Aldo Sambrell

Aldo Sambrell
Born
Alfredo Sánchez Brell

(1931-02-23)23 February 1931
Vallecas, Spain
Died10 July 2010(2010-07-10) (aged 79)
Alicante, Spain
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Producer
Years active1961–2004
Spouse
Cándida López Cano
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(m. 1964; died 2010)​
ChildrenAlfredo Xavier Sánchez Cavaleiro

Alfredo Sánchez Brell (23 February 1931 – 10 July 2010), known as Aldo Sambrell, was a Spanish actor, director, and producer who appeared in over 150 films between 1961 and 1996.

Biography

Sambrell was born in Vallecas on 23 February 1931.[1] He travelled to Mexico because his parents were exiled there, beginning a football career in Puebla F.C., where he was known as Madrileño Sánchez,[2] and also in C.F. Monterrey.[3] When he returned to Spain he played for Alcoyano and Rayo Vallecano, and finally worked as an actor.[4]

Career

Sambrell was best known in the world of cinema for his roles as henchmen in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More, (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), as well as in Once Upon a Time in the West in 1968, and 100 Rifles in 1969. He also played the part of firing squad leader in A Fistful of Dynamite (1971), and a member of Sinbad's crew in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973). He also appeared alongside Jackie Chan in Armour of God 2: Operation Condor, playing a villain.

He acted in many other westerns, including Sergio Corbucci's Navajo Joe.[5] He appeared in several international productions as an extra or bit actor, including Doctor Zhivago and The Wind and the Lion.

He died in Alicante, Spain on 10 July 2010 from a cerebral infarction, at age 79,[6] the result of three strokes he suffered in early June.[7] He was cremated and his ashes were spread on Fort Bravo, Tabernas.[8][9]

He was married to Cándida López Cano, with whom he had a son, and Sergio Leone was his best man.[10]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Berástegui, Jorge (13 July 2010). "Aldo Sambrell, secundario de lujo de los 'spaghetti western'". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Adiós a Aldo Sambrell, histórico secundario del "espagueti western" español". Noticine (in Spanish). 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ Martín, Maite (15 December 2008). "Aldo Sambrell, otro jugador rayista que triunfó en el cine". As (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ Marañón, Carlos (19 November 2013). "Raquel Welch, vestida (del Chelsea) para matar". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Lund, Carson (18 August 2015). "Navajo Joe". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Muere el actor Aldo Sambrell, el malo de los 'spaghetti western'". Público (in Spanish). Display Connectors, SL. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ Belategui, O. L. (13 July 2010). "Fallece el actor Aldo Sambrell, villano en decenas de 'spaguetti westerns'". El Correo (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ Juan Penalva, Joaquín (October 2011). "El western regresa a casa". El Espectador Imaginario (in Spanish). ISSN 2013-438X. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Almería Western Film Festival 2011". Tercera Información (in Spanish). 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  10. ^ Huesca García, Paco (15 February 2012). "Morir con dignidad en el cine". Diario Información (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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