Name
David Silva
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-10-09
Deathday
1976-09-21 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Biography
David Silva was born on October 9, 1917 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico as David Silva Guglielmeti. Of Swiss-Italian and French descent on his mother's side, David Silva was born in Mexico City on October 8, 1917, to David Silva Ramírez, an outstanding singer and operatic singing teacher, and Aída Guglielmeti Travesí, of North American origin. Because his father worked alongside Enrico Caruso, part of David's childhood was spent in the United States, and it was not until his father's retirement that the family returned to Mexico, where he began his studies at the French-English School in Mexico City, and later studied at the National School of Jurisprudence of the UNAM, where he did not finish his studies because of his participation as an extra in the film Bajo el cielo de México, at the express invitation of his school friends.
In his beginnings as an actor, he worked as an extra in several film productions, but he did not achieve the fame and recognition he longed for. Because working as an extra he could not achieve the fame he wanted, he formed a union in favor of the "extras", however, this instead of benefiting him affected him because he was banned for a little more than a year. His great opportunity in the golden age of Mexican cinema was when Emilio "El Indio" Fernández gave him the starring role in the film "La isla de la pasión" (Passion Island) alongside Pedro Armendáriz. In 1947 he won an Ariel for his role as "Kid Terranova" in the film Campeón Sin Corona, leaving Pedro Armendáriz as the loser.
Due to his interpretations of popular characters, David was nominated two more times as best actor in the film Esquina Bajan in 1949 and Espaldas Mojadas in 1956.
The glory years of this leading man of the golden age of Mexican cinema passed into tragedy. In 1971 he suffered an automobile accident, resulting in a serious injury to his left leg. During his treatment, doctors discovered that he had diabetes; David Silva's health became complicated and he had to undergo surgery to amputate his leg and save his life. In 1976 the disease continued to progress and his right leg had to be amputated as well. The condition became more complicated, leading the great actor to his death on September 21, 1976, in Mexico City.
Known For
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The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the...
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Family comedy and family melodrama involving father and son wrestlers, little brothers, li...
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A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in ...
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When a mad scientist begins kidnapping wrestlers and extracting their spinal fluid to crea...
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In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet...
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Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his...
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The dynamics of a typical middle-class family are shaken up after the introduction of an e...
- 1970 El Topo as The Colonel
- 1977 Alucarda as Father Lázaro
- 1962 The Brainiac as Detective inspector
- 1973 Castle of Purity as Inspector
- 1973 The Mansion of Madness as Cult Priest
- 1971 The Champions of Justice as Dr. Marius Zarkoff / Mano Negra
- 1955 Espaldas mojadas as Rafael Améndola Campuzano
- 1969 The Revenge of Hurricane Ramírez as Huracán Ramírez
- 1943 Yolanda
- 1944 The Mexican
- 1944 Balajú as Benito
- 1947 Me persigue una mujer
- 1944 Porfirio Díaz
- 1943 Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir
- 1942 Secreto Eterno
- 1938 Hombres del mar
- 1937 Bajo el cielo de México
- 1939 Hombres del aire
- 1939 La casa del ogro as Invitado a posada (uncredited)
- 1939 Café Concordia as Julián
- 1957 Esposa te doy as Alberto del Valle
- 1961 Tirando a matar
- 1973 San Simón de los Magueyes
- 1961 En busca de la muerte
- 1962 Thursday night as Pancho
- 1975 Cântico Final as Félix
- 1962 El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez as Fernando
- 1959 La edad de la tentación as Agente del ministerio
- 1966 La recta final as Sr. Gómez
- 1952 Traigo mi 45 as Francisco Reynoso
- 1952 Los hijos de nadie as José López Martínez
- 1951 Yolanda as Julio Castro
- 1953 El jugador as Alberto Maciel
- 1954 Caste of Oak
- 1948 In the Shadow of the Bridge as Antonio Cevallos hijo
- 1951 Radio Patrulla as Rodolfo Nava
- 1948 Lazos de fuego
- 1948 Get Off at the Next Corner! as Gregorio del Prado
- 1948 De pecado en pecado
- 1949 Rayito de luna as Julián
- 1947 El amor abrió los ojos
- 1948 Those Who Came Back as Carlos Cervantes
- 1949 A Family Like Many Others as Roberto Del Hierro
- 1946 Champion Without Crown as Roberto 'Kid' Terranova
- 1968 Infernal Angels
- 1966 El hijo de Huracán Ramírez as Fernando / Huracan Ramirez
- 1954 Los Fernández de Peralvillo as Roberto Márquez
- 1941 La gallina clueca as José (Pepe)
- 1963 Narcotics Division as Jefe de policía
- 1949 No me quieras tanto... as Gustavo
- 1951 Engagement ring
- 1938 La zandunga as (uncredited)
- 2024 La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano as Huracán Ramírez without mask
- 1946 Smoke in the Eyes as Carlos
- 1948 Tongolele Has Been Killed as Carlos Blanco
- 1966 Los Malditos
- 1965 The Rider of the Skulls as Luis Alvatierra
- 1974 Faith, Hope and Charity as Melitón (segment "Fe")
- 1953 Huracán Ramírez as Fernando Torres / Huracán Ramírez
- 1949 Ángeles de arrabal as Juan Martínez, el nene
- 1950 El desalmado as Enrique Vidal
- 1969 Secret of Death as Señor Robles
- 1968 The Bat Woman as José the Lottery Seller
- 1945 Flor de durazno as Fabián
- 1951 Apartment house as Ramón Domínguez (El Sabroso)
- 1964 El mundo de las drogas
- 1949 Hay lugar para... dos as Gregorio del Prado
- 1953 El billetero
- 1964 El revólver sangriento as El Manso
- 1961 El hombre de la ametralladora as Juan Morales (El chicago)
- 1961 Ellas también son rebeldes as Comandante policía
- 1967 The Unknown Cowboy as El Puma
- 1969 Arriba las manos Texano
- 1966 Duelo de pistoleros
- 1963 The Laughter Of The City
- 1966 Rage as Bus Driver
- 1974 Those Years as Gen. Leonardo Márquez
- 1943 The Bloody Inn
- 1942 La abuelita
- 1961 El fistol del diablo II as Carlos Fernández
- 1950 El amor no es ciego
- 1942 I'm a Real Mexican as Juan Fernández
- 1950 Nosotras, las taquígrafas as David Martínez
- 1971 Para servir a usted as Gordo
- 1948 Señora Tentación
- 1952 Póker de ases
- 1963 The Paper Man as Inspector de policía
- 1940 Viviré otra vez as José
- 1970 Simplemente vivir
- 1961 Madness from Terror as Professor Jones
- 1961 Fatal Trap as Carlos Fernández
- 1950 Cuando acaba la noche as Gabriel Moreno
- 1961 Jóvenes y rebeldes as El charrascas
- 1972 Tacos al Carbon as El chaquiras
- 1976 The Bricklayers as Ing. Zamora
- 1961 My Son, the Hero as Pelón
- 1949 Eterna agonía as Trinidad Reyes
- 1956 The First Texan as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
- 1943 Ave sin nido
- 1978 Pubertinaje
- 1949 Las puertas del presidio as Martin Santoyo
- 1951 Los amantes as Jorge Rubio
- 1948 La carne manda
- 1965 Cargando con el muerto
- 1961 Mañana serán hombres
- 1942 Regalo de reyes
- 1948 Revancha as Rafael
- 1946 Rayando el sol
- 1943 Tres hermanos
- 1942 Passion Island as Julio
- 1969 Una Horca Para El Texano as Señor Juez
- 1973 A Rose in the Ring
- 1949 Ventarrón as Ventarrón
- 1972 Angels and Cherubs as Doctor Ismael
- 1971 Los Desalmados
- 1971 Ya somos hombres
- 1966 El cachorro
- 1973 The Holy Mountain as Fon's Father (uncredited)
- 1965 El secreto del texano
- 1951 Manos de seda as Jorge, manos de seda
- 1950 Esposa o amante
- 1961 Then God Named It Earth as Don Cosme Aguilar
- 1961 El aviador fenómeno as Doctor Ingemar
- 1974 Faith as Melitón
- 1943 Los miserables as Mario de Pontmercy
