Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Biography
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. was a Mexican actor who appeared in more than 200 productions in his country's cinema and in Hollywood from the 1960s into the 2010s. Born in Mexico City to the actor Pedro Armendáriz, he studied architecture and helped build the National Museum of Anthropology before taking up acting at the urging of the director Arturo Ripstein. He established himself with Mexican directors such as Ripstein, Julián Pastor and Jaime Humberto Hermosillo and took two Ariel Awards, for his lead in Mina, Wind of Freedom (1977) and for supporting work in Herod's Law (1999), from seven nominations. His bilingual career brought Hollywood films including The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972), Earthquake (1974), The Dogs of War (1980) and Licence to Kill (1989), along with The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and The Legend of Zorro (2005). He also worked in dubbing and led the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas.
71years old at death
- Born Mexico City
- Died New York City
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Pedro Armendariz Jr.
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 44 years1968 to 2012
Genres
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A change of course
Armendáriz studied architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana and helped Pedro Ramírez Vázquez build the National Museum of Anthropology before turning to acting at the urging of director Arturo Ripstein.
Behind the camera
Armendáriz also did dubbing work and held the office of President of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Raúl Méndez appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Raúl Méndez's page
Antonio Banderas's page
Fernando Becerril's page
Damián Alcázar's page
Johnny Depp's page
Salma Hayek's page
Also two films together12 more actors
- Julio Oscar MechosoThe Legend of Zorro (2005) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- Gael García BernalCasa de mi Padre (2012) and The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
- Diego LunaCasa de mi Padre (2012) and Before Night Falls (2000)
- William BryantThe Deadly Trackers (1973) and Macho Callahan (1970)
- Jorge RussekLa Chevre (1981) and Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
- Silverio PalaciosA Wonderful World (2006) and Killing Cabos (2004)
- Ana Claudia TalancónKilling Cabos (2004) and The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
- Ernesto Gómez CruzA Wonderful World (2006) and The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
- Gustavo Sánchez ParraThe Legend of Zorro (2005) and Killing Cabos (2004)
- Carmen BeatoA Wonderful World (2006) and Before Night Falls (2000)
- Sergio CalderónOld Gringo (1989) and La Chevre (1981)
- Jorge ZárateA Wonderful World (2006) and The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Pedro Armendáriz Jr.'s films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$619 million
13 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 13 worldwide figure; 4 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 4Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$156M25.2% of the total
- 2$142M23.0% of the total
- 3$99M15.9% of the total
- 4$83M13.4% of the total
- 5$80M12.9% of the total
- 6$27M4.4% of the total
- 7$8.5M1.4% of the total
- 8$5.9M1.0% of the total
$17.9 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.