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Armendáriz (Pedro) photographs and postcards
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Pedro Armendáriz photographs and postcards
Identifier/Call Number: 0562
Physical Description:
1.563 Linear Feet
1 box
Date: 1948
Abstract: This collection consists of a signed headshot of actor Pedro Armendáriz (1912-1963) and a postcard of his character in the
movie Juan Charrasqueado (1948).
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (1912-1963) was a Mexican film actor who made films in both Mexico and the United States.
He was discovered by film director Miguel Zacarías (1905-2006). Amendáriz repeatedly portrayed Pancho Villa and played opposite
actresses such as Dolores del Río and María Félix. He is credited with over 120 film roles.
Amendáriz committed suicide in 1963 after developing cancer caused by the proximity to nuclear bomb testing in Nevada while
filming "The Conqueror" (1956), produced by Howard Hughes in Utah.
This collection consists of a signed headshot of actor Pedro Armendáriz (1912-1963) and a postcard of his character in the
movie "Juan Charrasqueado" (1948). Armendáriz was an actor in the United States and Mexico, playing in over 120 film roles.
"Juan Charrasqueado" is a 1948 Mexican Western film directed by Ernesto Cortázar where he played the lead character Juan Robledo.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Irving Laslly, 1989.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Pedro Armendáriz photographs and postcards, Collection no. 0562, Boeckmann Center for Iberian
and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Postcards
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Mexico -- Photographs
Motion pictures -- Mexico -- Archival resources
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Mexico -- Archival resources
Photographs
Autographs (manuscripts)
Armendáriz, Pedro, 1912-1963 -- Archives