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Mario Ernesto Sánchez

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Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Born January 10, 1947 in CubaDied April 10, 202520 films

Mario Ernesto Sánchez (born on January 10, 1947, in San Antonio de las Vegas, Cuba; † April 10, 2025, in Miami, Florida, USA) was a Cuban actor and theater founder. In 1979, he established Teatro Avante, a Hispanic theater in Florida, and became a significant figure in promoting Latin American theater in the United States. Sánchez played various supporting roles in Hollywood films and TV series, including Invasion U.S.A. (1985), The Specialist (1994), Bad Boys (1995), and Step Up Revolution (2012). He also appeared in five episodes of the series Miami Vice and had a role in the 2006 film of the same name. Additionally, he was featured in The Truman Show as a security guard and in the British cult series Only Fools and Horses as a Colombian drug lord. As a teenager, he emigrated to the United States through Operation Pedro Pan. Over the course of his career, he received several awards for his contributions to Hispanic theater, including the Federico García Lorca Award (1995) and the Ollantay Award (1994). Sánchez passed away on April 10, 2025, at the age of 78 in Miami.

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The Truman Show posterFirst watchThe Truman Show19988.2as Security GuardIn a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running…View film

Essential films

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Bad Boys poster6.8Bad Boys1995Step Up Revolution poster6.9Step Up Revolution20128MM poster6.58MM1999Miami Vice poster6.0Miami Vice2006The Specialist poster6.0The Specialist1994Proof of Life poster6.2Proof of Life2000Invasion U.S.A. poster5.8Invasion U.S.A.1985Father of the Bride poster6.3Father of the Bride2022

Filmography

20 films as actor
  1. 2022Father of the BridePaco
  2. 2020Death of a FoolHerman
  3. 2015Sea DevilEfron
  4. 2012Step Up RevolutionRicky
  5. 2006Miami ViceEl Tiburon
  6. 2000Proof of LifeArturo Fernandez
  7. 19998MMTaxi Driver
  8. 1998The Truman ShowSecurity Guard
  9. 1997Catherine's GroveErnesto
  10. 1997Virtual WeaponEmergency doctor
  11. 1997Plato's RunFlaco
  12. 1996Blood and WineArtie (Fishing Ace)
  13. 1995Bad BoysDrug Buyer
  14. 1994The SpecialistCharlie
  15. 1993Staying AfloatPhillipe
  16. 1992Traces of RedTony Garidi
  17. 1991Fires WithinFamily Member
  18. 1988Clinton and NadineRojas
  19. 1985Invasion U.S.A.Victor
  20. 1980Below the Belt