Manuel R. Ojeda

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Manuel R. Ojeda
Born
Manuel Romulo Ojeda

February 17, 1898
Mexico
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OccupationWriter, director, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, editor

Manuel R. Ojeda was a Mexican writer, director, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, editor, producer, and production manager who worked in Hollywood and Mexico from the 1910s through the 1960s. [1] [2]

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Biography

Manuel was born in Mexico in 1898 to parents of Spanish descent; he told reporters that his father was the Mexican ambassador to France, and the family spent time in Europe and Argentina when Manuel was young. When the Mexican Revolution broke out, the Ojedas relocated to Los Angeles, where Manuel pursued a career as an actor as early as 1912. [3] [4]

Around 1920, he decided made plans to travel to Peru to produce films there with an American crew. [5] [6] It is unclear whether or not he was successful in that venture, but he then appears to have begun a career behind the camera in Mexico, starting with 1921's La Rosa del Desierto. [7] [8] In addition to a string of narrative features, he also directed a string of documentaries. [9] Toward the end of his career, he worked as a production manager in Mexico.

Selected filmography

As director:

As screenwriter:

As actor:

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  2. Literarios, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Centro de Estudios (1988). Diccionario de escritores mexicanos, siglo XX: N-Q (in Spanish). UNAM. ISBN   9789703205097.
  3. "Manuel Ojeda Prefers Peace in the Silent Drama". The New-York Tribune. 26 Oct 1919. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  4. "Stage and Screen". The Coffeyville Daily Journal. 17 Dec 1919. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  5. "Footlight Flashes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 20 Jun 1920. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  6. "Select Peru as Location for Studio". The Los Angeles Times. 10 Apr 1921. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  7. Agrasánchez, Rogelio Jr. (2014-01-10). Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer. McFarland. ISBN   9780786456482.
  8. Gunckel, Colin (2015). Mexico on Main Street: Transnational Film Culture in Los Angeles Before World War II. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   9780813570778.
  9. "Manuel R. Ojeda". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-12.