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