{"id":10739,"date":"2024-08-17T14:24:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T14:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=10739"},"modified":"2024-08-17T14:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T14:24:52","slug":"it-is-with-heavy-hearts-that-we-announce-the-passing-of-this-legendary-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=10739","title":{"rendered":"It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of this legendary actor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of this legendary actor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/455612421_122208546386011619_3467161915728291982_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/455612421_122208546386011619_3467161915728291982_n.jpg 468w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/455612421_122208546386011619_3467161915728291982_n-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1ngel Salazar, who played Scarface, has died at the age of 68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Salazar was best known for his role as Al Pacino\u2019s trusted sidekick Chi Chi in the gangster movie directed by Brian DePalma, he had a long and successful career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TMZ reports that Ann Wingsong, Salazar\u2019s agent and best friend, said that the actor died in his sleep at a friend\u2019s Brooklyn home over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The friend went to check on Salazar in a room on Sunday morning and found his body in bed, Wingsong told the news source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7-11-768x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15395\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason for death wasn\u2019t said, but the representative said Salazar had heart problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his stand-up routine, the Cuban-American comedian and actor was known to say \u201cSheck it out\u201d before, during, and after jokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salazar got the part of Chi Chi, Pacino\u2019s loyal bodyguard Tony Montana in the 1983 cult classic Scarface, after only five roles as an actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Movie fans will always remember how Chi Chi saved Tony\u2019s life in the scary and bloody \u201cchainsaw scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, it will be hard for them to forget how Chi Chi died when drug lord Alejandro Sosa (Paul Shenar) hired a hit squad to kill him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6-21-1024x937.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15394\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Salazar later worked with Tom Hanks in Punchline, a 1988 drama directed by David Seltzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young, funny comic helps housewife get started in stand-up comedy; this is the plot of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salazar has been on Last Comic Standing and many HBO comedy specials. He is a comedian in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-31-695x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15392\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The comedian and actor would work with Pacino and DePalma again in Carlito\u2019s Way, a crime drama released in 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has also worked on movies like Walk Proud, The Wild Life, Sylvester, Hot to Trot, and Maniac Cop 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022 and 2023, Salazar\u2019s last roles were in The Black Ceaser and The Gilbert Diaries: The Movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dreamlifea.com\/?author=1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of this legendary actor \u00c1ngel Salazar, who played Scarface, has died at the age of 68. 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