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My Take
What grabs me about Tony Dalton is how late, and how completely, he arrived in the American consciousness. He spent years grinding through Mexican film, television and stage before Lalo Salamanca made him a household menace, and that long apprenticeship is exactly why his villainy feels so lived-in and unforced. The charm and the danger sit on the same face, never one without the other. The fact that he also writes tells me he understands character from the inside out. I find him one of the most quietly fascinating character actors working, and I suspect his richest roles are still ahead of him.
Overview
Álvaro Luis "Tony" Bernat Dalton (born February 13, 1975) is an American and Mexican actor. For much of his career, he has acted in Mexican films, television shows, and stage plays. He is best known in the United States for his portrayal of Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul (2018–2022).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Dalton
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・ダルトン
- Reading
- とにー・だるとん
- Born
- February 13, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Laredo, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / stage actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/daltonyco/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Dalton
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.