Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva, a character actor from Mission, Texas, had a promising career that was tragically cut short. He moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s and landed his first acting role on "Baretta" in 1977. Unfortunately, due to the Latino typecasting prevalent at the time, most of his TV roles were as criminals or gang members. However, his role as Jesus Martinez on "Hill Street Blues" broke this stereotype, portraying a former gang leader turned community activist. Silva also played more positive roles in films like "Alambrista!" and "El Norte." Sadly, while filming "UHF" in 1988, Silva was killed by a drunk driver in Whittier, California. The film was dedicated to his memory. He was married to Sofia Alvarez.

Tentang

Stage Name: Trinidad Silva

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.2397

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1950-01-30

Lokasi Lahir: Mission, Texas, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1989

UHF

Raul Hernandez

1988

Home Free

Eddie Fuentes

1988

Colors

Frog

1988

The Milagro Beanfield War

Milagro Townsperson

1988

Stones for Ibarra

Basilio Garcia

1986

Jocks

Chito

1984

Hunter

Hector Rivas

1984

Crackers

Ramon

1983

El Norte

Monte

1982

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Carlos ("Growing Yourself")

1982

T. J. Hooker

Ramon Cruz

1979

Walk Proud

Dagger

1977

Alambrista!

Joe

1975

Barney Miller

Puente

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Basilio Garcia