Mario Ernesto Sánchez - Movies, Bio & Filmography

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★ Acting🎥 18 films📺 9 TV shows📅 1984–2022🔥 0

Also known as: Mario Ernesto Sanchez, Mario Sanchez

Born in Cuba

2025-10-01 (age 0)

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.From Wikipedia
Mario Ernesto Sánchez (10 January 1947 – 10 April 2025) was a Cuban actor who founded Teatro Avante, a Hispanic theatre, in 1979 in Florida. He also founded the International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami. He played various bit parts on Miami Vice and in Hollywood movies, including Invasion U.S.A. (1985)  The Specialist (1994), Proof of Life (2000).
Sánchez was born in San Antonio de las Vegas, in Cuba. He went to the United States as a teenager, at 15, during the Operation Pedro Pan. Among his various roles, he appeared in 5 episodes of Miami Vice (as a limo driver), the film Miami Vice (2006) (as a different character), the film Bad Boys as a drug buyer, the film The Truman Show as a security guard  and the classic British sitcom Only Fools and Horses as a Colombian drug baron.
Sánchez died in Miami on 10 April 2025, at the age of 78.
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