Sal Lopez
- Recitazione
- 8 novembre 1954 · Mexico
Biografia
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).
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Filmografia
- Sabes Que Te Quiero · Abuelo
- The Rip - Soldi sporchi · Mr. Zeltzin
- Atropia · Jerry Jiminez
- Roses on the Vine · Mr. Rodriguez
- F1: Il film · Baja Old Timer
- Delfino's Journey · Abuelo
- Baby Blue · Bud
- Seven Cemeteries · Abuelo
- Doctor Odyssey · Diego
- Moe
- Centurion: Uniti per vincere · Jorge Rodriquez
- The Hyperions · Delano
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · Yucatan Elder
- The Old Ways · Javi
- Spiked · Jose
- The Devil Has a Name · Farmhand 1
- Chalino · Don Chente
- Splendida America · Coyote
- Troppo vecchi per morire giovani · 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 - Dove tutto è concesso · Cigarillo
- Lopez · Joseph
- Code Black · Drunk Man
- Road to Juarez · Manuel
- An Evergreen Christmas · Jose
- Go for Sisters · Morales
- The Bridge · Marine Leader
- L'uomo di casa · J.J.
- Addicto de Salsa
- Castle - Detective tra le righe · Priest
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua · Ring Announcer
- American Son · Cristina's Father
- Life · Loomis
- The Astronaut Farmer · Pepe Garcia
- Lost in Plainview · Roberto
- Stesso sogno · Pepe
- El padrino · Loco
- Silver City · Tony Guerra
- Scatto mortale - Paparazzi · Mexican Man
- Entourage · Billy's Film Editor
- Batman - Il mistero di Batwoman · Additional Voices (Voce)
- The Lyon's Den
- The Handler
- Nip/Tuck · Julio Esperanza
- Tremors - La serie · Garcia
- CSI: Miami · Julio
- Due amiche esplosive · Pump Attendant
- Hunter: Ritorno alla giustizia · Chuck "Jumpy" Lopez
- The Shield · Gary Barba
- Hammerlock · Ward Clemson
- La verità nascosta · Castillo
- CSI: Scena del crimine · Enrique Vasquez
- Price of Glory · Hector Salmon
- Luminarias · Produzione
- Snoops · Dwarf Thief
- Flypaper · Leon
- I magnifici sette · Luis
- Nightman · Mr. Alvarez
- Batman - Cavaliere della notte · Enrique El Gancho / Ricky the Hook (Voce)
- Crimini invisibili · Tito
- Gli impenitenti · Mexican Dancer
- Selena · Juan Luis
- King of the Hill · Employee / First Mate / Waiter #2 (Voce), Voce
- Gesti d'amore · John Sanchez
- Dangerous Minds
- Journey · Boone
- ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him · El Mohado
- Il tocco di un angelo · Alex
- E.R. - Medici in prima linea · Hispanic Man
- I ribelli · Chicano
- Blue Tiger · Luis
- Mr. Jones · Henry
- Morte sul Rio Grande · Paco
- Il ritorno dei morti viventi 3 · Felipe
- From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One · Alfredo Ramirez