Mario Ernesto Sánchez

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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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Father of the Bride (2022)	Paco		7.8
2	Sea Devil (2015)	Efron		4
3	Step Up Revolution (2012)	Ricky		6.4
4	Miami Vice (2006)	El Tiburon		5.8
5	Proof of Life (2000)	Arturo Fernandez		6.5
6	8MM (1999)	Taxi Driver		6.2
7	The Truman Show (1998) Oscars 1999	Security Guard		8
8	Virtual Weapon (1997)	Emergency doctor		4
9	Blood and Wine (1996)	Artie (Fishing Ace)		7
10	Bad Boys (1995)	Drug Buyer		7
11	The Specialist (1994)	Charlie		6.4
12	Fires Within (1991)	Family Member	-	-
13	Clinton and Nadine (1988)	Rojas	-	-
14	Invasion U.S.A. (1985)	Victor		6.8
15	Below the Belt (1980)	-	-	-