Nacho Méndez
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- January 2, 1939 (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
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
Filmography
Mónica y el Profesor
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hasta que los cuernos nos separen
Movie · Music
Soy libre
Movie · Original Music Composer
¿Dónde quedó el colorado?
Movie · Original Music Composer
Caceria de un fugitivo
Movie · Music
Mi compadre Capulina
Movie · Music
Los machos estan fatigados
Movie · Original Music Composer
El rey de los taxistas
Movie · Music
Katy Meets the Aliens
Movie · Original Music Composer
Herencia maldita
Movie · Music
Escápate conmigo
Movie · Music
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Movie · Music
Mauro el mojado
Movie · Music
The Highway Killer
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chiquita pero picosa
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fiebre de Amor
Movie · Music
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Movie · Music
Charrito
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Death of the Jackal
Movie · Music
Siete En La Mira
Movie · Music
Massacre in Rio Grande
Movie · Music
Ya nunca más
Movie · Music
Katy Caterpillar
Movie · Original Music Composer
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
Movie · Music
Lobo Salvaje
Movie · Music
God's Crooked Lines
Movie · Original Music Composer
Lagunilla 2
Movie · Music
Noche de juerga
Movie · Music
Novia, esposa y amante
Movie · Music
El sexo de los ricos
Movie · Music
Taste of Blood
Movie · Music
Frontera
Movie · Music
Matar por matar
Movie · Music
Nora la Rebelde
Movie · Music
En la trampa
Movie · Music
The Illegal
Movie · Music
The Nights of Paloma
Movie · Music
En Defensa Propia
Movie · Music
Soy el hijo del gallero
Movie · Music
Free Love
Movie · Music
Paper Flowers
Movie · Music
Hot Snake
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fantoche
Movie · Music
The Mexican
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Mansion of Madness
Movie · Original Music Composer
Angels and Cherubs
Movie · Music
Matrimonio y Sexo
Movie · Music
El Topo
Movie · Music Arranger, Orchestrator
Paula
Movie · Music
Dangerous Game
Movie · Music
H.O.
Movie · Music
There Are No Thieves in This Village
Movie · Original Music Composer