Salvatore Basile
Acting
Biography
Salvatore Basile Ferrara (Naples, May 18, 1940 – Cartagena de Indias, January 26, 2026), better known as Salvo Basile, was an Italian film and television actor and producer, who became a naturalized Colombian citizen, a country where he lived from 1968 until his death.
Born: May 18, 1940
Place of Birth: Naples, Italy
Known For
Aviator
Upon arriving in Cartagena, Colombia, American pilot Benjamin Grey's passport and money are stolen leaving him stranded. Shortly after he receives a call from his son's doctor, who informs him that he is his Leukemia-stricken son's only chance for survival, and the clock is ticking
Luciana's Nights
Luciana Rivas, famous TV personality has everything in life, except for love. Joaquin lives in a beautiful remote island, when he sees Luciana on tv he is stunned by her beauty. He never imagined that his dream of meeting her in person would come true very soon.
Leche
A Colombian miniseries that takes place in a rural environment, and the plot takes place in a dairy farm, hence its name. In this setting, a love story unfolds that will move the hearts of Colombians.
Los Ajenos Fútbol Club
The Strategy of the Snail
A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.
Gangsters '70
An elderly gangster just released from prison plans one last job, and gathers a small crew to do the job, but the plan goes sour when one of the crew betrays the details of the operation to a rival gangster.
Odds and Evens
A bumbling government agent recruits a trucker whose gambling knowledge can help crack an illegal Florida operation.
Cobra Verde
A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to oversee his slaves. But when Cobra Verde impregnates Don Octávio’s three daughters, the incensed plantation owner exiles the outlaw to Africa where he is expected to reopen the slave trade. Following his trans-Atlantic journey, Cobra Verde exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and whips an army of naked warriors into a frenzied bloodlust as he vies for survival.
Ilona Arrives with the Rain
Maqroll, Ilona, and Abdul all share a common dream: to sail the world in a tramp-steamer. But who could afford such a thing? Over the years they have become separated. Alone in Panama City, smuggler Maqroll is finding neither great success nor happiness — until the tropical rains come, bringing Ilona: friend, lover, and partner in crime. Abdul, in Morocco, has found a steamer to suit them. In Panama, Ilona and Maqroll begin a new scheme, in search of impossible wealth. But fate has further twists in store.
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
Alan gets a map to some war treasure which the Japanese army left behind on a small Pacific island at the end of World War II. But some gangsters try to steal the map from him and so he hides on Charlie's boat which just leaves the harbor. He manipulates the ship's compass so that Charlie is not aware that he is sailing to the treasure island. But when they step on the island, they discover that it is not as abandoned as they believed: there are some natives - and a Japanese soldier still defending the treasure
Filmography
as Basilio
as Sr. Pavon
as Presidente Vargas
as Antonio
as Le kinésithérapeute
as Padre Salvatore
as Alcalde de la ciudad
as Massimo Nero
as Salvatore Sabina
as Cardenal Cheeseburger
as Yosip
as Matatigres
as Captain Fraternidade
as Spectator in the meetings (uncredited)
as Pedro
as Frisco Joe (uncredited)
as Cop in Jail (uncredited)
as Chaco Losojos
as Gangster with Cigar
as Popolano nella bisca (uncredited)
as Monsignor Jimenez