Trinidad Silva
January 30, 1950 (74 years old) in Mission, Texas, USA
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
Credits
- 1989 · UHF as Raul Hernandez
- 1988 · Home Free as Eddie Fuentes
- 1988 · Colors as Frog
- 1988 · The Night Before as Tito
- 1988 · The Milagro Beanfield War as Milagro Townsperson
- 1988 · Stones for Ibarra as Basilio Garcia
- 1986 · Jocks as Chito
- 1984 · Hunter as Hector Rivas
- 1984 · Crackers as Ramon
- 1983 · El Norte as Monte
- 1983 · Second Thoughts as
- 1982 · National Lampoon's Movie Madness as Carlos ("Growing Yourself")
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Ramon Cruz
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1979 · Walk Proud as Dagger
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Julio
- 1977 · Alambrista! as Joe
- 1975 · Barney Miller as Puente
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Basilio Garcia