Xan das Bolas

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Known For

Acting

Born

1908-10-31

Place of Birth

La Coruña, Spain
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Xan das Bolas

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.

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Acting History

1977
My Daughter Hildegart as Un republicano
1976
Curro Jiménez
1976
Madrid, Costa Fleming as Marcelo
1976
A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión as Tabernero
1976
La Carmen as Padre de José
1976
Los hijos de... as Barrendero
1976
El segundo poder as Fray Lope
1976
Vuelve, querida Nati as Conserje
1976
El chiste as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio
1976
Volvoreta as Ramón
1975
Cry, Onion! as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
1975
El mejor regalo as Invitado a la boda
1974
La boda o la vida
1974
Una pareja... distinta as Truhán
1974
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella as Padre de José
1974
Five Pillows for One Night as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
1973
Celos, amor y Mercado Común as Amigo de Felipe
1971
Delusions of Grandeur as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
1971
Cut-Throats Nine as Buddy
1971
Una chica casi decente
1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Orsini's Assistant
1971
El apartamento de la tentación as Forest Guard
1971
La montaña rebelde as Ermitaño
1971
Simón, contamos contigo
1970
A Lady Called Andrew as Empleado de limpieza
1970
Don erre que erre as Guardia Civil 1
1970
Sabata the Killer as Telegrafo
1970
El mesón del gitano as Ezequiel
1970
El alma se serena as Jefe de estación
1970
Con ella llegó el amor as Huésped de la pensión
1969
Juicio de faldas as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
1969
Amor a todo gas as Cristobal
1969
Dead Are Countless as Potter (uncredited)
1969
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta as Policía secreta de noche 1º
1969
Pasto de fieras
1969
Educando a una idiota
1969
El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño) as Rogelio
1968
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI as Camarero
1968
¡Cuidado con las señoras! as Camarero
1968
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
1968
One by One as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
1968
Los que tocan el piano as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno
1968
¡Cómo está el servicio! as Sereno con un bastón
1968
Villa Rides as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
1968
Operation Mata Hari as Jefe de sala del cabaret
1967
40 grados a la sombra as Portero casa de Evaristo
1967
Operación cabaretera as Guardia
1967
Run Like a Thief as Gonzalez
1967
Vestida de novia as Camarero gallego
1967
Club de solteros as Lucas
1967
La niña del patio as Don Calixto, administrador
1967
Clint the Stranger as Simpson
1967
Two Crosses in Danger Pass as Bartender
1966
The Tough One as Padre O’Hara
1966
Fray Torero as Un habitante del pueblo
1966
La mujer perdida
1966
Ypotron: Final Countdown as Il portiere dell'hotel
1966
Lost Command as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
1966
Seven Guns for the MacGregors as Barman (uncredited)
1966
Proceso a una estrella
1966
Eroe vagabondo
1965
In a Colt's Shadow as Veterinarian
1965
Whisky y vodka as Pintor
1965
Texas Jim as Pedro, the Mexican
1965
Amador as Limpiabotas
1965
Dos chicas locas locas as Guarda de la estación de tren
1965
Mi canción es para ti as Propietario caballos de carreras
1965
Cotolay as Monje
1964
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande as Peon
1964
Los dinamiteros as Marmolista
1964
The Palomos as Taxi driver
1964
El pecador y la bruja as Portero
1964
The Rash One
1964
Backfire as Guard of the boat parking
1964
Black Angel of the Mississippi as Lopez
1964
Strange Voyage as Cosme
1964
Death Whistles the Blues as Policía
1964
Gunfighters of Casa Grande as Vasco (uncredited)
1964
The Spy as Poker Player
1964
Como dos gotas de agua as Martínez
1964
La chica del gato as Venancio
1964
Relevo para un pistolero as Recepcionista del hotel
1964
El camino as Germán's Father
1964
Cavalry Charge
1963
The Ceremony
1963
Un demonio con ángel as Don Federico
1963
Heroes of the West as Doctor
1963
La revoltosa as Jugador de cartas
1963
The Fair of the Dove
1963
Chica para todo as Gancho del Timador
1963
Bochorno
1963
An Almost Decent Girl as Propietario bar
1963
Escala en Hi-Fi
1963
The Swindlers as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
1963
The Adventures of Scaramouche as Gino
1963
Gunfight at Red Sands as Barber
1963
The Executioner as Guarda de la obra
1963
Pacto de silencio as Guardia del tren
1963
The Implacable Three as Cartero
1963
El precio de un asesino as Cura
1963
Death and the Lumberjack as Guardia
1963
Sign of Zorro as Mejicano
1963
El turista as Atracador
1963
Girl from La Mancha as Carretero
1963
The Castilian
1963
Plaza de Oriente as Camarero
1963
Mathias Sandorf as Carpena
1963
Jaguar as Lugarteniente del llanero
1963
José María as Coronel
1962
The Shadow of Zorro as Empleado de banca
1962
The Four Truths
1962
La gran familia as (uncredited)
1962
Two Against All as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
1962
I motorizzati as (uncredited)
1962
Those Who Did Not Go to War as Propietario bar Fandiño
1962
The Son of Captain Blood as Matt
1962
Placido as Rivas - The Administrator
1962
Zorro the Avenger as Soldado
1962
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962
Torrejón City as Ojo de Halcón
1962
Martes y trece as Invitado con botella
1961
Madame
1961
Pecado de amor as Sereno
1961
Fray Escoba
1961
The Savage Guns as Cantinero pedro
1961
El pobre García as Felipe
1961
Fantasmas en la casa as Pascasio
1961
Revolt of the Mercenaries as Katia's Companion
1961
¡Aquí están las vicetiples! as Dueño Kiosco
1961
Conqueror of Maracaibo as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
1961
La venganza de Don Mendo as Alí
1961
Punto y banca
1961
Ella y los veteranos as Dueño caseta de tiro
1960
El indulto as Músico ambulante
1960
Un paso al frente as Román
1960
The Boy Who Stole a Million as Knife Grinder
1960
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
1960
Ama Rosa as Cochero
1960
Crimen para recién casados
1960
El hombre que perdió el tren as Federico Méndez
1959
Poison at 2:30 as Hombre en consulta veterinario
1959
El gafe as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
1959
Der Löwe von Babylon as Abdullah (uncredited)
1959
Sonatas as Tercer centinela
1959
Streetcar for Sale as Marmolista
1959
La vida alrededor as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
1959
Blame Me
1959
Diez fusiles esperan as Cañete
1959
The Redeemer
1959
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
1958
Die Sklavenkarawane as Hassan (uncredited)
1958
Anna Said Yes as Don Cristino
1958
Life Ahead as Copiloto de la camioneta
1958
El puente de la paz as Dedos Largos
1958
Héroes del aire as Percebe
1958
Revenge as Galician Harvester
1958
El hombre del paraguas blanco as Alguacil #1
1958
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé as Tendero
1958
Familia provisional
1958
Historias de Madrid as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
1958
Farmacia de guardia as Sereno
1957
Las muchachas de azul as Felipe - padre de Ana
1957
El anónimo
1957
Un marido de ida y vuelta as Díaz
1957
Fulano y Mengano as Conductor del coche fúnebre
1957
The Pride and the Passion as (uncredited)
1957
Faustina as Lipio
1957
Un fantasma llamado amor
1957
El hombre que viajaba despacito as Jugador de cartas
1957
Susanna and Me as Bedel
1956
Piedras vivas
1956
Dos novias para un torero
1956
Saeta rubia as Taxista
1956
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter as (uncredited)
1956
The Wicked Carabel as Bedel
1956
La mestiza
1956
El fenómeno as Guardia del Parque
1956
Curra Veleta as Sereno
1956
Pasión en el mar as El Sabio
1956
¡Aquí hay petróleo! as Baldomero
1956
El rey de la carretera as Pedro
1956
Afternoon at the Bulls as Portero de la enfermería
1955
Pride as Gabriel
1955
Un día perdido as Maestro de baile
1955
Noche de tormenta
1955
Radio Stories as Sargento de la guardia civil
1955
Para siempre amor mío
1955
El guardián del paraíso as Sereno
1955
The Coyote
1955
La Cruz de Mayo as Félix
1955
La reina mora as Presidiario
1954
Tres eran tres as (segment "Una de indios")
1954
La ciudad de los sueños
1954
Love on Wheels as Cristóbal
1954
The Devil Plays the Flute as Presidente
1954
Hollyhock as Barrabás
1954
Buenas noticias as Alguacil
1954
Tres huchas para Oriente as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
1953
Vuelo 971 as Padre
1953
Jeromín
1953
Nadie lo sabrá as Cartero
1953
Airport as Sereno
1953
La alegre caravana as Titiritero
1953
Sobresaliente
1953
Ha desaparecido un pasajero
1951
Niebla y sol as Meigo
1951
The Girl at the Inn as Dimas
1951
The Great Galeoto as Cochero
1951
Doubt as Sereno (uncredited)
1951
Air Lashings as Pepiño
1950
Post Office Box 1001
1950
Pequeñeces
1950
Tiempos felices
1950
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari as Don Cosme Fernández
1950
Historia en dos aldeas
1949
Sabela De Cambados as Benito
1948
The Marquis of Salamanca as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
1948
Botón de ancla as Trinquete
1948
Pototo, Boliche y Compañía
1947
Heroes del 95 as Fadeiro
1946
Mar abierto as Peirán
1946
El doncel de la reina
1946
El pirata Bocanegra as Cayetano
1945
Un hombre de negocios as Conserje del museo
1945
El pozo de los enamorados
1944
Ella, él y sus millones as El guía
1944
La vida empieza a medianoche as Regidor del teatro
1944
Tuvo la culpa Adán as Guardia
1942
La rueda de la vida as Juanito
1942
Madrid de mis sueños
1942
Goyescas as Asistente
1942
Éramos 7 a la mesa
1942
El hombre que se quiso matar as Huésped
1942
Unos pasos de mujer
1941
Torbellino as Juan José
1941
Stowaway on Board! as Alguacil
1940
Salomé