Angel Salazar — finest referred to as Al Pacino's trusted sidekick “Chi Chi” within the iconic gangster movie “Scarface” — has died, TMZ has discovered.
Salazar's rep and closest good friend, Ann Wingsong, tells TMZ … the actor left away in his sleep at his good friend's Brooklyn house over the weekend.
On Sunday morning, Wingsong stated, the good friend went to examine on Salazar in a room and located his physique in mattress. A reason for loss of life was not disclosed, however the rep stated Salazar suffered from coronary heart points.
Early in his performing profession, Salazar landed the position of Chi Chi, the devoted henchman of Pacino's well-known Tony Montana character within the 1983 Brian DePalma-directed movie “Scarface.”
Followers of the legendary film will always remember Chi Chi saving Tony's life through the so-called “chainsaw scene.” They may even always remember Chi Chi's bloody demise on the finish of the flick when his again will get ridden with bullets from successful squad employed by drug kingpin Alejandro Sosa.
After all, Tony Montana further goes down in hail of bullets by the hands of Sosa's gun-wielding assassins.
Exterior of his work in “Scarface,” Salazar was more recognized for working reverse Tom Hanks within the 1988 drama, “Punchline” and Pacino once more in 1993 drama, “Carlito's Method.”
Salazar was more a celebrated comic, who had various HBO comedy specials and a look on “Final Comedian Standing.”
Different notable credit embrace “Boulevard Nights,” “Stroll Proud,” “Sizzling to Trot,” “Maniac Cop 2,” among different titles.
He was 68 years outdated.
RIP
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