The Best Salvador Sánchez Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 1951 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Mongolian Conspiracy (2019) comes out on top with a score of 60. The biggest box office hit is The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) with $12.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Salvador Sánchez Box Office Hits
Salvador Sánchez's films have made $17.4M worldwide in total. The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) is the biggest hit at $12.8M, ahead of Old Gringo (1989) ($3.57M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Salvador Sánchez Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Salvador Sánchez has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) is the pick of them.
The Best Salvador Sánchez Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Salvador Sánchez's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Salvador Sánchez Movies
The most recent films Salvador Sánchez is credited on, newest first — starting with 1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil 2025 · Peasant -
¡Que viva México! 2023 · Notario / Don Florencio -
The Mongolian Conspiracy 2019 · Señor Liu -
Between Shadows 2015 · Narciso -
The Perfect Dictatorship 2014 · Hombre X -
Acorazado 2010 · Alacran -
El Infierno 2010 · El Padrino -
File of Attempted Murder 2010 · Antonio Villacencio -
Charm School 2007 · Monseñor -
A Breakfast Chronicle 2000 · Pedro -
His Most Serene Highness 2000 · History -
Herod’s Law 1999 · Pek
The Best Salvador Sánchez Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Salvador Sánchez films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Salvador Sánchez movie?
The Mongolian Conspiracy (2019) is the best-rated Salvador Sánchez film, with a Movie Echo Score of 60, ahead of ¡Que viva México! (2023) (36). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Mongolian Conspiracy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Salvador Sánchez movie?
The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) made the most at the box office, with $12.8M worldwide, followed by Old Gringo (1989) with $3.57M. Together, Salvador Sánchez's films with box office figures have made $17.4M.
What is the best Salvador Sánchez drama movie?
The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) is the best-rated of Salvador Sánchez's drama films. In other genres: The Mongolian Conspiracy (crime), ¡Que viva México! (comedy) and Old Gringo (romance).
What is the newest Salvador Sánchez movie?
The newest film on Salvador Sánchez's filmography is 1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil (2025), with Salvador Sánchez as Peasant.
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