Sal Lopez
- Interprétation
- 8 novembre 1954 · Mexico
Biographie
Sal Lopez (also Sal López) is a Mexican-American actor and producer, born on November 8, 1954, in Mexico. He grew up in a bilingual home in South Central Los Angeles, the second of eight boys born to immigrant parents. He is a founding member of The Latino Theater Company, where he has co-created theater for over 38 years, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is married to Urbanie Lucero and has two children, residing in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Lopez started his career after landing a key role in the hit play Zoot Suit (1982), which led to an open call by Stanley Kubrick for Full Metal Jacket (1987), in which he played T.H.E. Rock. Other notable film credits include American Me (1992, as Edward James Olmos's father), Selena (1997), Silver City (2004, directed by John Sayles), The Astronaut Farmer (2007, with Billy Bob Thornton), Logan (2017), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), and F1 (2025). His television credits span Nip/Tuck, CSI, ER, NYPD Blue, Melrose Place, The Shield, Westworld, and Queen of the South. On stage, Lopez has performed in numerous productions with The Latino Theater Company, including one-man shows like This Is A Man's World, Premeditation, and August 29th, and the lead in La Virgen Dios Inantzin, performed annually at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. He has received an ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance and a DramaLogue Award, and produced and starred in the independent film Luminarias (1999).
Connu pour
Filmographie
- Sabes Que Te Quiero · Abuelo
- The Rip · Mr. Zeltzin
- Atropia · Jerry Jiminez
- Roses on the Vine · Mr. Rodriguez
- F1® Le Film · Baja Old Timer
- Delfino's Journey · Abuelo
- Baby Blue · Bud
- Seven Cemeteries · Abuelo
- Docteur Odyssey · Diego
- Moe
- Centurion: The Dancing Stallion · Jorge Rodriquez
- La Légende des super-héros · Delano
- Black Panther : Wakanda Forever · Yucatan Elder
- The Old Ways · Javi
- Spiked · Jose
- Contaminations · Farmhand 1
- Chalino · Don Chente
- Culture Shock · Coyote
- Too Old to Die Young · Captain Cortez
- El Chicano · El Gallo
- Acuitzeramo · Salvador
- Velvet Buzzsaw · Roadside Vendor
- Barry · Anita's Father
- Chance · Jean-Baptiste
- Monday Nights at Seven · Jorge
- Westworld · Cigarillo
- Lopez · Joseph
- Code Black · Drunk Man
- Road to Juarez · Manuel
- Un nouveau départ pour Noël · Jose
- Go for Sisters · Morales
- The Bridge · Marine Leader
- C’est moi le chef ! · J.J.
- Addicto de Salsa
- Castle · Priest
- Le Chihuahua de Beverly Hills · Ring Announcer
- Son of War · Cristina's Father
- Life · Loomis
- The Astronaut Farmer · Pepe Garcia
- Lost in Plainview · Roberto
- ESL: English as a Second Language · Pepe
- El padrino · Loco
- Silver City · Tony Guerra
- Paparazzi objectif chasse à l'homme · Mexican Man
- Entourage · Billy's Film Editor
- Batman: La Mystérieuse Batwoman · Additional Voices (Voix)
- The Lyon's Den
- The Handler
- Nip/Tuck · Julio Esperanza
- Tremors · Garcia
- Les Experts : Miami · Julio
- Sex Fans des Sixties · Pump Attendant
- Rick Hunter : Un nouveau départ · Chuck "Jumpy" Lopez
- The Shield · Gary Barba
- Hammerlock · Ward Clemson
- La pièce manquante · Castillo
- Les Experts · Enrique Vasquez
- Price of Glory · Hector Salmon
- Luminarias · Production
- Snoops · Dwarf Thief
- Flypaper · Leon
- Les Sept mercenaires · Luis
- Nightman · Mr. Alvarez
- Les Nouvelles aventures de Batman · Enrique El Gancho / Ricky the Hook (Voix)
- The End of Violence · Tito
- Croisière galère · Mexican Dancer
- Selena · Juan Luis
- Les Rois du Texas · Employee / First Mate / Waiter #2 (Voix), Voix
- Le silence de Laura · John Sanchez
- Dangerous Minds
- Journey · Boone
- ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him · El Mohado
- Les Anges du bonheur · Alex
- Urgences · Hispanic Man
- Génération 65 · Chicano
- Blue Tiger · Luis
- Mister Jones · Henry
- River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene · Paco
- Le Retour des morts-vivants 3 · Felipe
- From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One · Alfredo Ramirez