ni casados (1972)
• Hardcase as Simon Fergus (1972)
• Killer by Night as Carlos Madera (1972)
• Primero el dólar (1972)
• Siete muertes para el texano (1971)
• Una Vez, un hombre as Suarez (1971)
• Vuelo 701 (1971)
• River of Gold as Angel (1971)
• Su precio... unos dólares as Sam (1970)
• Macho Callahan as Juan (1970)
• Los Juniors (1970)
• Chisum as Ben (1970)
• The Phantom Gunslinger as Algernon (1970)
• Como enfriar a mi marido (1970)
• La Belleza (1970)
• El Golfo (1969)
• Las Impuras (1969)
• Patsy, mi amor (1969)
• The Undefeated as Escalante (1969)
• Super Colt 38 as Morton (1969)
• La Marcha de Zacatecas (1969)
• Los Recuerdos del porvenir as Flores (1969)
• Las Vampiras (1969)
• Todo por nada (1969)
• Las Luchadoras contra el robot asesino (1969)
• Los Asesinos as Talbot (1968)
• El Corrido de 'el hijo desobediente' (1968)
• No hay cruces en el mar (1968)
• Amor perdoname (1968)
• 4 contra el crimen as Gustavo (1969)
• La Bataille de San Sebastian as Father Lucas (1968)
• The Bandits as priest (1967)
• La Soldadera as Isidro (1967)
• Los Tres mosqueteros de Dios (1967)
• Matar es fácil (1966)
• El Temerario (1966)
• Los Gavilanes negros (1966)
• El Cachorro (1966)
• Fuera de la ley as Willy (1966)

External links

• Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database