Nacho Méndez
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.
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Movies (49)
Mónica y el Profesor
2004
Hasta que los cuernos nos separen
Music (Sound)
1995
Soy libre
Music (Sound)
1992
Caceria de un fugitivo
Music (Sound)
1990
Mi compadre Capulina
Music (Sound)
1989
Los machos estan fatigados
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1989
Katy Meets the Aliens
Music (Sound)
1988
El rey de los taxistas
Music (Sound)
1988
Escápate conmigo
Music (Sound)
1987
Herencia maldita
Music (Sound)
1987
The Highway Killer
Music (Sound)
1986
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Music (Sound)
1986
Mauro el mojado
Music (Sound)
1986
Chiquita pero picosa
Music (Sound)
1986
Fiebre de Amor
Music (Sound)
1985
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Music (Sound)
1985
Massacre in Rio Grande
Music (Sound)
1984
Katy Caterpillar
Music (Sound)
1984
Siete En La Mira
Music (Sound)
1984
The Death of the Jackal
Music (Sound)
1984
Charrito
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1984
Ya nunca más
Music (Sound)
1984
God's Crooked Lines
Music (Sound)
1983
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
Music (Sound)
1983
Lobo Salvaje
Music (Sound)
1983
Lagunilla 2
Music (Sound)
1982
El sexo de los ricos
Music (Sound)
1981
Noche de juerga
Music (Sound)
1981
Novia, esposa y amante
Music (Sound)
1981
Taste of Blood
Music (Sound)
1980
Frontera
Music (Sound)
1980
Nora la Rebelde
Music (Sound)
1979
En la trampa
Music (Sound)
1979
The Illegal
Music (Sound)
1979
Matar por matar
Music (Sound)
1979
En Defensa Propia
Music (Sound)
1978
The Nights of Paloma
Music (Sound)
1978
Soy el hijo del gallero
Music (Sound)
1978
Free Love
Music (Sound)
1978
Hot Snake
Music (Sound)
1978
Paper Flowers
Music (Sound)
1978
The Mexican
Music (Sound)
1977
Fantoche
Music (Sound)
1977
The Mansion of Madness
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1973
Angels and Cherubs
Music (Sound)
1972
El Topo
Orchestrator (Sound)
1970
Matrimonio y Sexo
Music (Sound)
1970
Paula
Music (Sound)
1969
Dangerous Game
Music (Sound)
1967
