Personal Info
Birth date
1924-05-05 (101 Years)
Day of death
1995-02-09
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Siena, Italy
Also known as
Pedro Sanchez
Ignazio Spalla
Biography
Ignazio Spalla, best known as Pedro Sanchez, was an Italian film actor. Born in Siena, Spalla was mainly active in Spaghetti Westerns, usually playing roles of Mexicans, gunfighters and outlaws.
Filmography
Sabata
6.275
Overview:
Several pillars of society have robbed an Army safe containing $100,000 so they can buy the land upon which the coming railroad will be built. But they haven't reckoned on the presence of the master gunslinger, Sabata.Return of Sabata
6
Overview:
Master gunslinger Sabata arrives in Hobsonville, a town completely owned by McIntock, a robber baron who is taxing the inhabitants for the cost of future improvements to the town. Or that's what McIntock says he'll do with the money...Hitch Hike
6.9
Overview:
A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.Adiós, Sabata
6.3
Overview:
Set in Mexico under the rule of Emperor Maximilian I, Sabata is hired by the guerrilla leader Señor Ocaño to steal a wagonload of gold from the Austrian army. However, when Sabata and his partners Escudo and Ballantine obtain the wagon, they find it is not full of gold but of sand, and that the gold was taken by Austrian Colonel Skimmel. So Sabata plans to steal back the gold.The Conspiracy of Torture
6.6
Overview:
In 1599 Italy, Beatrice Cenci is the teenage daughter of the crazed landowner and nobleman Francesco Cenci who keeps her locked up in the dungeon of his castle where he sexually abuses her. Beatrice plots with her stepmother, her besotted servant Olimpio, as well as a local bandit, named Catalano to plan Francesco’s murder.Johnny Hamlet
6.304
Overview:
On his way back from the Civil War, Johnny Hamilton is visited in his sleep by the ghost of his father who lets him know that he has been murdered and who asks him to avenge him. Back in the family ranch, Johnny finds that not only has his father been killed but that Gertrude, his mother, has married her late husband's brother Claude. The latter is now the owner of the ranch and of all the properties of the deceased. Polonius, a ruthless bandit, is supposed to have killed Johnny's father. But couldn't it be Claude...?Two Sons of Ringo
5.9
Overview:
Another spoof from the Franco and Ciccio team in which the boys, who are running a scam pretending to be bounty hunters, are 'persuaded' to help a real bounty hunter discover a treasure by claiming to be the heirs of a deceased lawman.The Nephews of Zorro
5.7
Overview:
Two fellows from Sicily go to America thinking that they will find gold . For their bad luck in California they meet the brave Zorro who is protecting the helpless people. They have to help him which is followed by a lot of adventures and funny moments.The Sicily Barbers
5.8
Overview:
In a little Sicilian village two hairdressers who are in love with the same girl manage to sabotage the bacteriological weapons the Nazis are preparing to use against the allied armies invasion.Two Gangsters in the Wild West
5.7
Overview:
In the late 1800's, Sicilians Franco and Ciccio are serving 20 years of prison for stealing two mules, when they are helped to escape by an American who says he is a friend of their grandfathers, who were killed in Texas by a gang of bandits who wanted to take over their gold mine. The two friends travel to America to take posses of the gold mine, but they soon discover that they are not the only ones who want it.Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
5.375
Overview:
Stuck in a dream world of his own, Italian sculptor Albert Saporito, sometimes has difficulty separating truth from fiction. When he dreams that his gangster neighbor has been murdered, he reports the crime to the police, only to involve himself in a complicated situation.Zorro the Fox
4.3
Overview:
A mix of swashbuckling and Spaghetti western: a light hearted adventure of Zorro in which the hero has to support good noblemen, sustained by the peones, against an ambitious landlord and a bad alcalde.Why Go On Killing?
5.1
Overview:
A young deserter from the army returns to the place where his father has been killed by a family of Mexican landowners. The task is not easy as he is alone in his efforts to avenge his father's death.The Sons of the Leopard
5.8
Overview:
Penniless Baron Tulicò, nicknamed Leopard, abandons his mistress, with whom he's had two sons, and marries a rich woman. The mistress tries to have her rights established with the help of her sons.Vengeance
6.033
Overview:
A man tracks down the five outlaws who murdered his brother, all the while being shadowed by a mysterious Pinkerton detective.Cjamango
4.9
Overview:
Just when Cjamango has won a bag of gold in a poker game, he is attacked by the gangs of El Tigre and Don Pablo. As he recovers from the injuries caused by the attack, Cjamango becomes attached to a Mexican boy, Manuel, and to a beautiful girl, Perla. El Tigre and Pablo are meanwhile at odds with one another about the gold, and Cjamango tries to play them against themselvesDeath Knows No Time
3
Overview:
Forced to abandon their land that was sold to the United States, a group of Mexicans turns into bandits. Their leader, Rojas, with the help of Trevor organizes a big robbery. But, caught by the sheriff, he is condemned to 20 years of prison. Threatening to torture Rojas' son, Trevor learns where the money is hidden, not realizing that Rojas' revenge would be so ruthless...Son of Django
6.1
Overview:
The son of Django searches for the murderer of his father and is thereby involved in a war between two factions headed by former acquaintances of his famous parent.May God Forgive You... But I Won't
6.2
Overview:
While Cjamango is away from his ranch, bandits attack and kill his family. Disrupted by this tragedy, he sets out to take his revenge, helped by a Mexican who has seen the bandits. The writer of the western Cjamango directed this unofficial sequel to Cjamango.White Fang and the Gold Diggers
2
Overview:
A father, his son and their faithful dog White Fang go on a dangerous journey in search of a gold mine.Thompson 1880
4
Overview:
Ray, young and destitute, reaches Desert Spring, carrying a case on top of his mule. A gang headed by Brady uses apparently legal means to prevent anyone from trading and exploits all the town's possibilities for itself. The only one who dares to protest is Sheila, the daughter of a tradesman who has been ruined by Brady. She therefore welcomes Ray, hoping to make him an ally. But the young man doesn't even known how to handle a gun. However, when Brady's men beat him up and humiliate him, Ray decides to stay.Reverend's Colt
5.3
Overview:
Reverend Miller arrives in Tucson where he wants to build a church. But on the very day of his arrival a gang carries out a raid on the bank and the people of Tucson, who are suspicious of the new reverend because he carries a gun, immediately blame him for the robbery. The sheriff saves him from lynching by putting him in jail. Then he asks the priest to find the gang and the booty; thus Miller becomes the Reverend Colt. His exceptional skill means that he can shoot hats off people's heads and their pistols from their pockets, but he never kills.White Fang and the Hunter
6.2
Overview:
Courageous Alaskan canine White Fang and Daniel, his fur-trapping master are beset by wolves and later help save a widow who is being forced to marry a man she despises.Death at Owell Rock
5.3
Overview:
Lawrence and Jane White are determined to find the man responsible for their father's murder. They suspect a number of people in the town of Owell Rock and hire a professional gunfighter to help them in their quest for vengeance... Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.netQuintana: Dead or Alive
5.8
Overview:
Don Juan, the governor of a Mexican province, arrests Manuel, the fiancé of the beautiful heiress, Virginia. When Quintana frees Manuel, Don Juan kidnaps Virginia to force her hand in marriage. The ceremony is interrupted in a violent battle.Seven Golden Men Strike Again
5.9
Overview:
The Professor and his men are captured by U.S. agents during an attempted train robbery. To avoid jail, they must kidnap a Latin dictator.Sotto a chi tocca!
NYR
Overview:
Straccio, a young acrobat, wants to free his beloved Julia, held prisoner in the tyrant's castle. He designs a good plan, and develops it with the help of his three friends, Pietro, Bitonto, and Gatto Mammone. When he thinks he achieved both his ends - overthrowing Fregonese from power, and winning Julia's love - he finds that his countrymen cupidity for the tyrant's gold is more difficult to deal with.Pecos Cleans Up
4.8
Overview:
Three musicians arrive in a Mexican village destroyed by El Supremo and learn, from the only survivor, of the lost treasure of Montezuma hidden in an Aztec temple. Along comes Pecos and the search is on. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.netDon't Wait, Django… Shoot!
3.4
Overview:
Django returns home to find out that his father has been killed, by local bandits, in a business deal gone wrong . He swears revenge and a mixture of lone gun men, gang members and bandits get involved with the search for a pouch of money, missing from the ill-fated deal.Acting
1977Hitch Hike as Bar Owner
1975White Fang and the Hunter as Dollar
1975White Fang and the Gold Diggers as Dollar
1975Dream of Zorro as Sergeant Garcia (as Pedro Sanchez)
1975Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar as Poker Player
1974Carambola! as Mexican Leader
1973Three Supermen of the West as Navajo Joe
1972Sotto a chi tocca! as Pietro
1972The Virgin of Bali as Pedro Porfirio
1971Return of Sabata as Bronco
1970Reverend's Colt as Meticcio (as Pedro Sanchez)
1970Adiós, Sabata as Escudo
1969The Conspiracy of Torture as Catalano
1969Sabata as Carrincha
1969Quintana: Dead or Alive as Padre Mansueto
1968The Nephews of Zorro as Sergeante Alvarez
1968Zorro the Fox as Sergeant Gomez
1968May God Forgive You... But I Won't as Garcia Ramirez 'Barrica'
1968Vengeance as Laredo
1968Johnny Hamlet as Guild
1968Death Knows No Time as Unknown
1967The Sicily Barbers as Massaro Turi
1967Don't Wait, Django… Shoot! as Barrica
1967Cjamango as Paco
1967Death at Owell Rock as Pedro Rodriguez
1967Son of Django as Thompson
1967Pecos Cleans Up as Dago
1966Two Sons of Ringo as Indio
1966Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand as Carmelo Vitiello
1966Thompson 1880 as Pancho
1966Go with God, Gringo as Mexico
1966Seven Golden Men Strike Again as Ufficiale di marina
1965Why Go On Killing? as Rojo
1965The Sons of the Leopard as Unknown
1964Two Gangsters in the Wild West as Man with Rio