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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Mission, Texas, USA, 1950-01-30

Died: 1988-07-31

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	Alambrista!	Joe	59
2	1979	Walk Proud	Dagger	58
3	1982	National Lampoon's Movie Madness	Carlos ("Growing Yourself")	31
4	1983	Second Thoughts		10
5	1983	El Norte	Monte	71
6	1984	Crackers	Ramon	47
7	1986	Jocks	Chito	44
8	1988	Stones for Ibarra	Basilio Garcia	0
9	1988	The Milagro Beanfield War	Milagro Townsperson	65
10	1988	The Night Before	Tito	62
11	1988	Colors	Frog	65
12	1988	Home Free	Eddie Fuentes	0
13	1989	UHF	Raul Hernandez	67

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Basilio Garcia	86
2	1975	Barney Miller	Puente	73
3	1978	The White Shadow	Julio	70
4	1981	Hill Street Blues		76
5	1982	T. J. Hooker	Ramon Cruz	64
6	1984	Hunter	Hector Rivas	72

Trinidad Silva

Film

Television