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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

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

1975

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

1974

Five Pillows for One Night as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
Una pareja... distinta as Truhán
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)
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Orsini's Assistant
El apartamento de la tentación as Forest Guard
Una chica casi decente
Cut-Throats Nine as Buddy
Simón, contamos contigo
La montaña rebelde as Ermitaño

1970

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

1969

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

1968

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

1967

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

1966

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

1965

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

1964

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

1963

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

1962

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

1961

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

1960

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

1959

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

1958

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

1957

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

1956

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

1955

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

1954

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

1953

1951

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

1950

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

1949

Sabela De Cambados as Benito

1948

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

1947

Heroes del 95 as Fadeiro

1946

1945

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

1944

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

1942

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

1941

Stowaway on Board! as Alguacil
Torbellino as Juan José

1940

Salomé