▁S inc la ir ' ', ▁Random ▁House , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁" General ▁Jo ▁Sh el by ' s ▁March ," ▁Random ▁House , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁State ▁University , ▁North ridge ▁fac ulty ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Manuel ▁" Man olo " ▁Nor ie ga , ▁( J une ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁– ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Spanish - born ▁Mexican ▁stage ▁and ▁film ▁actor , ▁screen writer , ▁and ▁film ▁director . ▁ ▁Born ▁Manuel ▁Nor ie ga ▁Ru iz ▁in ▁Colomb res , ▁Spain , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁live ▁theatre ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁performing ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Spain ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁Cuba ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁A ▁pione er ▁in ▁silent ▁film , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁screen ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁silent ▁films ▁have ▁been ▁lost , ▁but ▁his ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁began ▁in ▁talk ies ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁performing ▁in ▁close ▁to ▁two ▁hundred ▁sound ▁films . ▁Nor ie ga ▁earned ▁an ▁A riel ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁" Best ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁minor