Fernando Méndez

Fernando Méndez

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

20/07/1908

Day of Death

17/10/1966
(58) years old

Place of Birth

Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico

Biography

Fernando Méndez (1908–1966) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1957 he switched from melodramas to focus increasingly on horror films.

Filmography

Crew

1967

Adios cuñado

as Story

1966

Rage

as Screenplay

1961

Mujeres engañadas

as Director

1961

Mujeres engañadas

as Writer

1960

Venganza Apache

as Director

1960

El renegado blanco

as Director

1959

The Living Coffin

as Director

1959

Los hermanos Diablo

as Director

1959

Los diablos del terror

as Director

1959

Black Pit of Dr. M

as Director

1959

El cofre del pirata

as Director

1959

Señoritas

as Director

1958

The Vampire's Coffin

as Director

1957

The Vampire

as Director

1957

The Body Snatcher

as Director

1957

The Body Snatcher

as Writer

1957

The Body Snatcher

as Adaptation

1956

Rapto al sol

as Director

1955

Los tres Villalobos

as Director

1955

El pueblo sin Dios

as Writer

1955

Tres bribones

as Director

1955

Tres bribones

as Writer

1955

What a Man

as Writer

1955

What a Man

as Director

1954

Los aventureros

as Director

1954

As negro

as Director

1954

As negro

as Writer

1953

El lunar de la familia

as Director

1953

Si, Mi vida

as Director

1953

The Naked Woman

as Director

1953

Genio y figura

as Writer

1953

Genio y figura

as Director

1952

La hija del ministro

as Director

1951

The Soft One

as Director

1951

Fierecilla

as Director

1950

Slum

as Director

1950

Matrimonio y mortaja

as Director

1949

Tres hombres malos

as Writer

1949

Tres hombres malos

as Director

1947

The Three Garcías

as Writer

1945

El criollo

as Director

1944

The Skulls of Terror

as Director

1944

La leyenda del bandido

as Director

1944

La leyenda del bandido

as Adaptation

1942

Allá en el bajio

as Director

1942

Allá en el bajio

as Story

1941

Cinco minutos de amor

as Producer

1940

Mexico's Queen

as Director

1932

Contrabando

as Writer