
Xan das Bolas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 31, 1908
- Died
- October 13, 1977 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- La Coruña, Spain
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.
Known For
Filmography

My Daughter Hildegart
Movie · as Un republicano

Vuelve, querida Nati
Movie · as Conserje

Volvoreta
Movie · as Ramón

Los hijos de...
Movie · as Barrendero

A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión
Movie · as Tabernero

La Carmen
Movie · as Padre de José

El segundo poder
Movie · as Fray Lope

Madrid, Costa Fleming
Movie · as Marcelo

El chiste
Movie · as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio

Curro Jiménez
TV · 1 ep

El mejor regalo
Movie · as Invitado a la boda

Cry, Onion!
Movie · as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)

Una pareja... distinta
Movie · as Truhán

Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella
Movie · as Padre de José

Five Pillows for One Night
Movie · as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente

La boda o la vida
Movie

Celos, amor y Mercado Común
Movie · as Amigo de Felipe

Una chica casi decente
Movie

El apartamento de la tentación
Movie · as Forest Guard

Simón, contamos contigo
Movie

Delusions of Grandeur
Movie · as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)

La montaña rebelde
Movie · as Ermitaño

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie · as Orsini's Assistant

Cut-Throats Nine
Movie · as Buddy

Los jóvenes amantes
Movie

Sabata the Killer
Movie · as Telegrafo

El alma se serena
Movie · as Jefe de estación

Con ella llegó el amor
Movie · as Huésped de la pensión

A Lady Called Andrew
Movie · as Empleado de limpieza

Don erre que erre
Movie · as Guardia Civil 1

El mesón del gitano
Movie · as Ezequiel

Dead Are Countless
Movie · as Potter (uncredited)

Educando a una idiota
Movie

El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño)
Movie · as Rogelio

Pasto de fieras
Movie

Juicio de faldas
Movie · as Paco, amigo de Gregorio

No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
Movie · as Policía secreta de noche 1º

Amor a todo gas
Movie · as Cristobal

Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
Movie

Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
Movie · as Camarero

¡Cómo está el servicio!
Movie · as Sereno con un bastón

Los que tocan el piano
Movie · as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno

¡Cuidado con las señoras!
Movie · as Camarero

One by One
Movie · as Bartender Ben (uncredited)

Operation Mata Hari
Movie · as Jefe de sala del cabaret

Villa Rides
Movie · as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)

Clint the Stranger
Movie · as Simpson

Club de solteros
Movie · as Lucas

Vestida de novia
Movie · as Camarero gallego

Two Crosses in Danger Pass
Movie · as Bartender

40 grados a la sombra
Movie · as Portero casa de Evaristo

La niña del patio
Movie · as Don Calixto, administrador

Run Like a Thief
Movie · as Gonzalez

Operación cabaretera
Movie · as Guardia

The Tough One
Movie · as Padre O’Hara

Eroe vagabondo
Movie

Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Movie · as Barman (uncredited)

Lost Command
Movie · as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)

Ypotron: Final Countdown
Movie · as Il portiere dell'hotel

La mujer perdida
Movie

Fray Torero
Movie · as Un habitante del pueblo

Proceso a una estrella
Movie

Cotolay
Movie · as Monje

Dos chicas locas locas
Movie · as Guarda de la estación de tren

Amador
Movie · as Limpiabotas

Texas Jim
Movie · as Pedro, the Mexican

Mi canción es para ti
Movie · as Propietario caballos de carreras

Whisky y vodka
Movie · as Pintor

In a Colt's Shadow
Movie · as Veterinarian

El pecador y la bruja
Movie · as Portero

La chica del gato
Movie · as Venancio

Strange Voyage
Movie · as Cosme

Backfire
Movie · as Guard of the boat parking

Relevo para un pistolero
Movie · as Recepcionista del hotel

Death Whistles the Blues
Movie · as Policía

Cavalry Charge
Movie

The Palomos
Movie · as Taxi driver

El camino
Movie · as Germán's Father

The Spy
Movie · as Poker Player

Como dos gotas de agua
Movie · as Martínez

Gunfighters of Casa Grande
Movie · as Vasco (uncredited)

Black Angel of the Mississippi
Movie · as Lopez

The Rash One
Movie

Los dinamiteros
Movie · as Marmolista

Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
Movie · as Peon

Gunfight at Red Sands
Movie · as Barber

Chica para todo
Movie · as Gancho del Timador

Jaguar
Movie · as Lugarteniente del llanero

Death and the Lumberjack
Movie · as Guardia

The Implacable Three
Movie · as Cartero

The Executioner
Movie · as Guarda de la obra

El turista
Movie · as Atracador

Bochorno
Movie

The Adventures of Scaramouche
Movie · as Gino

Escala en Hi-Fi
Movie

An Almost Decent Girl
Movie · as Propietario bar

El precio de un asesino
Movie · as Cura

Un demonio con ángel
Movie · as Don Federico

Girl from La Mancha
Movie · as Carretero

The Fair of the Dove
Movie

The Swindlers
Movie · as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")

Mathias Sandorf
Movie · as Carpena

Plaza de Oriente
Movie · as Camarero

Sign of Zorro
Movie · as Mejicano

The Castilian
Movie

La revoltosa
Movie · as Jugador de cartas

The Ceremony
Movie

Pacto de silencio
Movie · as Guardia del tren

José María
Movie · as Coronel

Heroes of the West
Movie · as Doctor

Those Who Did Not Go to War
Movie · as Propietario bar Fandiño

Placido
Movie · as Rivas

Vamos a contar mentiras
Movie

Torrejón City
Movie · as Ojo de Halcón

Zorro the Avenger
Movie · as Soldado

Two Against All
Movie · as Wagon Loader (uncredited)

The Shadow of Zorro
Movie · as Empleado de banca

Martes y trece
Movie · as Invitado con botella

I motorizzati
Movie · as (uncredited)

The Son of Captain Blood
Movie · as Matt

The Big Family
Movie · as (uncredited)

The Four Truths
Movie

Ella y los veteranos
Movie · as Dueño caseta de tiro

The Savage Guns
Movie · as Cantinero pedro

Fray Escoba
Movie

Madame
Movie

Pecado de amor
Movie · as Sereno

Conqueror of Maracaibo
Movie · as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)

¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
Movie · as Dueño Kiosco

Revolt of the Mercenaries
Movie · as Katia's Companion

El pobre García
Movie · as Felipe

Punto y banca
Movie

Fantasmas en la casa
Movie · as Pascasio

La venganza de Don Mendo
Movie · as Alí

Crimen para recién casados
Movie

Un paso al frente
Movie · as Román

El indulto
Movie · as Músico ambulante

El hombre que perdió el tren
Movie · as Federico Méndez

Ama Rosa
Movie · as Cochero

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
Movie

The Boy Who Stole a Million
Movie · as Knife Grinder

La vida alrededor
Movie · as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'

Diez fusiles esperan
Movie · as Cañete

Der Löwe von Babylon
Movie · as Abdullah (uncredited)

The Redeemer
Movie

Blame Me
Movie

¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
Movie · as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)

El gafe
Movie · as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2

Poison at 2:30
Movie · as Hombre en consulta veterinario

Streetcar for Sale
Movie · as Marmolista

Sonatas
Movie · as Tercer centinela

Farmacia de guardia
Movie · as Sereno

Life Ahead
Movie · as Copiloto de la camioneta

El hombre del paraguas blanco
Movie · as Alguacil #1

El puente de la paz
Movie · as Dedos Largos

Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Movie · as Tendero

Familia provisional
Movie

Historias de Madrid
Movie · as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)

Héroes del aire
Movie · as Percebe

Revenge
Movie · as Galician Harvester

Anna Said Yes
Movie · as Don Cristino

Die Sklavenkarawane
Movie · as Hassan (uncredited)

Faustina
Movie · as Lipio

Un marido de ida y vuelta
Movie · as Díaz

Susanna and Me
Movie · as Bedel

Las muchachas de azul
Movie · as Felipe - padre de Ana

El hombre que viajaba despacito
Movie · as Jugador de cartas

Un fantasma llamado amor
Movie

The Pride and the Passion
Movie · as (uncredited)

Fulano y Mengano
Movie · as Conductor del coche fúnebre

El anónimo
Movie

El rey de la carretera
Movie · as Pedro

Pasión en el mar
Movie · as El Sabio

El fenómeno
Movie · as Guardia del Parque

Piedras vivas
Movie

The Wicked Carabel
Movie · as Bedel

Dos novias para un torero
Movie

La mestiza
Movie

Curra Veleta
Movie · as Sereno

Afternoon at the Bulls
Movie · as Portero de la enfermería

¡Aquí hay petróleo!
Movie · as Baldomero

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Movie · as (uncredited)

Saeta rubia
Movie · as Taxista

La Cruz de Mayo
Movie · as Félix

Pride
Movie · as Gabriel

La reina mora
Movie · as Presidiario

Un día perdido
Movie · as Maestro de baile

The Coyote
Movie

Radio Stories
Movie · as Sargento de la guardia civil

Para siempre amor mío
Movie

Noche de tormenta
Movie

El guardián del paraíso
Movie · as Sereno

Tres huchas para Oriente
Movie · as Portero del estadio (uncredited)

Hollyhock
Movie · as Barrabás

The Devil Plays the Flute
Movie · as Presidente

Buenas noticias
Movie · as Alguacil

Love on Wheels
Movie · as Cristóbal

La ciudad de los sueños
Movie

Tres eran tres
Movie · as (segment "Una de indios")

Nadie lo sabrá
Movie · as Cartero

Vuelo 971
Movie · as Padre

Sobresaliente
Movie

La alegre caravana
Movie · as Titiritero

Airport
Movie · as Sereno

Ha desaparecido un pasajero
Movie

Jeromín
Movie

Niebla y sol
Movie · as Meigo

Air Lashings
Movie · as Pepiño

The Girl at the Inn
Movie · as Dimas

Doubt
Movie · as Sereno (uncredited)

The Great Galeoto
Movie · as Cochero

Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
Movie · as Don Cosme Fernández

Historia en dos aldeas
Movie

Tiempos felices
Movie

Post Office Box 1001
Movie

Pequeñeces
Movie

Sabela De Cambados
Movie · as Benito

Botón de ancla
Movie · as Trinquete

The Marquis of Salamanca
Movie · as Hombre almacén figuras de cera

Pototo, Boliche y Compañía
Movie

Heroes del 95
Movie · as Fadeiro

El pirata Bocanegra
Movie · as Cayetano

Mar abierto
Movie · as Peirán

El doncel de la reina
Movie

El pozo de los enamorados
Movie

Un hombre de negocios
Movie · as Conserje del museo

Tuvo la culpa Adán
Movie · as Guardia

Ella, él y sus millones
Movie · as El guía

La vida empieza a medianoche
Movie · as Regidor del teatro

El hombre que se quiso matar
Movie · as Huésped

La rueda de la vida
Movie · as Juanito

Éramos 7 a la mesa
Movie

Unos pasos de mujer
Movie

Goyescas
Movie · as Asistente
Madrid de mis sueños
Movie

Stowaway on Board!
Movie · as Alguacil

Torbellino
Movie · as Juan José

Salomé
Movie