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