Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Actor/Actriz
18
Películas
5
Series
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.
Como Actor/Actriz
División Miami
Morales
Operación Miami
Campos
21 Jump Street
Guardia Leader
The Truman Show: Historia de una Vida
Security Guard
Wiseguy
Dos Policías Rebeldes
Drug Buyer
El Especialista
Charlie
8MM: 8 milímetros
Taxi Driver
Invasión a los Estados Unidos
Victor
Miami Vice
El Tiburon
Un paso adelante 4D
Ricky
Prueba de vida
Arturo Fernandez
El padre de la novia
Paco
Moon Over Miami
Blood and Wine
Artie (Fishing Ace)
Clinton and Nadine
Rojas
Catherine's Grove
Ernesto
Fires Within
Family Member
Virtual Weapon
Emergency doctor
Plato's Run
Flaco
Staying Afloat
Phillipe
Sea Devil
Efron
Death of a Fool
Herman