Ángel Salazar Dies: ‘Scarface’ Actor Was 68
deadline.comÁngelSalazar, the actor best known as Al Pacino’s trusted sidekick “Chi Chi” in the 1983 film Scarface, has died. Salazar passed away in his sleep at a friend’s home in Brooklyn, NY Sunday, his rep and longtime friend Ann Wingsong confirmed to TMZ.
He was 68. A cause of death was not revealed, but Wingsong told the publication Salazar suffered from heart issues. Salazar collected more than 50 acting credits over the course of his 45-year career, but it was his role as Chi Chi, Tony Montana’s (Pacino) devoted henchman in the Brian de Palma-directed Scarface for which he is best remembered.
One of the more memorable scenes is the “chainsaw” scene where he saved Tony’s life. He starred alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, F.
Murray Abraham, Robert Loggia and Mark Margolis in the film, written by Oliver Stone. He went on to co-star with Tom Hanks in the 1988 film Punchline as Rico, and he reunited with Pacino in 1993’s Carlito’s Way in the role of Walberto, also directed by De Palma.
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