David Silva

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: Acting

Born: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 1917-10-09

Died: 1976-09-21

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1937	Bajo el cielo de México		50
2	1938	La zandunga	(uncredited)	52
3	1938	Hombres del mar		50
4	1939	Hombres del aire		50
5	1939	Café Concordia		50
6	1939	La casa del ogro	Invitado a posada (uncredited)	50
7	1940	Viviré otra vez	José	50
8	1941	La gallina clueca	José (Pepe)	55
9	1942	Regalo de reyes		50
10	1942	Secreto Eterno		50
11	1942	La abuelita		50
12	1942	Passion Island	Julio	40
13	1942	Soy puro mexicano		53
14	1943	Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir		50
15	1943	Yolanda		50
16	1943	The Bloody Inn		53
17	1943	Ave sin nido		50
18	1943	Tres hermanos		50
19	1943	Los miserables		51
20	1944	Porfirio Díaz		50
21	1944	El mexicano		50
22	1944	Balajú	Benito	50
23	1945	Flor de durazno	Fabián	50
24	1946	Rayando el sol		55
25	1946	Champion Without Crown	Roberto 'Kid' Terranova	52
26	1946	Smoke in the Eyes	Carlos	56
27	1947	Me persigue una mujer		50
28	1947	El amor abrió los ojos		50
29	1948	De pecado en pecado		50
30	1948	Lazos de fuego		50
31	1948	Get Off at the Next Corner!	Gregorio del Prado	50
32	1948	Those Who Came Back	Carlos Cervantes	56
33	1948	Señora Tentación		55
34	1948	La carne manda		50
35	1948	A la sombra del puente		50
36	1948	Revancha	Rafael	55
37	1948	Tongolele Has Been Killed	Carlos Blanco	58
38	1949	Rayito de luna	Julián	50
39	1949	A Family Like Many Others	Roberto Del Hierro	69
40	1949	Eterna agonía	Trinidad Reyes	56
41	1949	No me quieras tanto		50
42	1949	Ángeles de arrabal	Juan Martínez, el nene	52
43	1949	Hay lugar para... dos		55
44	1949	Las puertas del presidio	Martin Santoyo	53
45	1949	Ventarrón	Ventarrón	62
46	1950	Cuando acaba la noche	Gabriel Moreno	50
47	1950	Esposa o amante		50
48	1950	El desalmado	Enrique Vidal	50
49	1950	El amor no es ciego		46
50	1950	Nosotras, las taquígrafas	David Martínez	55
51	1951	Yolanda	Julio Castro	50
52	1951	Radio Patrulla	Rodolfo Nava	50
53	1951	Apartment house		56
54	1951	Manos de seda	Jorge, manos de seda	55
55	1951	Los amantes	Jorge Rubio	60
56	1951	Engagement ring		50
57	1952	Traigo mi 45	Francisco Reynoso	50
58	1952	Los hijos de nadie	José López Martínez	50
59	1952	Póker de ases		62
60	1953	El jugador	Alberto Maciel	50
61	1953	El billetero		53
62	1953	Huracán Ramírez	Fernando Torres / Huracán Ramírez	53
63	1954	Caste of Oak		0
64	1954	Los Fernández de Peralvillo	Roberto Márquez	62
65	1955	Espaldas mojadas	Rafael Améndola Campuzano	52
66	1956	The First Texan	General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana	61
67	1957	Esposa te doy	Alberto del Valle	55
68	1959	La edad de la tentación	Agente del ministerio	50
69	1961	Tirando a matar		50
70	1961	En busca de la muerte		50
71	1961	Ellas también son rebeldes	Comandante policía	40
72	1961	Mañana serán hombres		50
73	1961	Madness from Terror	Professor Jones	50
74	1961	El aviador fenómeno	Doctor Ingemar	50
75	1961	El fistol del diablo II	Carlos Fernández	0
76	1961	Fatal Trap	Carlos Fernández	50
77	1961	Then God Named It Earth	Don Cosme Aguilar	52
78	1961	My Son, the Hero	Pelón	80
79	1961	El hombre de la ametralladora	Juan Morales (El chicago)	50
80	1961	Jóvenes y rebeldes	El charrascas	40
81	1962	Thursday night	Pancho	50
82	1962	El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez	Fernando	50
83	1962	The Brainiac	Detective inspector	54
84	1963	The Paper Man	Inspector de policía	69
85	1963	Narcotics Division	Jefe de policía	53
86	1963	The Laughter Of The City		60
87	1964	El revólver sangriento	El Manso	52
88	1964	El mundo de las drogas		50
89	1965	The Rider of the Skulls	Luis Alvatierra	53
90	1965	Cargando con el muerto		50
91	1965	El secreto del texano		50
92	1966	La recta final	Sr. Gómez	50
93	1966	Duelo de pistoleros		50
94	1966	El cachorro		50
95	1966	Los Malditos		50
96	1966	El hijo de Huracán Ramírez	Fernando / Huracan Ramirez	57
97	1966	Rage	Bus Driver	56
98	1967	The Unknown Cowboy	El Puma	58
99	1968	The Bat Woman	José the Lottery Seller	55
100	1968	Los canallas		55
101	1969	The Revenge of Hurricane Ramírez	Huracán Ramírez	48
102	1969	Una horca para el Texano	Señor Juez	50
103	1969	Arriba las manos Texano		50
104	1969	Secret of Death	Señor Robles	53
105	1970	Simplemente vivir		50
106	1970	El Topo	The Colonel	71
107	1971	The Champions of Justice	Dr. Marius Zarkoff / Mano Negra	65
108	1971	Para servir a usted	Gordo	42
109	1971	Ya somos hombres		46
110	1971	Los Desalmados		50
111	1972	Tacos al Carbón	El chaquiras	69
112	1972	Angels and Cherubs	Doctor Ismael	60
113	1973	Castle of Purity	Inspector	74
114	1973	Una rosa sobre el ring		48
115	1973	The Mansion of Madness	Cult Priest	46
116	1973	San Simón de los Magueyes		57
117	1973	The Holy Mountain	Fon's Father (uncredited)	75
118	1974	Faith, Hope and Charity	Melitón (segment "Fe")	64
119	1974	Faith	Melitón	0
120	1974	Those Years	Gen. Leonardo Márquez	55
121	1975	Cântico Final	Félix	0
122	1976	The Bricklayers	Ing. Zamora	64
123	1977	Alucarda	Father Lázaro	65
124	1978	Pubertinaje		50
125	2024	La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano	Huracán Ramírez without mask	100

David Silva

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