Fernando Méndez was born on July 20, 1908 in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for
The Body Snatcher (1957),
El criollo (1945) and
El Suavecito (1951). He was married to Elva Helena Buelna Ramírez. He died on October 17, 1966 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.