David Silva
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1917-10-09
Deathday 1976-09-21 (58 years old)
Place of Birth Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Also Known As David Silva Guglielmeti, David Silva Jr., Давид Сильва
David Silva
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
Actor
as Huracán Ramírez without mask
as Father Lázaro
as Ing. Zamora
as Félix
as Gen. Leonardo Márquez
as Melitón (segment "Fe")
as Fon's Father (uncredited)
as Cult Priest
as Inspector
as Doctor Ismael
as El chaquiras
as Gordo
as Dr. Marius Zarkoff / Mano Negra
as The Colonel
as Señor Robles
as Señor Juez
as Huracán Ramírez
as José the Lottery Seller
as El Puma
as Bus Driver
as Fernando / Huracan Ramirez
as Sr. Gómez
as Luis Alvatierra
as El Manso
as Jefe de policía
as Inspector de policía
as Detective inspector
as Fernando
as Pancho
as El charrascas
as Juan Morales (El chicago)
as Pelón
as Don Cosme Aguilar
as Carlos Fernández
as Carlos Fernández
as Professor Jones
as Comandante policía
as Agente del ministerio
as Alberto del Valle
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
as Rafael Améndola Campuzano
as Roberto Márquez
as Fernando Torres / Huracán Ramírez
as Alberto Maciel
as Francisco Reynoso
as José López Martínez
as Jorge Rubio
as Jorge, manos de seda
as Julio Castro
as Rodolfo Nava
as David Martínez
as Enrique Vidal
as Gabriel Moreno
as Ventarrón
as Martin Santoyo
as Juan Martínez, el nene
as Trinidad Reyes
as Roberto Del Hierro
as Julián
as Carlos Blanco
as Rafael
as Carlos Cervantes
as Gregorio del Prado
as Carlos
as Roberto 'Kid' Terranova
as Fabián
as Benito
as Julio
as José (Pepe)
as José
as Invitado a posada (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Producer
as Producer
as Producer