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Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

Mexican actor and director Salvador Sánchez has worked across theater, cinema and television for decades. He was born in Puebla in October 1943 and began his stage work in Cuautla, Morelos, where his brother Guillermo Gil guided him, before studying at the National Institute of Fine Arts theater school in Mexico City. He has appeared in nearly a hundred films and about as many stage productions, and he has directed ten telenovelas. Early parts came in ¿No oyes ladrar los perros? (1974), Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso (1976) and Las Poquianchis (1976). He directed and acted in Pedro Páramo (1981) and portrayed David Alfaro Siqueiros in Frida, naturaleza viva (1983). Later work includes Under the Volcano (1984), Old Gringo (1989) and the satires he made with Luis Estrada, among them The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) and ¡Que viva México! (2023). In 1997 he won an Ariel Award for his supporting role in Amorosos fantasmas (1994).

83years old

Turns 84 on October 28in 352 days

Born October 28, 1943Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Salvador Sanchez

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 39 years1984 to 2023

Genres

Drama63%, 5 films
Comedy50%, 4 films
Action25%, 2 films
Thriller25%, 2 films
Adventure13%, 1 film

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Behind the camera
Since the early 2000s, Sánchez has run the Foro La Negra in Huitzilac, Morelos, a cultural center where young actors can train.

Salvador Sánchez movies on Netflix

¡Que viva México!2023IMDb rating 5.6as Notario / Don Florencio
The Perfect Dictatorship2014IMDb rating 7.2as Hombre X
Charm School2007IMDb rating 5.3as Monseñor
The Mexican2001IMDb rating 6.2as Gunsmith
Diplomatic Immunity1991IMDb rating 4.5as Colonel Hernández
Old Gringo1989IMDb rating 5.7as Floreal
Salvador1986IMDb rating 7.3as Human Rights Leader
Under the Volcano1984IMDb rating 6.8as Chief of Stockyards

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

The Mexican2001 Adventure, Comedy, Crimeas Gunsmith
IMDb rating 6.2122K votes
The Perfect Dictatorship2014 Comedy, Dramaas Hombre X
IMDb rating 7.26.8K votes
Salvador1986as Human Rights Leader
IMDb rating 7.326K votes
Under the Volcano1984as Chief of Stockyards
IMDb rating 6.86.9K votes
Charm School2007as Monseñor
IMDb rating 5.32.4K votes
Old Gringo1989as Floreal
IMDb rating 5.72.3K votes
¡Que viva México!2023as Notario / Don Florencio
IMDb rating 5.62.9K votes
Diplomatic Immunity1991as Colonel Hernández
IMDb rating 4.5453 votes

Most often with

Luis Estrada directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Joaquín Cosio

Damián Alcázar

Luis Fernando Peña

Sergio Calderón

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Alfonso HerreraLuis EstradaDirector, 2 films

Films together

Joaquín Cosio2 films together, 2014 to 2023
Joaquín Cosio's page
- ¡Que viva México!2023IMDb rating 5.6Sánchez as Notario / Don FlorencioCosio as Rosendito / Reginito / Abuelo
- The Perfect Dictatorship2014IMDb rating 7.2Sánchez as Hombre XCosio as Agustín Morales
Damián Alcázar2 films together, 2014 to 2023
Damián Alcázar's page
- ¡Que viva México!2023IMDb rating 5.6Sánchez as Notario / Don FlorencioAlcázar as Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
- The Perfect Dictatorship2014IMDb rating 7.2Sánchez as Hombre XAlcázar as Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
Luis Fernando Peña2 films together, 2014 to 2023
Luis Fernando Peña's page
- ¡Que viva México!2023IMDb rating 5.6Sánchez as Notario / Don FlorencioPeña as Hilario
- The Perfect Dictatorship2014IMDb rating 7.2Sánchez as Hombre XPeña as El Chamoy
Sergio Calderón2 films together, 1984 to 1989
Sergio Calderón's page
- Old Gringo1989IMDb rating 5.7Sánchez as FlorealCalderón as Zacarias
- Under the Volcano1984IMDb rating 6.8Sánchez as Chief of StockyardsCalderón as Chief of Municipality
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez2 films together, 2007 to 2023
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez's page
- ¡Que viva México!2023IMDb rating 5.6Sánchez as Notario / Don FlorencioGutiérrez as Socorro
- Charm School2007IMDb rating 5.3Sánchez as MonseñorGutiérrez as Fina
Alfonso Herrera2 films together, 2014 to 2023
Alfonso Herrera's page
- ¡Que viva México!2023IMDb rating 5.6Sánchez as Notario / Don FlorencioHerrera as Pancho Reyes
- The Perfect Dictatorship2014IMDb rating 7.2Sánchez as Hombre XHerrera as Carlos Rojo
Luis EstradaDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2023
- ¡Que viva México!2023IMDb rating 5.6Sánchez as Notario / Don Florencio
- The Perfect Dictatorship2014IMDb rating 7.2Sánchez as Hombre X
Also two films together2 more actors
- Enrique Arreola¡Que viva México! (2023) and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
- Sonia Couoh¡Que viva México! (2023) and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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