Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza (21 January 1923 – 12 December 2011) was an

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film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendoza appeared in film such as ''

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'' in 1946 and '' A hierro muere'' in 1962 often working alongside

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. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of

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s. and also had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic ''

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'', in which he co-starred alongside

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and

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. De Mendoza is better known to audiences in Argentina for his role in the popular TV series ''El Rafa'', aired from 1980 to 1982, or the less successful ''El Oriental'', aired from 1982 to 1983. He died in

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on 12 December 2011, at age 88.

Selected filmography

TV series

* 1980-1982 – ''El Rafa'' * 1982 - ''El Oriental''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendoza, Albertode 1923 births 2011 deaths Argentine male actors Male actors from Buenos Aires Male Spaghetti Western actors 20th-century Argentine male actors 21st-century Argentine male actors