Alberto de Mendoza

Actor · Died December 12, 2011, aged 88 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendoza appeared in film such as Adán y la serpiente in 1946 and A hierro muere in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Westerns. and also had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic Horror Express, in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas. 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 Madrid on 12 December 2011, at age 88.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 21, 1923
Died: December 12, 2011 (aged 88)
From: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as: Actor
Titles: 19 on MovieCove · 105 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 60% in 30 days

What are Alberto de Mendoza's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titles58^th

Crime5 titles61^st

Adventure4 titles57^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

51%

Survival

20%

Bonds

10%

Power

Self

Ideas

Society

Justice6 Deception6 Revenge5 Survival4 Romantic love3 Betrayal4 Greed2 Trauma2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 15

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 8

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 10

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 3

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow

5 of 9

Ally

2 of 9

Shapeshifter

1 of 9

Herald

1 of 9

Show the 9 roles

Shadowas Federico de la Torre in La reina del Chantecler (1962)
Shadowas Roger, Marquis de la Tour in The Adventures of Scaramouche (1963)
Shapeshifteras Hugo Hendrix in The Dictator's Guns (1965)
Allyas Lucky Boy in A Bullet for Sandoval (1969)
Shadowas Tomas in Gunman of Ave Maria (1969)
Shadowas Henry Dumurrier in One on Top of the Other (1969)
Allyas John Stanley in The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Heraldas Father Pujardov in Horror Express (1972)
Shadowas El Jandalo in Avisa a Curro Jiménez (1978)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Thrilling

Melancholic

Dread

Joyful

Other

How their films linger

Unsettling7 Bittersweet5 Fun5 Cathartic4 Haunting5 Rousing3

How their films end · 6 with a twist

Happy6
Bittersweet6
Tragic3
Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alberto de Mendoza's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
BFI Player1 title, show their title on BFI Player
France Channel1 title, show their title on France Channel
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp

Subscription and free streaming for Alberto de Mendoza's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

105 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Bad Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Ernesto
Tapas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Don Mariano
Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Víctor
Lua de Outubro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Marcial Lopes
Bossa Nova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Juan
Lola Mora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Actor
Halloween Monster Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Father Pujandov (archive footage)
Los tigres de la memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Carlos
Nights Without Moons and Suns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Cairo
The Underground Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Actor
El infierno tan temido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Actor
La amante ingenua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Adrián
Manaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Mario Buendía
Seven Dangerous Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Marqués de Castellamare
The House on Garibaldi Street(1979)
as Primo
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Avisa a Curro Jiménez(1978)
as El Jandalo
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies colgando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Sr. Empresa
Venus de fuego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Beltrán
Curse of the Black Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as David
La violación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Actor
Curro Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 1 episode · as Lédaux
El erotismo y la informática (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Gonzalo Garcés
The People Who Own the Dark(1976)
as Prof. Fulton
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Fulanita y sus menganos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Manolo
El hombre que supo amar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Juan de Ávila
Striptease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as George
The Bananas Boat(1975)
as Jumbo
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Zorrita Martínez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Antonio
Open Season(1974)
as Martin
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Ten Little Indians(1974)
as Otto Martino
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Hold Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Ashley
To Love Ophelia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Piero Criscione, Avvocato
A Prewar Grandmother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Juan
Los camioneros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 13 episodes · as Sargento Sandoval
Special Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Giorgio Russo
Horror Express(1972)
as Father Pujardov
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Las colocadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Enrique
Delusions of Grandeur(1971)
as King of Spain
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail(1971)
as John Stanley
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Human Cobras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as George MacGreves
The Corsairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as The Duke
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin(1971)
as Sergeant Brandon
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh(1971)
as Neil Wardh
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Awkward Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Latimore
De profesión, sus labores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Juan Montesinos
Gunman of Ave Maria(1969)
as Tomas
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
A Bullet for Sandoval(1969)
as Lucky
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
One on Top of the Other(1969)
as Henry Dumurrier
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
A Bullet for Rommel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as SS Major Hermann Traniger
Psychout for Murder(1969)
as Francesco
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Appointment in Beirut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Police Captain
Volver a vivir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Garrido
Las secretarias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Don Carlos
The Desperate Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Hamlat
The Midshipmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Comandante de Brigada Carlos Torres
Las locas del conventillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Manuel
The Man from Marrakech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Actor
The Dictator's Guns(1965)
as Hendrix
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Secuestro en la ciudad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as José
Shot in the Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Actor
An Almost Decent Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Carlos
The Adventures of Scaramouche(1963)
as Roger - Marquis de la Tour
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Blackmailers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Vergara 'El Americano'
Primero yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Juanjo Arrieta
La reina del Chantecler(1962)
as Federico de la Torre
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
You and I Are Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
as Rodolfo Céspedes / Adolfo Céspedes
Kill and Be Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
as Fernando
Buscando a Mónica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
as Antonio Montes
El asalto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Actor
Yo quiero vivir contigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Mauricio del Solar
The Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Berger
Socios para la aventura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Actor
The Marked Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Rodolfo Morán alias El Sudamericano
La bestia humana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Luis Regiani
La dulce enemiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Ricardo
La adúltera(1956)
as Carlos Alatorre
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
¡Que seas feliz! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
as Pablo Suárez
La mujer desnuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Actor
La noche de Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Actor
Gray neighborhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
as Claudio
Descent Into Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
as Adrián Villar
La calle del pecado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
as Alberto Salazar
Ellos nos hicieron así (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Actor
Pasó en mi barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
as Mingo
Suburbio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Actor
The Marihuana Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Lt. DeLuca
Madre Alegría (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Actor
When My Husband Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Actor
Filomena Marturano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Ricardo
Miguitas en la cama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Esteban Roselli
La cuna vacía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Actor
Un hombre solo no vale nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Borracho en la boite
Don Juan Tenorio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Joven bromista
Navy's girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Actor
Historia de una mala mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Actor
El retrato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Actor
Inspiración (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Actor
Adán y la serpiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Daniel
Su mejor alumno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Enrique Moreno
Se rematan ilusiones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Actor
Un nuevo amanecer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Actor
The Old Skinflint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Actor
...Y mañana serán hombres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Actor
Murió el sargento Laprida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as (as Alberto Mendoza)
Gaucho Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
as Carlos

Career shape

Star power in the 94^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 105 titles from 1930 to 2011; peak year 1970.

Biggest box office

A Bullet for Sandoval (1969)

$7.1K worldwide

Highest rated

Delusions of Grandeur (1971)

Midcredits 90^th

Film career

19302011

Peak 1970 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1965Screen debut· The Dictator's Guns
1971Career best· Delusions of Grandeur

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting105 of 105 · 56^th

By decade

1930s3 · acting1940s13 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s33 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Alberto de Mendoza's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56^th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th7
25^th to 49^th8
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Crowd Pleaser11
Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Bananas Boat (1975)

66^th percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Delusions of Grandeur (1971)

Midcredits 90^th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alberto de Mendoza's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 79 · intense

Sex & Nudity6 titles19–69 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mild

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alberto de Mendoza work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alberto de Mendoza's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Luis Martínez Mollá shares the most, 3.