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Ramón Menéndez is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Cubain born on 1 january 1941

Ramón Menéndez

Ramón Menéndez
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Nationality Cuba
Birth 1 january 1941
Death 1 january 2007 (at 66 years)

Ramón Menéndez is American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 1988 film Stand and Deliver.

His other film directing credits include Money for Nothing (1993) starring John Cusack and the Disney Channel original film Gotta Kick It Up! (2002). He also served as a screenwriter for all of the films he directed. His only film as a screenwriter and not as a director was the 2001 film Tortilla Soup.

He has also worked in episodic television, directing episodes Tales from the Crypt and Perversions of Science, in 1994 and 1997, respectively.

Menéndez won two Independent Spirit Awards for his work on Stand and Deliver.

Menéndez is a native of Cuba and grew in California. He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University and UCLA Film School. His first credit in film industry was serving as an assistant director on the Oliver Stone-directed film Salvador (1986), he also had a small acting role in the film.

He is a frequent collaborator with film producer Tom Musca.

Usually with

Felipe Cazals
Felipe Cazals
(3 films)
José Carlos Ruiz
José Carlos Ruiz
(5 films)
Héctor Ortega
Héctor Ortega
(2 films)
Jorge Fons
Jorge Fons
(2 films)
David Lynch
David Lynch
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ramón Menéndez (17 films)

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Actor

Salvador
Salvador (1986)
, 2h2
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Politique, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors James Woods, James Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage, Elpidia Carrillo, Cynthia Gibb
Rating73% 3.6967453.6967453.6967453.6967453.696745
Veteran photojournalist Richard Boyle has been taking his camera to the world's trouble spots for over 20 years; while he does good work, Boyle's fondness for booze and drugs, and his colossal arrogance, have given him a reputation that's left him practically unemployable. Broke and with no immediate prospects, Boyle and his buddy Doctor Rock, an out-of-work disc jockey, head to El Salvador, where Boyle is convinced that he can scare up some lucrative freelance work amidst the nation's political turmoil. However, when Boyle and Rock witness the execution of a student by government troops just as they enter the country, it becomes clear that this war is more serious than they were expecting. Increasingly convinced that El Salvador is a disaster starting to happen, Boyle eventually decides that it's time to get out; but he has fallen in love with a woman named Maria, and he doesn't want to leave her behind.
The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell
The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell (1986)
, 1h50
Directed by Raúl Araiza, Raúl Araiza
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Ernesto Alonso, Eduardo Yáñez, Lucía Méndez, Manuel Ojeda, Alejandro Camacho, José Carlos Ruiz
Rating56% 2.8096952.8096952.8096952.8096952.809695
Enrique de Martino want to locate the haunted Gabriel and find Rossetel box, but as he is dead turns to his nephew Abel, who informs him that the box is in a gallery, and tells him that when he finished painting lost sight, so he believes Gabriel has supernatural powers. A teacher of Gabriel tries to prevent to Enrique. This meets Marcela, sister of Gabriel, and mesmerizing to fall in love with him. She tells Gabriel's mother was impregnated by a stranger and when she gave birth she died.
Dune
Dune (1984)
, 2h17
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur une planète fictive, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Dystopian films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Everett McGill, Sting, Max von Sydow, José Ferrer
Roles Kinet (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.1492253.1492253.1492253.1492253.149225
Ten thousand years in the futurethe known universe is ruled by Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. The most important substance in the empire is the drug known as melange or "the spice". It has many special properties, such as extending life and expanding consciousness. The most profitable and important of its properties is its ability to assist the Spacing Guild with folding space, which allows safe, instantaneous interstellar travel.
Madame X
Madame X (1981)
, 1h40
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Tuesday Weld, Jeremy Brett, Len Cariou, Robert Hooks, Eleanor Parker, Jerry Stiller
Roles Luis
Rating65% 3.277043.277043.277043.277043.27704
A woman is thrown out of her home by her jealous husband and sinks into depravity. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her daughter (it was her son in all other versions) who does not know who she is.
The Year of the Plague
The Year of the Plague (1978)
, 1h49
Directed by Felipe Cazals
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Actors Daniela Romo, Gabriel Retes, José Carlos Ruiz, Martin LaSalle, Leonor Llausás, Ramón Menéndez
Roles Dr. Miguel Garzón Riera
Rating62% 3.143863.143863.143863.143863.14386
A dreadful sickness is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listens to him and soon the illness spreads. The government tries to manage the information in order to prevent terror.

Director

Gotta Kick It Up!
Gotta Kick It Up! (2002)
, 1h18
Directed by Ramón Menéndez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Dance films, Sports films, Children's films
Actors Camille Guaty, America Ferrera, Susan Egan, Miguel Sandoval, Elizabeth Sung, Gina Gallego
Rating56% 2.809132.809132.809132.809132.80913
A young executive-turned-teacher helps a group of young Hispanic girls find themselves and overcome societal obstacles through their dance troupe.
Money for Nothing
Money for Nothing (1993)
, 1h40
Directed by Ramón Menéndez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rating56% 2.849472.849472.849472.849472.84947
Joey (John Cusack) is an unemployed longshoreman who finds a bag full of money that fell out of the back of an armored car. Joey forces his friend Kenny Kozlowski (Michael Rapaport) to drive Kenny's car in the lake to hide the tire tracks. Unknown to them, a local boy witnesses them doing the crime. Joey tells Kenny that he's not going to turn the money in and will keep it for himself. Joey refuses to tell his family about it. The police are investigating the missing money and the local boy tells them about the car. The police find the car in the lake and trace it back to Kenny's house. Later, the police head to Kenny's house. During that, Kenny's dad beats his son with a belt and Kenny tells the police that Joey took the money. The neighbors overhear this and word spreads around the city that Joey took the money. Joey and his girlfriend head to the airport to leave the country, until they get arrested.