Guillermo Gil
Date of birth: 1943-01-01
Place of birth: Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Juan Guillermo Sánchez Bolaños
Biography
Mexican actor Guillermo Gil participated in 51 plays, 49 feature films and 19 soap operas, as well as teaching at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA). He died at the age of 65, a native of Tehuacán, Puebla, and a graduate of the School of Theatrical Art of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA). Juan Guillermo Sánchez Bolaños, his real name, stood out in the acting field thanks to his participation in theater and film productions, which earned him the Virgina Fábregas medal in February 2001, awarded by the National Actors Association (ANDA), for more than 25 years of uninterrupted career. He founded his own theater company which he named "San-Gil", in honor of his late father's name, Don Guillermo Sánchez. He was a teacher for seven years in the acting and theater workshop at CEA, and served as stage director at the experimental and amateur level in 108 plays.
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Los maravillosos olores de la vida
2000-01-01
Herod's Law
1999-11-09
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession.
A Wonderful World
2006-03-17
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.
Pedro Páramo
1981-01-01
The third film version of the popular Mexican novel, about a wayfarer who travels to a mysterious ar
Sin remitente
1995-10-06
A lonely, aging postal worker finds himself the victim of a cruel practical joke in this pessimistic
Leftie
2003-02-20
Futuristic movie about Alejandro, a gifted left-handed child marble player who must win a competitio
Esa mi Irene
1975-01-01
A 43 minutes short film filmed in Mexico in 1975
Chin Chin el teporocho
1976-08-15
Rogelio’s story, a young man of humble origin in the neighborhood of Tepito, who falls in love with
Dark Cities
2002-09-20
Adapted by writer/director Fernando Sariñana from the stories by Juan Madrid, Ciudades Oscuras (Dark
Luces de la noche
1998-05-29
On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.
Días de combate
1994-03-01
A novice private detective is on the trail of a serial strangler in Mexico City.
Under a Spell
1999-02-19
In the Yucatan coast of the thirties , Elisha, a boy of 13, is initiated into the art of love by Fel
Jonah and the Pink Whale
1995-11-07
A schoolteacher in the small city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra has a passionate affair with his frigid
Difficult Days
1988-07-07
Two shareholder brothers close several factories due to economic problems, except for their chemical
I Love You Catalina
1986-01-01
An unseen person enters a taxi late at night. Suddenly the taxi driver is stabbed with a large metal
Playa azul
1992-01-01
A politician accused of fraud seeks refuge in a remote, hotel he owns. Joined by his wife, and child
Viva San Isidro!
1995-04-13
Two Crimes
1995-05-26
After being falsely accused of a murder, Marcos runs away to the small and quiet town of Cuevano. Th
The Queen of the Night
1994-09-07
The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or a
Tres minutos en la oscuridad
1996-01-01
Four childhood friends decide to play a prank on an aunt of one of the four. Two enter the house and
Gertrudis
1992-09-24
The life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a sympathizer of the libertarian cause and a prominen
The Heist
1976-08-05
In Mexico City's infamous Lecumberri prison, three drug-addicted convicts celebrate getting drugs fr
Simon Blanco
1975-03-16
The peasant and revolutionary Zapatista Simon Blanco still in arms but Zapata is dead. Simon with hi
Mezcal
2007-06-15
A group of beings permeated by the lack of love, guilt, pain and a desire for revenge, meet on the d
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
1995-10-05
A hit man searches for an alcoholic prostitute who has witnessed a crime and fled to Madrid.
A Trickle of Blood
1995-03-19
Leon has a crush on Ofelia, so he decides to steal money from his father and cross the country looki
Espinas
2007-08-31
Magdalena is fifteen, but unlike many girls her age, her life is apathetic and somber, due to the ab
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
1976-03-04
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest
El misterio del Trinidad
2003-04-29
The strange relation between two brothers.
The Bricklayers
1976-12-23
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from thing
La señorita
1994-06-02
Violent death of a loan shark investigated by diligent policeman.
New World
1978-08-10
Towards the end of the 16th century, the Spanish conquerors living in the New World faced a serious
Naufragio
1978-11-02
One woman lives waiting for her son who is a sailor. She hasn't seen him for years although he write
Tear This Heart Out
2008-09-12
A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by
Letters from Marusia
1975-12-26
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in C
Boboda
2024-09-01
Cicatrices
2025-03-10
David is in an interrogation room. He has agreed to cooperate with the police but has no idea this c