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David Silva
🎂 Oct 9, 1917 — 🕯️ Sep 21, 1976 (58 years)
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
David Silva, born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, is an actor and producer. Made their debut in 1937 with Bajo el cielo de México. Best known for The Holy Mountain, playing Fon's Father (uncredited). Also starred in El Topo and Alucarda. Their filmography spans 125 movies over 89 years, across genres including drama, adventure.
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The Holy Mountain
1973
El Topo
1970
Rage
1966
The Bricklayers
1976
Castle of Purity
1973
A Family Like Many Others
1949
Alucarda
1977
The First Texan
1956
The Paper Man
1963
The Mansion of Madness
1973
Those Who Came Back
1948
Huracán Ramírez
1953
The Champions of Justice
1971
The Bat Woman
1968
Faith, Hope and Charity
1974
My Son, the Hero
1961
El revólver sangriento
1964
The Unknown Cowboy
1967
Balajú
1944
Passion Island
1942
Those Years
1974
Ventarrón
1949
Then God Named It Earth
1961
The Brainiac
1962
The Rider of the Skulls
1965
Eterna agonía
1949
El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez
1962
Espaldas mojadas
1955
Las puertas del presidio
1949
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
1950
Tacos al Carbon
1972
Revancha
1948
Para servir a usted
1971
Los miserables
1943
El hijo de Huracán Ramírez
1966
Madness from Terror
1961
Viviré otra vez
1940
Los amantes
1951
Hay lugar para... dos
1949
Los Fernández de Peralvillo
1954
Ángeles de arrabal
1949
La casa del ogro
1939
Angels and Cherubs
1972
Esposa te doy
1957
La edad de la tentación
1959
I'm a Real Mexican
1942
El jugador
1953
La recta final
1966
Radio Patrulla
1951
The Revenge of Hurricane Ramírez
1969
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David Silva
1917-10-09 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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.