Salvador Sánchez
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Alfredo Salvador Sánchez Bolaños (born October 28th, 1943) is a Mexican actor and director. He was one of the most relevant actors among those who renewed the list of interpreters of Mexican cinema at the beginning of the seventies. Since then, he has stood out in films such as The devil fell from glory (Cayó de la gloria el diablo, .1971), The bump (La choca, 1973), The heist (El apando, 1975), Canoa (1975), Las Poquianchis (1976), Los albañiles (1976), Under the shrapnel (Bajo la metralla, 1983), Motel (1983), Journey to Paradise (1985), Going for a nut (1986), Fire Angel (1991), Lady at night (1993), Leap into the void (1994), Natural death (1996) , Only once (2000) and Herod's law (2000). He directed Pedro Páramo in 1981. Deserving of various distinctions for his acting work in film, including two Diosas de Plata, he has also developed an outstanding theatrical career and has participated repeatedly on television.
Known for
Credits
Collateral Damage (2002)
as Peddler
El Infierno (2010)
as El Padrino
The Mexican (2001)
as Gunsmith
Under the Volcano (1984)
as Chief of Stockyards
Herod's Law (1999)
as Pek
¡Que viva México! (2023)
as Notario / Don Florencio
The Exorcist (2022)
as Señor Ramirez
Salvador (1986)
as Human Rights Leader
Ojitos mentirosos (1999)
Actor
The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
as Hombre X
Charm School (2007)
as Monseñor
Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1975)
as Witness
The Recourse to the Method (1978)
Actor
The Master of Ballantrae (1974)
as El Chueco
La madre (1979)
Actor
Old Gringo (1989)
as Floreal
Tequila, historia de una pasión (2011)
as Vicente
One Man’s War (1991)
as Ramírez
El Enemigo del Pueblo (—)
Actor
Curandero (2025)
as Manuel
Letters from Marusia (1975)
as Sebastián
Between Shadows (2015)
as Narciso
A Breakfast Chronicle (2000)
as Pedro (uncredited)
Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
as Colonel Hernández
Jóvenes delincuentes (1991)
Actor
The Voice of a Dream (2018)
as Apolonio
Cayó de la gloria el diablo (1972)
as Charro cantor / Solís
Jack's Law (2006)
as Joker
With Fear in the Veins (1990)
as José
Perseguida (1991)
as Commander German Paino
Una buena forma de morir (1994)
Actor
The Legend of the Scorpion (1991)
Actor
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil (2025)
as Peasant
Difficult Days (1988)
as Diputado Gabriel Aguirre
No One Will Love You Like I Do (1972)
Actor
The Food of Fear (1994)
as Jefe
The Bricklayers (1976)
as Chapo Álvarez
El jardín de la paz (1989)
Actor
He kidnapped her, he raped her, and he killed her (1989)
as Bonifaz
Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1974)
as Juan Dolores
Viaje al paraíso (1985)
as Bulmador
Dos judiciales en aprietos (1990)
Actor
Anyway, Juan is Your Name (1976)
Actor
Those Years (1974)
as Gen. Melchor Ocampo
The Mongolian Conspiracy (2019)
as Señor Liu
Ángel de fuego (1992)
as Rito
The Eve (1982)
as Villegas
Maria of My Heart (1979)
as Chava
Las asesinas del panadero (1989)
Actor
Mexican Ghostbusters (1991)
as Procoro
Imperio de los Malditos (1992)
as Rutilo Morán
Crimen y castigo (1951)
as (uncredited)
Aventuras de un caballo blanco y un niño (1975)
Actor
Puras mentiras (2013)
as Luis Pérez Goya
El hijo de Lamberto Quintero (1990)
Actor
Furia en la sangre (1988)
Actor
Solamente una vez (2002)
Actor
¿Y si platicamos de agosto? (1980)
Actor
The House in the South (1976)
as Genaro
Fuera de la ley (1998)
Actor
His Most Serene Highness (2000)
Actor
File of Attempted Murder (2010)
as Antonio Villacencio
Emiliano Zapata (1970)
Actor
Caminando pasos... caminando (1977)
Actor
El vals sin fin (1972)
Actor
Amor que mata (1994)
as Don Raúl
Motel of Death (1990)
Actor
Sobre el arco iris (2004)
Actor
La dama y el judicial (1992)
Actor
Under the Shrapnel (1983)
as Tomas
Loving Ghosts (1994)
Actor
Octagon and Atlantis, the rematch (1992)
Actor
Violaciónes, casos de la vida real (1990)
Actor
The Heist (1976)
as Albino
La Generala (1971)
as Jesús
Esa mi Irene (1975)
Actor
Abuelita de Bakman (1993)
Actor
Frida Still Life (1986)
as David Alfaro Siqueiros
Un ángel para los diablillos (1993)
as Jefe de Policía
Héroes de la seguridad (2009)
Actor
Mujer de cabaret (1991)
Actor
Drizzle (1978)
as Indígena
La venganza (1989)
as Rafael Galeana
La yegua colorada (1973)
Actor
Acorazado (2010)
as Alacran
Las Poquianchis (1976)
as Reportero
Zapata en Chinameca (1987)
Actor
Dama de Noche (1993)
as Diego
La Choca (1974)
as Audias
Salto al vacío (1995)
Actor
El último narco (1992)
Actor
The Mexican Ninja (1991)
Actor
Angel River (1988)
as Toral
El elegido (1977)
as Don Liserio
La fuerza bruta (1991)
Actor
Pedro Páramo (1981)
Actor
Motel (1984)
as Julián Vargas, Detective
Valente Quintero (1973)
as Capitán Carrancista
De muerte natural (1996)
Actor
The Beast (2023)
as Don Gerardo
Octagon and Mascara Sagrada in Fight to the Death (1992)
Actor