Salvador Sánchez
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: October 28, 1943
Place of Birth: Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico
Known For
Malverde: El Santo Patrón
Jesús Juárez overcomes his childhood as an orphan to become a Robin Hood like hero During the Mexican Revolution, but can't forget his first love - Isabel.
40 y 20
A comedy series about a divorced dad who likes younger women, and his son who likes older women.
The Marked Hour
La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.
Herod's Law
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.
Amanecer
The telenovela revolves around Leonel Carranza (Fernando Colunga), a man who lives in Villa Escarlata and owns the Montoro estate. His routine changes completely when his wife and best friend disappear together, leaving him so angry and disillusioned that he thinks they're dead, which could have serious consequences for him in the future.
El Infierno
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
A chronicle of the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 through the eyes of President Lazaro Cardenas and journalist Alberto Miranda.
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
El pecado de Oyuki
El Pecado de Oyuki is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 1988. It was based on an original story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché, who also adapted the screenplay for television. The original comic book series was in the style of the foto-novela. For the role of Oyuki, the photographer selected the Mexican Japanese Sachiko Tsuchiya. Born in Tepic, Nayarit, she became the most recognizable Asian Mexican of her time. The telenovela was shown in the United States in 1988 through Univision. Dulché's story was also adapted for Brazilian television in 1967 and as a comic published starting April 11, 1975 by Grupo Editorial Vid. The Brazilian version was called "Yoshiko, um poema de amor" and starred actors Luis Gustavo and Rosa Miake.
Alegrijes y Rebujos
Alegrijes y Rebujos is a Mexican soap opera which became very popular with children and adults in 2003 and 2004. The child actors came from the reality show Código F.A.M.A.. The first place winner, Miguel Martinez, earned the lead role. He shared the spotlight with the other finalists María Chacón, Diego González, Allisson Lozano, Michelle Álvarez, Nora Cano, Jesús Zavala and Tony Cobian.
Filmography
as Manuel
as Juez Peralta
as Doroteo Talavera
as Peasant
as Don Gerardo
as Crisanto Pescador
as Notario / Don Florencio
as Señor Ramirez
as Ramon
as Señor Liu
as Apolonio
as Don Doroteo
as Crescencio Álvarez
as Narciso
as Hombre X
as Luis Pérez Goya
as Vicente
as Alacran
as El Padrino
as Antonio Villacencio
as Padre Matías Quiroga
as Don Ramón
as Monseñor
as Joker
as Asunción Yunque "Chon"
as Peddler
as Gunsmith
as Pedro (uncredited)
as Pek
as Consejo Serratos
as Macario Robles
as Don Raúl
as Jefe
as Diego
as Pancho
as Jefe de Policía
as Rutilo Morán
as Ramírez
as Colonel Hernández
as Rito
as Commander German Paino
as José
as Floreal
as (Varios)
as Diputado Gabriel Aguirre
as Toral
as Yutaka Ogino
as Human Rights Leader
as David Alfaro Siqueiros
as Bulmador
as Chief of Stockyards
as Julián Vargas, Detective
as Tomas
as Villegas
as Chava
as Indígena
as Don Liserio
as Chapo Álvarez
as Reportero
as Albino
as Genaro
as Witness
as Sebastián
as Juan Dolores
as Audias
as Gen. Melchor Ocampo
as El Chueco
as Charro cantor / Solís
as Jesús
as (uncredited)