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Salvatore Basile(1940-2026)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Salvatore Basile
A young boy falls in love with a stunning girl, who simply ignores him. But three men with different strategies in the art of love (romance, lies and money), come to the rescue to try to lead the young boy to his dream: a kiss on the lips.
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Lecciones para un Beso (2011)
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Salvatore Basile was born on 18 May 1940 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Collateral Damage (2002) and The Mission (1986). He died on 26 January 2026 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
BornMay 18, 1940
DiedJanuary 26, 2026(85)
BornMay 18, 1940
DiedJanuary 26, 2026(85)
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Known for

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust
5.7
  • Chaco
  • 1980
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Collateral Damage (2002)
Collateral Damage
5.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 2002
Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986)
The Mission
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Salvo Basile)
  • 1986
Cobra Verde (1987)
Cobra Verde
6.9
  • Captain Fraternidade
  • 1987

Credits

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Actor

  • Ismael Barrios, Salvatore Basile, Myriam De Lourdes, Agmeth Escaf, Henry Barrios, Alberto Barraza, Jesús Martínez, Mario Espitia, Mauricio Cujar, and Laura de León in Love Motel (2020)
    Love Motel
    TV Series
    • (as Salvo Basile)
    • 2020
  • Don't Give Up: The Raizal Paradise (2019)
    Don't Give Up: The Raizal Paradise
    TV Mini Series
    • Don Belluccio
    • 2019
  • La Médium del Venerable (2019)
    La Médium del Venerable
    • Padre Benito
    • 2019
  • Zharick León, Daniel Lugo, and Juan Camilo Pinzón in The Outsiders Football Club (2019)
    The Outsiders Football Club
    5.4
    • Basilio
    • 2019
  • Déjala Morir 'La Niña Emilia' (2017)
    Déjala Morir 'La Niña Emilia'
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Periodista de la RAI (as Salvo Basile)
    • 2017
  • The Light of My Eyes (2017)
    The Light of My Eyes
    TV Series
    • Fuad Chadid
    • 2017–2018
  • Aviator (2016)
    Aviator
    8.3
    • Javier Duarte
    • 2016
  • Un caballo llamado Elefante (2016)
    Un caballo llamado Elefante
    5.8
    • 2016
  • The Lithium Conspiracy (2012)
    The Lithium Conspiracy
    6.0
    • Presidente Vargas
    • 2012
  • Primera Dama (2011)
    Primera Dama
    8.5
    TV Series
    • 2011
  • Lecciones para un Beso (2011)
    Lecciones para un Beso
    6.3
    • Humberto
    • 2011
  • Carolina Ramírez and Ezequiel Stremiz in Las trampas del amor (2009)
    Las trampas del amor
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Edmundo Solano
    • 2009
  • Christopher Lambert and Sophie Marceau in Cartagena (2009)
    Cartagena
    6.7
    • Le kinésithérapeute
    • 2009
  • El reino de los cielos (2009)
    El reino de los cielos
    6.4
    • Father Salvatore
    • 2009
  • Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
    Love in the Time of Cholera
    6.4
    • City Mayor
    • 2007

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Scream of Stone (1991)
    Scream of Stone
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1991
  • Klaus Kinski in Paganini (1989)
    Paganini
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1989
  • Cobra Verde (1987)
    Cobra Verde
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1987
  • Rupert Everett in Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
    Chronicle of a Death Foretold
    6.6
    • first assistant director
    • 1987
  • Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986)
    The Mission
    7.4
    • assistant director: Colombia (as Salvo Basile)
    • 1986
  • Bud Spencer in Buddy Goes West (1981)
    Buddy Goes West
    6.5
    • assistant director (as Salvo Basile)
    • 1981
  • Bud Spencer in Everything Happens to Me (1980)
    Everything Happens to Me
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
    Cannibal Holocaust
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Paco (1975)
    Paco
    5.0
    • assistant director (as Salvo Basile)
    • 1975
  • Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in Turn the Other Cheek (1974)
    Turn the Other Cheek
    6.3
    • assistant director (as Salvo Basile)
    • 1974
  • Marlon Brando in Burn! (1969)
    Burn!
    7.1
    • assistant director (as Salvo Basile)
    • 1969
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
    Once Upon a Time in the West
    8.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Gungala, the Black Panther Girl (1968)
    Gungala, the Black Panther Girl
    4.7
    • assistant director
    • 1968

Producer

  • El reino de los cielos (2009)
    El reino de los cielos
    6.4
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Ilona llega con la lluvia (1996)
    Ilona llega con la lluvia
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Águilas no cazan moscas (1994)
    Águilas no cazan moscas
    6.5
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • The Strategy of the Snail (1993)
    The Strategy of the Snail
    7.7
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • Cobra Verde (1987)
    Cobra Verde
    6.9
    • co-executive producer
    • 1987

Videos6

Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Official Trailer with English subtitles
Trailer 2:10
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Official Trailer with English subtitles
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Trailer Oficial
Trailer 2:10
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Trailer Oficial
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Trailer Oficial
Trailer 2:10
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Trailer Oficial
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 3
Trailer 0:31
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 3
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 2
Trailer 0:30
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 2
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 1 with English subtitles
Trailer 0:31
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 1 with English subtitles
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 1
Trailer 0:31
Lecciones para un beso (2011) : Teaser 1

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Salvo Basile
  • Born
    • May 18, 1940
    • Naples, Italy
  • Died
    • January 26, 2026
    • Cartagena de Indias, Colombia(cancer)
  • Other works
    chairman of the board of directors international festival

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