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Nacho Méndez

Born
January 2, 1939
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.
Known For
El Topo
(1970)
Music Arranger and Orchestrator
Full Filmography
Sound
There Are No Thieves in This Village
(1965)
Music
Dangerous Game
(1967)
Music
Paula
(1969)
Music
El Topo
(1970)
Music Arranger and Orchestrator
Matrimonio y sexo
(1970)
Music
Angels and Cherubs
(1972)
Music
The Mansion of Madness
(1973)
Original Music Composer
El mexicano
(1977)
Music
Fantoche
(1977)
Music
Paper Flowers
(1978)
Music
Free Love
(1978)
Music
Hot Snake
(1978)
Music
The Nights of Paloma
(1978)
Music
En defensa propia
(1978)
Music
Soy el hijo del gallero
(1978)
Music
The Illegal
(1979)
Music
En la trampa
(1979)
Music
Matar por matar
(1979)
Music
Nora la rebelde
(1979)
Music
Taste of Blood
(1980)
Music
Frontera
(1980)
Music
El sexo de los ricos
(1981)
Music
Noche de juerga
(1981)
Music
Novia, esposa y amante
(1981)
Music
Lagunilla 2
(1982)
Music
God's Crooked Lines
(1983)
Music
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
(1983)
Music
Lobo Salvaje
(1983)
Music
Katy Caterpillar
(1984)
Music
Ya nunca más
(1984)
Music
Charrito
(1984)
Original Music Composer
The Death of the Jackal
(1984)
Music
Siete en la Mira
(1984)
Music
Massacre in Rio Grande
(1984)
Music
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
(1985)
Music
Fiebre de Amor
(1985)
Music
The Highway Killer
(1986)
Music
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
(1986)
Music
Chiquita pero picosa
(1986)
Music
Mauro el mojado
(1986)
Music
Herencia maldita
(1987)
Music
Escápate conmigo
(1987)
Music
Katy Meets the Aliens
(1988)
Music
El rey de los taxistas
(1988)
Music
Los machos estan fatigados
(1989)
Music
Mi compadre Capulina
(1989)
Music
Caceria de un fugitivo
(1990)
Music
Soy libre
(1992)
Music
Hasta que los cuernos nos separen
(1995)
Music
Acting
Writing
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