Guillermo Gil
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Mexican actor Guillermo Gil participated in 51 plays, 49 feature films and 19 soap operas, as well as teaching at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA). He died at the age of 65, a native of Tehuacán, Puebla, and a graduate of the School of Theatrical Art of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA). Juan Guillermo Sánchez Bolaños, his real name, stood out in the acting field thanks to his participation in theater and film productions, which earned him the Virgina Fábregas medal in February 2001, awarded by the National Actors Association (ANDA), for more than 25 years of uninterrupted career. He founded his own theater company which he named "San-Gil", in honor of his late father's name, Don Guillermo Sánchez. He was a teacher for seven years in the acting and theater workshop at CEA, and served as stage director at the experimental and amateur level in 108 plays.
Known for
Credits
Tear This Heart Out (2008)
as Rodolfo
Herod's Law (1999)
as Cura
Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1975)
as Policia del ejercito
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995)
as Evaristo
Luces de la noche (1998)
as Carmelo
La señorita (1994)
Actor
The Queen of the Night (1994)
as Gato Linares
Letters from Marusia (1975)
as Calameño
Simon Blanco (1975)
as Onésimo's henchman
A Trickle of Blood (1995)
Actor
Playa azul (1992)
as Gobernador
Difficult Days (1988)
as Ignacio Cruz, secuestrador
Under a Spell (1999)
as Lucio
A Wonderful World (2006)
as Cara de Rata - padre de Rosa
The Bricklayers (1976)
as Valverde, policía
Mezcal (2007)
Actor
Cicatrices (2025)
Actor
Espinas (2007)
Actor
Chin Chin el teporocho (1976)
Actor
Días de combate (1994)
as Pancho Ventura
Dark Cities (2002)
as Zacarías
Viva San Isidro! (1995)
as Chepe Chamaco
Jonah and the Pink Whale (1995)
as Patrocio
El misterio del Trinidad (2003)
Actor
New World (1978)
as Fray Antonio
Leftie (2003)
as Don Emilio
Los maravillosos olores de la vida (2000)
Actor
Two Crimes (1995)
as Santana
Tres minutos en la oscuridad (1996)
Actor
Boboda (2024)
as José
Sin remitente (1995)
as Mario
The Heist (1976)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Esa mi Irene (1975)
Actor
Pedro Páramo (1981)
Actor
Naufragio (1978)
as Hernández Pimental
I Love You Catalina (1986)
Actor
Gertrudis (1992)
Actor