Alfonso Mejía

Alfonso Mejía

Actor

Mexico City, Mexico
November 16, 1934

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.

Photo

Alfonso Mejía 1
Alfonso Mejía 2
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Representative Works

The Young and the Damned
The Young and the Damned
8.1
/ Spanish
Rubí
Rubí
7.1
/ Spanish
Por mis pistolas
Por mis pistolas
7.8
/ Spanish
Jóvenes y bellas
Jóvenes y bellas
6.0
/ Spanish
Padre nuestro
Padre nuestro
6.5
/ Spanish
Chicas casaderas
Chicas casaderas
6.0
/ Spanish
The Martyr of Calvary
The Martyr of Calvary
8.1
/ Spanish
Detectives o ladrones..?
Detectives o ladrones..?
6.8
/ Spanish
Mañana serán hombres
Mañana serán hombres
5.8
/ Spanish
La bienamada
La bienamada
6.2
/ Spanish
Juventud desenfrenada
Juventud desenfrenada
6.0
/ Spanish
Los tres mosqueteros de Dios
Los tres mosqueteros de Dios
6.4
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Young and the Damned
1950Winner

Best Performance

The Young and the Damned

Rubí
1970Nominee

Best Performance

Rubí

Por mis pistolas
1968Winner

Best Performance

Por mis pistolas

Career Highlights

Jóvenes y bellas
1962Highlight

Best Performance

Jóvenes y bellas

Padre nuestro
1953Highlight

Best Performance

Padre nuestro

Video

Trailer
The Young and the Damned