Tony Pascual (born 17 April 1970), known professionally as Pachulí, is a Dominican comedian and actor. He is known for his work in Dominican television comedy and for playing Chelo in the Sanky Panky film series.
Career Pascual began his career in the summer of 1989 after his sister encouraged him to attend a casting call organised by Dominican comedian Cuquín Victoria, who was looking for new talent for the television programme Con Cuquín. Pascual initially presented himself as a photographer, but later began performing comedy roles on the programme.
He subsequently joined the cast of Los gánsters, a comedy programme broadcast on the former Canal 6, which later became part of Telemicro. During this period, he developed the character Pachulí, an ingenuous police officer who became one of his best-known television roles. He later appeared in programmes including La opción de las 12 and Títirimundati.
Pascual made his film debut in Perico ripiao and subsequently appeared in Dominican productions including Los locos también piensan, La maldición del padre Cardona, Ponchao and Un lío en dólares. He gained wider recognition for portraying Chelo alongside Fausto Mata and Aquiles Correa in Sanky Panky (2007) and its sequels.
By 2018, Pascual was working across the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in film, theatre and television. He starred in the Dominican–Puerto Rican science-fiction comedy Ovni and returned as Chelo in Sanky Panky 3. He also appeared in the Puerto Rican comedy Dos compadres y una yola, the television series Such Is Life and the film El fantasma de mi novia.
Pascual also appeared with Mata, Correa and Puerto Rican comedian Jorge Pabón in Los Domirriqueños 2, which received a theatrical release in the United States in 2019. He later appeared in the comedy film Súper Bomberos.
In 2025, Pascual reprised his role as Chelo in Sanky Panky 4: De Safari, the fourth instalment in the franchise. The film was released theatrically in the Dominican Republic on 15 May 2025.
Selected filmography
Film Year Title Notes 2003 Perico ripiao 2005 Los locos también piensan 2005 La maldición del padre Cardona 2007 Sanky Panky Chelo 2012 Mango bajito 2013 Ponchao 2013 Sanky Panky 2 Chelo 2014 De pez en cuando 2014 Un lío en dólares 2015 Los Domirriqueños 2016 Ovni 2017 Misión estrella 2017 El peor comediante del mundo 2017 Dos compadres y una yola 2018 Sanky Panky 3 Chelo 2018 El fantasma de mi novia 2019 Los Domirriqueños 2 2019 Súper Bomberos 2025 Sanky Panky 4: De Safari Chelo
Short films Year Title 2005 Secuestro 2008 La prenda
Television Con Cuquín Los gánsters La opción de las 12 Atrapados Títirimundati El Kan del 4 Boca de Piano es un show Such Is Life
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