Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Armendáriz in 1973
Born
Pedro Armendáriz Bohr

(1940-04-06)April 6, 1940
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedDecember 26, 2011(2011-12-26) (aged 71)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place
Panteón Jardín Cemetery, Mexico City, Mexico
EducationUniversidad Iberoamericana
OccupationActor
Years active1965–2011
Spouses
    Lucía Gómez de Parada
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    (m. 1962; div. 1980)​
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      (m. 1981; div. 1996)​
      PartnerLuz María Jerez (1999-onwards)
      Children4
      FatherPedro Armendáriz

      Pedro Armendáriz Bohr (April 6, 1940 – December 26, 2011) was a Mexican actor. The son of actor Pedro Armendáriz, he had an extensive career in both Mexican and American films, appearing in over 200 productions between the 1960s and the 2010s. He was a two-time Ariel Award winner, Best Actor for Mina, Wind of Freedom (1977) and Best Supporting Actor for Herod's Law (1999).

      Early life and education

      Armendáriz was born in Mexico City to Mexican-American actor Pedro Armendáriz and actress Carmelita Bohr (known professionally as 'Carmelita Pardo').[1] He initially had no interest in acting, and studied architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He assisted Pedro Ramírez Vázquez in constructing the National Museum of Anthropology. Unable to find work thereafter, he took up acting at the encouragement of his friend, director Arturo Ripstein.[2]

      Career

      Armendáriz established himself working with Mexican directors Julián Pastor, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, and Arturo Ripstein. He won two Ariel Awards (out of seven total nominations), Best Actor for Mina, Wind of Freedom (1977) and Best Supporting Actor for Herod's Law (1999).

      Thanks to his bilingualism, he appeared in many Hollywood productions like the John Wayne Westerns The Undefeated (1969) and Chisum (1970), The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972), the disaster film Earthquake (1974), and The Dogs of War (1980). He also became a fixture on American television during the 1970s and 1980s.

      Armendáriz appeared in the James Bond film, Licence to Kill, as President Hector Lopez. His father had been in the earlier James Bond film From Russia with Love. He also appeared in Old Gringo (1989), Amistad (1997), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Before Night Falls (2000), The Mexican (2001), Original Sin (2001), In the Time of the Butterflies (2001), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003), The Legend of Zorro (2005), Freelancers (2012), and Casa de mi padre (2012). He worked with director Alex Cox on Walker (1987) and Death and the Compass (1996).

      Armendáriz was also active in dubbing, and served as a President of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas.

      Personal life

      Armendáriz was married model Lucía Gómez de Parada. The couple divorced in 1980, and Armendáriz re-married to actress Ofelia Medina the following year.[3] They divorced in 1996. Beginning in 1999, Armendáriz was in a long-term relationship with Luz María Jerez.[4] He had four children.

      Illness and death

      In November 2011, Armendáriz was diagnosed with eye cancer. He died on December 26, 2011, at age 71, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He became the first Mexican actor to be memorialized with the dimming of Broadway's marquee lights that night. His remains were buried at Panteón Jardín in Mexico City,[5] alongside his father.[6]

      Filmography

      Film

      Armendáriz in 2008
      Armendáriz in 2010

      Television

      References

      1. Pedro Armendariz Jr. Biography (1940–2011)
      2. C.V, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de (December 27, 2011). "La Jornada: Pedro Armendáriz hijo murió en Nueva York a causa de cáncer". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved May 7, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
      3. Guadarrama, Armando (June 17, 2025). "Así fue la relación entre Ofelia Medina y Pedro Armendáriz Jr., a quien dedicó su plato en MasterChef Celebrity". infobae (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2026.
      4. Peralta, Claudia (November 10, 2015). ""'Soy una feliz cincuentona'"". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2026.
      5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
      6. "Descansará Pedro Armendáriz Jr. al lado de su padre". Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). June 3, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)