Narciso Ibáñez Menta
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Narciso Ibáñez Menta (August 25, 1912–15 May 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor.
Born in Sama de Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Menta made his first stage appearance in 1919 for the Teatro la 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.
He married the Argentinean actress Pepita Serrador; in 1935 they had a son, Chicho Ibáñez-Serrador, who became a director, writer, and actor, and directed the Spanish television series El Televisor (1974) and El fin empezó ayer (1982) in which his father starred.
Films from Menta included Historia de crímenes (1942), Tres citas con el destino (1953), Obras maestras del terror (1960), La saga de los Drácula (1972), Viaje al más allá (1980), Sal gorda (1983), and Más allá de la muerte (1984).
His last film role was in ¡Qué vecinos tan animales! (1998). He died in Madrid at the age of ninety-one.