Salvador Pineda

Salvador Pineda Popoca (born June 16, 1952, in Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, who has participated in over 20 Mexican telenovelas and Mexican movies, as well as two Hollywood low budget movies. Born to Mexican politician Salvador Pineda who served under Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, and Gloria Pineda, house-wife. His uncle (on his mother's side) is the renowned Mexican cardiologist Ignacio Chavez Sanchez.

Biography Salvador Pineda is known for his acting on many Televisa soap operas, including 1980s Colorina with Lucía Méndez, and Mi Pequeña Soledad with Verónica Castro. He is also remembered for his soap opera Tu o Nadie with Lucía Mendez and Andrés García. Pineda and García were considered two of the sexiest Latino actors of the 1980s, appearing in shirtless photos in magazines sold in Latin America.

Pineda's identifiable, gravelly voice and his physique led to his being type-cast as a villain, or, less frequently as a gruff, edgy heroic lead.

Pineda began his internationalization in 1984, when he worked in Puerto Rico as the star of canal 2's Coralito, with Sully Diaz. He returned to Puerto Rico in 1985, to film another telenovela with canal 2.

Pineda also made an attempt at a singing career, having released one CD. He is divorced from Venezuelan actress Mayra Alejandra. He has a daughter, but is very private about it.

Telenovelas Year Title CharacterNotes 2025 Me atrevo a amarte Dionisio Paz Chavarria 2023 El Señor de los Cielos Julio Zambrana Supporting role (Season 8) 2014-15 Muchacha italiana viene a casarse Dante Dávalos Main cast 2012-13 Qué bonito amor Concho Hernandez Main cast 2010-11 Triunfo del Amor Rodolfo Padilla Main cast 2009-10 Corazón salvaje Arcadio Main cast 2008 El juramento Padre Salvador Supporting role 2004-05 Inocente de ti Rubén Supporting role 2002 Te amaré en silencio Emilio Main cast 2002 El país de las mujeres Aquiles Supporting role 2000 Golpe bajo Andrés Carranza Main cast 1999 Besos prohibidos Felipe Lead role 1998 La mentira Dr. Francisco Moguel Supporting role 1997 Esmeralda Dr. Lúcio Maláver Main cast 1994-95 Morelia Federico Campos Miranda Supporting role 1993-94 Guadalupe Antonio Supporting role 1992-93 Marielena Esteban Supporting role 1990 Mi pequeña Soledad Gerardo Main cast 1989-90 El magnate Rodrigo Valverde Main cast 1988Mi nombre es coraje Jerónimo Lead role 1987 Como la hiedra Lorenzo Navarro Lead role 1986-87 El camino secreto David Genovés Lead role 1985 Tú o nadie Maximiliano Alveniz Main cast 1984 Coralito Lead role 1983 Bianca Vidal José Miguel Medina Rivas Lead role 1981-82 El derecho de nacer Alfredo Martínez Main cast 1981Soledad Andrés Sánchez Fuentes Lead role 1980 Colorina Enrique Supporting role 1979J.J. Juez Martín Gondra Lead role 1978 Rosalia Leonel Lead role 1977 Rina El Nene Supporting role