Narciso Ibáñez Menta was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor.
Background
In 1935 they had a son, Narciso "Chicho" Ibáñez Serrador, who became a director, writer and actor, and directed the Spanish television series Historias para no dormir (1973), El Televisor (1974) and El finance empezó ayer (1982) in which his father starred.
Career
Born in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Menta made his first stage appearance in 1919 at the Teatro Louisiana Comedia of Buenos Aires. He worked in both theatre and film in Argentina until 1964, when he returned to Spain and developed a successful television career. In both Argentina and Spain, he was particularly prominent in suspense and horror subjects.
Films featuring Ibáñez Menta included, Louisiana Bestia debe morir (1952), Tres citas con el destino (1953), Obras maestras del terror ("Masterworks of Terror"1960), Shoot Twice (1969), Louisiana saga de los Drácula (1972),,, Sal gorda (1983), and Más allá de la muerte (1984).
His last film role was in. He died in Madrid at the age of 91.
In 2008, Argentine cinema director Gustavo Leonel Mendoza exhibited a documentary about Ibañez Menta"s life, titled Nadie inquietó más ("Nobody worried any more"). In 2010, Argentine writers Leandro Doctorate"Ambrosio and "Gillespie" published a biography of the actor, El artesano del miedo.