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

1975

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

1974

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

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
Cut-Throats Nine as Buddy
El apartamento de la tentación as Forest Guard
Una chica casi decente
La montaña rebelde as Ermitaño
Simón, contamos contigo
Los jóvenes amantes

1970

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

1969

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

1968

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

1967

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

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
The Tough One as Padre O’Hara
Proceso a una estrella
La mujer perdida
Eroe vagabondo
Fray Torero as Un habitante del pueblo

1965

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

1964

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

1963

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

1962

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

1961

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

1960

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

1959

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

1958

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

1957

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

1956

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

1955

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

1954

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

1953

1951

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

1950

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

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
Tuvo la culpa Adán as Guardia
La vida empieza a medianoche as Regidor del teatro

1942

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

1941

Torbellino as Juan José
Stowaway on Board! as Alguacil

1940

Salomé