Sergio Calderón (July 21, 1945 – May 31, 2023) was a Mexican-born American actor known for his roles in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', ''

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Biography

Calderón was born in Coatlán del Río, Morelos. He moved to

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when he was ten. He died of

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, California, on May 31, 2023, at the age of 77.

Career

Calderón's career spanned six decades. He studied at the Instituto Andrés Soler of the

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. Afterwards, Calderón made his onscreen debut in ''

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'' (1970). In ''

'', Calderón played the human disguise under which an illegal alien tried to sneak across the Mexico–US border. He played one of the Pirate Lords, Captain Vallenueva, in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''. He also appeared in ''

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* 1945 births 2023 deaths American film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American actors of Mexican descent 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Morelos {{US-actor-stub