Marcelino Sánchez

Acting

Born December 5, 1957, Cayey, Puerto Rico

Born Marcelino Sánchez on December 5, 1957, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, he died of AIDS-related cancer in his Hollywood home on November 21, 1986. Sanchez began acting in the late 1970s. His third film role was that of Rembrandt, a young, naïve gang member with a flair for spray painting in The Warriors (1979). After these films, Sánchez went on to appear in roles on CHiPs (1977), 48 Hrs. (1982), Hill Street Blues (1981), and, most notably, in the Bloodhound Gang segment of 3-2-1 Contact (1980).

Filmography

• 1985Student Court — Manuel
• 198248 Hrs. — Parking Lot Attendant
• 1980Death Penalty — Paco Sanchez
• 1979The Warriors — Rembrandt
• 1978Big Apple Birthday — The Fiddlers Three
• 1977The Stowaway — Man in Green Apron