Actor
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
January 10, 1947 · Cuba
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.
Notable work
8.2The Truman Show (1998)
as Security Guard
6.8Bad Boys (1995)
as Drug Buyer
6.58MM (1999)
as Taxi Driver
6.9Step Up Revolution (2012)
as Ricky
6Miami Vice (2006)
as El Tiburon
5.9The Specialist (1994)
as Charlie
6.2Proof of Life (2000)
as Arturo Fernandez
7.5Burn Notice (2007)
as Campos
5.8Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
as Victor
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