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name: "Salvador Godínez"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/salvador-godinez"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 February 1920"
died: "19 May 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:32.769996+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Salvador Godínez

Actor. Born 17 February 1920 in Mexico, Mexique. Died 19 May 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 February 1920, Mexico, Mexique
- **Died:** 19 May 1990

## Biography

Salvador Godínez (1920–1990) was a Mexican actor. Born in Mexico City on 17 February 1920, he worked in film from the late 1940s, appearing in dozens of Mexican productions, frequently in uncredited or minor roles.

He is credited as the Old Missionary in Werner Herzog's *Fitzcarraldo* (1982). Other film appearances include *Nazarín* (1959), *The Brute* (1953), *Tarzan and the Mermaids* (1948), *The King of the Neighborhood* (1950), *Let's Get Harry* (1986) and *Illusion Travels by Streetcar* (1954). He also worked in production management on *El tesoro de Atahualpa* (1968) and *El crepúsculo de un dios* (1969).

Godínez died in Mexico City on 19 May 1990.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fitzcarraldo* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Old Missionary — [page](https://film.one/film/fitzcarraldo.md)

## Also known for

- *Nazarín* (1959), Vendedor de caballo (uncredited)
- *The Brute* (1953), Detective policía (uncredited)
- *Tarzan and the Mermaids* (1948), Aquitanian
- *The King of the Neighborhood* (1950), Girl's Driver (uncredited)
- *Let's Get Harry* (1986), Boat Man
- *Illusion Travels by Streetcar* (1954), Empleado (uncredited)
- *Tailored gentleman* (1954), Elevadorista (uncredited)

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