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