Trinidad Silva
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1950-01-30
Deathday 1988-07-31 (38 years old)
Place of Birth Mission, Texas, USA
Also Known As Trinidad Silva Jr.
Trinidad Silva
Biography
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.
Known For
Actor
as Raul Hernandez
as Eddie Fuentes
as Tito
as Frog
as Milagro Townsperson
as Basilio Garcia
as Chito
as Ramon
as Hector Rivas
as Monte
as Carlos ("Growing Yourself")
as Ramon Cruz
as Dagger
as Julio
as Joe
as Puente
as Basilio Garcia
Crew
as In Memory Of