# Xan das Bolas

Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including Botón de ancla (1961).

## Filmography
### Films

* Salomé (1940)
* ¡Polizón a bordo! (1941) as Alguacil
* Torbellino (1941) as Juan José (as Fernando Tomás Ares)
* Unos pasos de mujer (1942)
* El hombre que se quiso matar (1942) as Huésped
* Éramos siete a la mesa (1942)
* Goyescas (1942) as Asistente
* La rueda de la vida (1942) as Juanito
* Madrid de mis sueños (1942)
* Adam's Fault (1944) as Guardia
* La vida empieza a medianoche (1944)
* Ella, él y sus millones (1944) as El guía
* El pozo de los enamorados (1945)
* Un hombre de negocios (1945) as Conserje del museo
* Mar abierto (1946) as Peirán
* El pirata Bocanegra (1946)
* El doncel de la reina (1946)
* Héroes del 95 (1947) as Fadeiro
* Love Charm (1947) (scenes deleted)
* Botón de ancla (1948) as Trinquete
* El marqués de Salamanca (1948) as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
* Pototo, Boliche y Compañía (1948)
* Sabela de Cambados (1949) as Benito
* Yo no soy la Mata-Hari (1950) as Don Cosme Fernández
* Historia de dos aldeas (1951)
* La trinca del aire (1951) as Pepiño
* Duda (1951) as Sereno
* El gran Galeoto (1951) as Cochero
* La niña de la venta (1951) as Dimas
* Niebla y sol (1951) as Meigo
* Sobresaliente (1953)
* El diablo toca la flauta (1953) as Presidente
* La alegre caravana (1953)
* Aeropuerto (1953)
* Nadie lo sabrá (1953) as Cartero
* Vuelo 971 (1953) as Padre
* Ha desaparecido un pasajero (1953)
* Buenas noticias (1954)
* Malvaloca (1954) as Barrabás
* Love on Wheels (1954) as Cristóbal
* La ciudad de los sueños (1954)
* Tres huchas para Oriente (1954) as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
* Tres eran tres (1955) (segment "Una de indios")
* La reina mora (1955) as Presidiario
* La cruz de mayo (1955) as Félix
* Coyote (1955) as Mendigo
* El guardián del paraíso (1955)
* Historias de la radio (1955) as Sargento de la guardia civil
* Siempre para ti (1955)
* Noche de tormenta (1955)
* Un día perdido (1955) as Maestro de baile
* Orgullo (1955) as Gabriel
* Tarde de toros (1956) as Portero de la enfermería
* El rey de la carretera (1956) as Pedro
* ¡Aquí hay petróleo! (1956) as Baldomero
* Curra Veleta (1956) as Sereno
* El fenómeno (1956) as Guardia del Parque
* La mestiza (1956)
* El malvado Carabel (1956) as Bedel
* Fedra, the Devil's Daughter (1956) (uncredited)
* Saeta rubia (1956) as Taxista
* Dos novias para un torero (1956)
* Piedras vivas (1956)
* Pasión en el mar (1956) as El Sabio
* Susana y yo (1957)
* El hombre que viajaba despacito (1957) as Jugador de cartas
* Un fantasma llamado amor (1957)
* Faustina (1957) as Lipio
* The Pride and the Passion (1957) (uncredited)
* Fulano y Mengano (1957) as Conductor del coche fúnebre
* Un marido de ida y vuelta (1957) as Díaz
* El anónimo (1957)
* Las muchachas de azul (1957) as Felipe – padre de Ana
* Historias de Madrid (1958) as Ciriaco – guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
* Familia provisional (1958)
* Aquellos tiempos del cuplé (1958) as Tendero
* El hombre del paraguas blanco (1958) as Alguacil No. 1
* Héroes del aire (1958) as Percebe
* La venganza (1958) as Segador gallego
* El puente de la paz (1958) as Dedos Largos
* La vida por delante (1958) as Copiloto de la camioneta
* Ana dice sí (1958) as Don Cristino
* Caravana de esclavos (1958) as Hassan (uncredited)
* Farmacia de guardia (1958) as Sereno
* ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? (1959) as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
* The Redeemer (1959)
* Diez fusiles esperan (1959) as Cañete
* Échame la culpa (1959)
* Sonatas (1959) as Tercer centinela
* La vida alrededor (1959) as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
* En las ruinas de Babilonia (1959) as Abdullah (uncredited)
* The Jinx (1959) as Sobrino de D. Balbino No. 2
* Las dos y media y... veneno (1959) as Hombre en consulta veterinario
* Se vende un tranvía (1959, Short) as Marmolista
* El hombre que perdió el tren (1960) as Federico Méndez
* Crimen para recién casados (1960) as Camarero del ferrocarril
* Ama Rosa (1960) as Cochero
* The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960) as Knife Grinder
* Un paso al frente (1960)
* El indulto (1960) as Músico ambulante
* Patricia mía (1961)
* Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961) as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
* Aquí están las vicetiples (1961) as Dueño Kiosco
* Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961) as Katia's Companion
* Fantasmas en la casa (1961)
* El pobre García (1961) as Felipe
* Plácido (1961) as Rivas
* Ella y los veteranos (1961) as Dueño caseta de tiro
* Pecado de amor (1961) as Sereno
* Madame (1961)
* Fray Escoba (1961)
* Vamos a contar mentiras (1961) as Sacerdote
* La venganza de Don Mendo (1962) as Alí
* Martes y trece (1962)
* Zorro the Avenger (1962) as Soldado
* The Son of Captain Blood (1962) as Matt
* Los que no fuimos a la guerra (1962) as Propietario bar Fandiño
* The Savage Guns (1962) as Pedro
* Los motorizados (1962) (uncredited)
* Terrible Sheriff (1962) as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
* La gran familia (1962) (uncredited)
* Three Fables of Love (1962)
* Shades of Zorro (1962) as Empleado de banca
* Torrejón City (1962) as Ojo de Halcón
* Girl from La Mancha (1962) as Carretero
* Mathias Sandorf (1963) as Carpena
* Plaza de oriente (1963) as Camarero
* The Castilian (1963)
* Millonario por un día (1963) as Atracador
* Duel at the Rio Grande (1963) as Mejicano
* Implacable Three (1963) as Cartero
* The Executioner (1963) as Guarda de la obra
* Gunfight in the Red Sands (1963) as Barbero (uncredited)
* The Adventures of Scaramouche (1963) as Gino
* Los mangantes (1963) as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
* Escala en Hi-Fi (1963)
* Una chica casi formal (1963) as Propietario bar
* Chica para todo (1963) as Gancho del timador
* Bochorno (1963)
* La verbena de la Paloma (1963) as Francisco, el sereno
* La revoltosa (1963) as Jugador de cartas
* Un demonio con ángel (1963) as Don Federico
* The Ceremony (1963)
* Pacto de silencio (1963) as Guardia del tren
* José María (1963)
* El precio de un asesino (1963) as Cura
* Jaguar (1963)
* El camino (1964) as Padre de Germán
* Heroes of the West (1964) as Doctor
* La chica del gato (1964) as Venancio
* Gibraltar (1964) as Poker Player
* Como dos gotas de agua (1964) as Martínez
* Los mangantes (1964) (uncredited)
* Los pistoleros de Casa Grande (1964) as Vasco
* La muerte silba un blues (1964) as Policía
* El extraño viaje (1964) as Cosme
* Backfire (1964) as Guard of the boat parking
* Black Angel of the Mississippi (1964) as Lopez
* El espontáneo (1964) as Situado
* El pecador y la bruja (1964) as Portero
* Los Palomos (1964) as Taxi driver
* Los dinamiteros (1964) as Marmolista
* Gunmen of Rio Grande (1964) as Peon
* Relevo para un pistolero (1964) as Recepcionista del hotel
* Cavalry Charge (1964)
* Dos chicas locas, locas... (1965) as Guarda de la estación de tren
* Shoot to Kill (1965) as Pedro, the Mexican
* Whisky y vodka (1965) as Pintor
* Mi canción es para ti (1965) as Propietario caballos de carreras
* In a Colt's Shadow (1965) as Veterinarian
* Cotolay (1965) as Monje
* Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) as Barman (uncredited)
* Lost Command (1966) as Old man with a flag (uncredited)
* Ypotron – Final Countdown (1966) as Il portiere dell'hotel
* La mujer perdida (1966)
* Amador (1966) as Limpiabotas (scenes deleted)
* Fray Torero (1966) as Un habitante del pueblo
* The Tough One (1966)
* Vestida de novia (1966)
* Proceso a una estrella (1966)
* Una novia relámpago (1966)
* Clint the Stranger (1967) as Simpson
* Dos cruces en Danger Pass (1967) as Bartender
* La niña del patio (1967) as Don Calixto, administrador
* Club de solteros (1967) as Lucas
* Run Like a Thief (1967) as Gonzalez
* Operación cabaretera (1967) as Guardia
* 40 grados a la sombra (1967) as Portero casa de Evaristo
* Operación Mata Hari (1968) as Jefe de sala del cabaret
* Villa Rides (1968) as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
* ¡Cómo está el servicio! (1968) as Sereno con un bastón
* Los que tocan el piano (1968) as Rufino Celeiro – el Sereno
* One by One (1968) as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
* God Was in the West, Too, at One Time (1968)
* Cuidado con las señoras (1968) as Camarero
* Objetivo: bi-ki-ni (1969)
* Pasto de fieras (1969)
* No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta (1969) as Policía secreta de noche 1º
* Dead Are Countless (1969) as Potter (uncredited)
* Amor a todo gas (1969) as Cristobal
* Juicio de faldas (1969) as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
* Educando a una idiota (1969)
* El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño) (1969) as Rogelio
* Con ella llegó el amor (1970)
* El alma se serena (1970) as Jefe de estación
* El mesón del gitano (1970) as Ezequiel
* Sabata the Killer (1970) as Telegrafo
* Don Erre que erre (1970) as Guardia Civil 1
* Una señora llamada Andrés (1970) as Empleado de limpieza
* El apartamento de la tentación (1971) as Forest Guard
* Una chica casi decente (1971)
* Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) as Orsini's Assistant
* Delusions of Grandeur (1971) (uncredited)
* Simón, contamos contigo (1971)
* La montaña rebelde (1971) as Ermitaño
* Cut-Throats Nine (1972) as Buddy (as Tomas Ares)
* Celos, amor y Mercado Común (1973) as Amigo de Felipe
* Cinco almohadas para una noche (1974) as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
* Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella (1974) as Padre de José
* Una pareja... distinta (1974) as Truhán (as Xan Das Bolas)
* La boda o la vida (1974)
* Los locos del oro negro (1975) as Sam – Merchant (uncredited)
* El mejor regalo (1975)
* La Carmen (1976) as Padre de José
* A la legión le gustan las mujeres... y a las mujeres, les gusta la legión (1976) as Tabernero
* Madrid, Costa Fleming (1976) as Marcelo
* Vuelve, querida Nati (1976) as Conserje
* Volvoreta (1976) as Ramon
* Los hijos de... (1976) as Barrendero
* The Second Power (1976) as Fray Lope
* El chiste (1976) as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio (as Xandas Bolas)
* Mi hija Hildegart (1977) as Un republicano
* Me siento extraña (1977) as Cliente taberna (final film role)

### TV series

* Hermenegildo Pérez, para servirle (1966)
* ¿Es usted el asesino? (1967) as Caricortao
* Los paladines (1972)
* Crónicas de un pueblo (1971–1974) as Camilo
* Ficciones (1974)
* El pícaro (1974) as El Vendedor
* Cuentos y leyendas (1974) as Fadrique
* El quinto jinete (1975) as Arriero / Riaño
* Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1976) as Simbad el Marineiro
* Curro Jiménez (1977)