Alfonso Mejía

Acting

Alfonso Mejía

Born
Died
(aged 87)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico
Credits
27 titles

Biography

Alfonso Mejía Silva (16 November 1934 - 29 December 2021) was a Mexican actor.

He is remembered for having played the role of Pedro, the main character in the film Los Olvidados (1950), considered a memory of the world by UNESCO and for which he won the Best Child Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 27

YearTitleRole
1970 Rubí Film Dr. Cuevas
1970 The Young Animals Film
1968 Por mis pistolas Film Pablo Sanchez
1967 Detectives o ladrones..? Film
1967 Los tres mosqueteros de Dios Film Ray
1967 Serenata en noche de luna Film
1965 Rio Hondo Film Miguel
1965 Tarahumara (Further and farther) Film Roniali
1964 Los novios de mis hijas Film
1962 Los falsos héroes Film
1962 Contra viento y marea Film
1962 Jóvenes y bellas Film
1962 Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert) Film
1961 El hombre de la ametralladora Film Paco
1961 Mañana serán hombres Film
1961 Vacaciones en Acapulco Film Lencho
1961 Chicas casaderas Film
1960 Puños de Roca Film Oso despierto
1960 Quinceañera Film Pancho
1959 La edad de la tentación Film
1958 El boxeador Film
1956 Juventud desenfrenada Film
1955 El túnel 6 Film
1953 Padre nuestro Film Eduardo Molina
1952 The Martyr of Calvary Film Marcos
1951 La bienamada Film
1950 The Young and the Damned Film Pedro
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