
Nacho Méndez
Sound
Biography
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 decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
El Topo

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Noche, Boleros y Son

Katy Caterpillar lives in a cherry tree deep in the forest, but she longs to see the wide world. When she finally gets her chance, she meets lots of fascinating characters along the way.
Katy Caterpillar

A quaint small town is terrorized by a group of sadistic bikers.
Siete En La Mira

The inmates of an insane asylum take over the institution, imprison the doctors and staff, and then put into play their own ideas of how the place should be run.
The Mansion of Madness

A teenage girl with a crush on a young popular singing star sneaks into his house to fulfill her dreams of meeting him. Together they accidentally run into a group of diamond smugglers and she becomes the victim of a kidnapping. The young star comes to her rescue in this romantic comedy with lots of songs and the Acapulco scenery as a backdrop.
Fiebre de Amor

A young teenage boy with a zest for sports and singing is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. The story revolves around his shock at the way his life has changed and his difficulty in coping with his new reality. The boy, played by Latin singing star Luis Miguel at age 14, sings several songs in the movie.
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Mexican feature film
Herencia maldita

A prostitute enters a brothel and establishes a rivalry faking love with the old owner.
La Casa Que Arde de Noche

When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang out at the bar without being able to shoot pool, and the boy entertains thoughts of forming a gang to steal more billiard balls in hopes of making money.
There Are No Thieves in This Village

A sadistic and ruthless outlaw has been terrorizing the town of Hot Snake. A bounty hunter named Emiliano is hired by the local sheriff to hunt down the outlaw after he murders a woman and steals money belonging to the Army. Warned by a local bruja not to take the bounty, Emiliano soon finds himself the target of a mysterious man who seeks to settle a personal vendetta.
Hot Snake

Strange things are happening in the carriers' guild: a madman has sown death and paranoia among the truck drivers, and Mario hasn't been himself lately: he's excessively serious and he no longer has a sense of humor. In the midst of the collective hysteria, Fernando begins to doubt his brother Mario, and the fear and the murders continue until there is an attempted rape. Mario also has his doubts about Fernando, and a detective embarks on the investigation with a team of agents disguised as truck drivers to find the real culprit, with results that range from the obvious to the unintentionally humorous.
The Highway Killer

Two dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro
Dangerous Game

Deceived over and over again by the whole world, a woman does not want to give up in the face of life's adversities.
The Illegal

The leading edge of working-class discontent in a Mexican village is a troop of bandits hiding out in the hills; when the bandit leader is killed, the whole town rises up.
En Defensa Propia

A tap dancing exterminator is mistaken for an out-of-town hit man by two rival gangs, each hoping to acquire his services.
Don Ratón y Don Ratero

Charrito is the villain actor in a movie, which is filmed in a town, that only produces headaches to the director, for being extremely distracted
Charrito

Two single women share an apartment, work together, and sometimes swap boyfriends. None of their romantic attachments seem quite as stable or enduring as their friendship.
Free Love

A tragic celestial-western that explores Adam and Eve's paradise from a surreal point of view.
Angels and Cherubs

Lucerito is a teenager of 17 who lives in a gloomy castle that belongs to her aunt Raymunda, her tutor and executor, too. Raymunda is very strict and scold and she makes Lucerito's life impossible and she wants to marry her to Don Gastón forcely. One day Lucerito watched on TV a contest, where the one who gives the pize of "Queen for one day" is Manuel, an old friend. She decided to sneak out and travel to the capital to participate in the contest; on this journey she meets several characters and experience unexpected adventures.