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Xan das Bolas

Born: 1908-10-31 in La Coruña, Spain

Died: 1977-10-13

Known For: Acting

Biography

Tomás Ares Pena was a Spanish actor. He started in the theater in the thirties as a comedian and variety actor. After the Spanish Civil War, he began his film career, and in the following years he became one of the supporting actors with one of the longest careers in the history of Spanish cinema.

Filmography

1977

My Daughter Hildegart as Un republicano

1976

Curro Jiménez
Madrid, Costa Fleming as Marcelo
El segundo poder as Fray Lope
A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión as Tabernero
Volvoreta as Ramón
Los hijos de... as Barrendero
La Carmen as Padre de José
Vuelve, querida Nati as Conserje
El chiste as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio

1975

Cry, Onion! as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
El mejor regalo as Invitado a la boda

1974

Una pareja... distinta as Truhán
Five Pillows for One Night as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
La boda o la vida
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella as Padre de José

1973

Celos, amor y Mercado Común as Amigo de Felipe

1971

Delusions of Grandeur as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
La montaña rebelde as Ermitaño
Simón, contamos contigo
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Orsini's Assistant
Cut-Throats Nine as Buddy
Una chica casi decente
El apartamento de la tentación as Forest Guard
Los jóvenes amantes

1970

Con ella llegó el amor as Huésped de la pensión
A Lady Called Andrew as Empleado de limpieza
Don erre que erre as Guardia Civil 1
Sabata the Killer as Telegrafo
El alma se serena as Jefe de estación
El mesón del gitano as Ezequiel

1969

Educando a una idiota
Dead Are Countless as Potter (uncredited)
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta as Policía secreta de noche 1º
Amor a todo gas as Cristobal
Pasto de fieras
El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño) as Rogelio
Juicio de faldas as Paco, amigo de Gregorio

1968

Villa Rides as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
Operation Mata Hari as Jefe de sala del cabaret
One by One as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
¡Cuidado con las señoras! as Camarero
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI as Camarero
¡Cómo está el servicio! as Sereno con un bastón
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
Los que tocan el piano as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno

1967

Operación cabaretera as Guardia
Two Crosses in Danger Pass as Bartender
Clint the Stranger as Simpson
La niña del patio as Don Calixto, administrador
Run Like a Thief as Gonzalez
40 grados a la sombra as Portero casa de Evaristo
Vestida de novia as Camarero gallego
Club de solteros as Lucas

1966

Lost Command as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
Seven Guns for the MacGregors as Barman (uncredited)
Ypotron: Final Countdown as Il portiere dell'hotel
La mujer perdida
Fray Torero as Un habitante del pueblo
Eroe vagabondo
The Tough One as Padre O’Hara
Proceso a una estrella

1965

In a Colt's Shadow as Veterinarian
Cotolay as Monje
Texas Jim as Pedro, the Mexican
Mi canción es para ti as Propietario caballos de carreras
Amador as Limpiabotas
Whisky y vodka as Pintor
Dos chicas locas locas as Guarda de la estación de tren

1964

The Rash One
Strange Voyage as Cosme
Death Whistles the Blues as Policía
Backfire as Guard of the boat parking
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande as Peon
El camino as Germán's Father
Cavalry Charge
The Spy as Poker Player
Gunfighters of Casa Grande as Vasco (uncredited)
Black Angel of the Mississippi as Lopez
La chica del gato as Venancio
Como dos gotas de agua as Martínez
The Palomos as Taxi driver
Los dinamiteros as Marmolista
El pecador y la bruja as Portero
Relevo para un pistolero as Recepcionista del hotel

1963

José María as Coronel
El turista as Atracador
The Adventures of Scaramouche as Gino
The Executioner as Guarda de la obra
Mathias Sandorf as Carpena
Gunfight at Red Sands as Barber
The Ceremony
The Implacable Three as Cartero
The Castilian
Death and the Lumberjack as Guardia
The Swindlers as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
Sign of Zorro as Mejicano
Girl from La Mancha as Carretero
Jaguar as Lugarteniente del llanero
Pacto de silencio as Guardia del tren
Heroes of the West as Doctor
Plaza de Oriente as Camarero
El precio de un asesino as Cura
La revoltosa as Jugador de cartas
The Fair of the Dove
An Almost Decent Girl as Propietario bar
Bochorno
Un demonio con ángel as Don Federico
Chica para todo as Gancho del Timador
Escala en Hi-Fi

1962

Torrejón City as Ojo de Halcón
The Son of Captain Blood as Matt
The Four Truths
Placido as Rivas
I motorizzati as (uncredited)
The Shadow of Zorro as Empleado de banca
Zorro the Avenger as Soldado
The Big Family as (uncredited)
Two Against All as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
Martes y trece as Invitado con botella
Vamos a contar mentiras
Those Who Did Not Go to War as Propietario bar Fandiño

1961

El pobre García as Felipe
¡Aquí están las vicetiples! as Dueño Kiosco
The Savage Guns as Cantinero pedro
Madame
Fray Escoba
Pecado de amor as Sereno
Conqueror of Maracaibo as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
Revolt of the Mercenaries as Katia's Companion
Ella y los veteranos as Dueño caseta de tiro
Fantasmas en la casa as Pascasio
La venganza de Don Mendo as Alí
Punto y banca

1960

The Boy Who Stole a Million as Knife Grinder
Crimen para recién casados
El hombre que perdió el tren as Federico Méndez
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
El indulto as Músico ambulante
Ama Rosa as Cochero
Un paso al frente as Román

1959

The Redeemer
Sonatas as Tercer centinela
La vida alrededor as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
Diez fusiles esperan as Cañete
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
El gafe as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
Der Löwe von Babylon as Abdullah (uncredited)
Blame Me
Streetcar for Sale as Marmolista
Poison at 2:30 as Hombre en consulta veterinario

1958

Héroes del aire as Percebe
Farmacia de guardia as Sereno
Die Sklavenkarawane as Hassan (uncredited)
Life Ahead as Copiloto de la camioneta
Historias de Madrid as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Revenge as Galician Harvester
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé as Tendero
Anna Said Yes as Don Cristino
El puente de la paz as Dedos Largos
Familia provisional
El hombre del paraguas blanco as Alguacil #1

1957

The Pride and the Passion as (uncredited)
Susanna and Me as Bedel
Fulano y Mengano as Conductor del coche fúnebre
Las muchachas de azul as Felipe - padre de Ana
Faustina as Lipio
Un marido de ida y vuelta as Díaz
El hombre que viajaba despacito as Jugador de cartas
El anónimo
Un fantasma llamado amor

1956

La mestiza
The Wicked Carabel as Bedel
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter as (uncredited)
¡Aquí hay petróleo! as Baldomero
Afternoon at the Bulls as Portero de la enfermería
El fenómeno as Guardia del Parque
Dos novias para un torero
El rey de la carretera as Pedro
Curra Veleta as Sereno
Piedras vivas
Saeta rubia as Taxista
Pasión en el mar as El Sabio

1955

Un día perdido as Maestro de baile
Para siempre amor mío
Noche de tormenta
Radio Stories as Sargento de la guardia civil
The Coyote
La Cruz de Mayo as Félix
Pride as Gabriel
El guardián del paraíso as Sereno
La reina mora as Presidiario

1954

Love on Wheels as Cristóbal
The Devil Plays the Flute as Presidente
Tres huchas para Oriente as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
Hollyhock as Barrabás
Buenas noticias as Alguacil
Tres eran tres as (segment "Una de indios")
La ciudad de los sueños

1953

1951

Doubt as Sereno (uncredited)
Air Lashings as Pepiño
The Great Galeoto as Cochero
Niebla y sol as Meigo
The Girl at the Inn as Dimas

1950

Post Office Box 1001
Pequeñeces
Tiempos felices
Historia en dos aldeas
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari as Don Cosme Fernández

1949

Sabela De Cambados as Benito

1948

The Marquis of Salamanca as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
Botón de ancla as Trinquete
Pototo, Boliche y Compañía

1947

Heroes del 95 as Fadeiro

1946

1945

El pozo de los enamorados
Un hombre de negocios as Conserje del museo

1944

Ella, él y sus millones as El guía
La vida empieza a medianoche as Regidor del teatro
Tuvo la culpa Adán as Guardia

1942

Unos pasos de mujer
La rueda de la vida as Juanito
El hombre que se quiso matar as Huésped
Madrid de mis sueños
Goyescas as Asistente
Éramos 7 a la mesa

1941

Torbellino as Juan José
Stowaway on Board! as Alguacil

1940

Salomé