Tomás Ares Pena was born in La Coruña, Galicia Spain on
October 30, 1908. He was the son of Tomás Ares Alonso [1883-1962], by
profession an industrialist, and Ángela Pena Valiño [1888-1938]. He began his
acting career in the theater in the 1930s as a comedian and variety actor.
After the Spanish Civil War, he began his film career beginning with with “Salomé”
(1940).
In the following years he became one of the secondary
actors with the longest career in the history of Spanish cinema. His
filmography exceeds two hundred and forty titles, and he worked under the direction
of some of the most distinguished national filmmakers such as Florián Rey, Luis
Lucía, José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, Juan de Orduña, Luis García Berlanga or Juan
Antonio Bardem.
On television he worked on the series ‘Crónicas de un
pueblo’ and co-starred with Fernando Fernán Gómez in ‘El pícaro’ (1974).
Bolas appeared in 30 European westerns beginning with a
role as a beggar in 1954’s “The Coyote” and ending 20 years later as Sam in
“Spaghetti Western”.
Xan das Bolas was married to artist Lina Chiverto
[1905-19??] (193?-1977)and was the father of
three children. He died on October 13, 1977, in the Clinical Hospital of
Madrid.
das BOLAS, Xan (aka Fernando Tomás Ares, Tomas Ares, Tomás
Ares, Xan D'as Bolas, Xan Das Bolas, Xan dax Bolas, Xandas Bolas,
Xan-Das-Bolas, Xan de Bolas) (Tomás Ares Pena)
[10/30/1908, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain – 10/13/1977, Madrid, Madrid, Spain] –
theater, film, TV actor, married to artist Lina Chiverto [1905-19??]
(193?-1977) father of three children.
The Coyote –
1954 (beggar)
Three Were Three
- 1954
Savage Guns –
1961 (Pedro)
Shadow of Zorro
– 1962 (John)
The Sign of
Zorro – 1962 (Mexican)
The Terrible
Sheriff – 1962 (wagonloader)
Welcome Padre
Murray – 1962 (Lopez)
Torrejón City – 1962 (Hawkeye)
Zorro the
Avenger – 1962 (soldiers)
Gunfight at Red
Sands – 1963 (barber)
Gunfighters of
Casa Grande – 1963 (Vasco)
Heroes of the
West – 1963 (doctor)
The Implacable
Three – 1963 (postmaster)
Relevo para un
pistolero – 1963 (hotel desk clerk)
Shoot to Kill –
1963 (Pedro)
Cavalry Charge –
1964 (settler)
Gunmen of the Rio Grande – 1964
(Mexican peon)
In a Colt’s
Shadow – 1965 (doctor)
7 Guns for the
Mac Gregors – 1965 (barman)
Clint the
Stranger – 1967 (Simpson)
Two Crosses at Danger Pass
– 1967 (bartender)
Villa Rides! –
1967 (telegrapher)
Between God, the
Devil and a Winchester
– 1968 (Hoagie)
One by One –
1968 (Ben)
Death on High Mountain
– 1969 (saloon waiter)
Garringo – 1969
(Potter)
A Talent for
Loving – 1969 (Molina soldier)
Cut-Throats Nine
– 1970 (Buddy)
Sabata the
Killer – 1970 (telegrapher)
Spaghetti
Western – 1974 (Sam)