
David Silva
Born October 9, 1917 · 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.
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Los Fernández de Peralvillo

Huracán Ramírez

Castle of Purity

Fatal Trap

El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez

My Son, the Hero

The Paper Man

Café Concordia

El billetero

Rage

The Mansion of Madness

Get Off at the Next Corner!

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

The Brainiac

Those Years

El hijo de Huracán Ramírez

Para servir a usted

Faith, Hope and Charity

Los Desalmados

Me persigue una mujer

The Revenge of Hurricane Ramírez

Viviré otra vez

In the Shadow of the Bridge

Los Malditos

A Family Like Many Others

El secreto del texano

La casa del ogro

The Bricklayers

Secret of Death

Passion Island

Arriba las manos Texano

Tongolele Has Been Killed

Then God Named It Earth

Hay lugar para... dos

Una Horca Para El Texano

La edad de la tentación

Tacos al Carbon

Apartment house

No me quieras tanto...

Los hijos de nadie

San Simón de los Magueyes

Cuando acaba la noche

Cargando con el muerto

Manos de seda

El hombre de la ametralladora

El jugador

El amor no es ciego

Las puertas del presidio

Lazos de fuego

The Unknown Cowboy

El aviador fenómeno

Bajo el cielo de México

El fistol del diablo II

Esposa o amante

El mundo de las drogas

El amor abrió los ojos

De pecado en pecado

Duelo de pistoleros

El revólver sangriento

Smoke in the Eyes

Caste of Oak

Angels and Cherubs

The Champions of Justice

Those Who Came Back

The Mexican

Los miserables

Ventarrón

Esposa te doy

Thursday night

Pubertinaje

Espaldas mojadas

La zandunga

Póker de ases

Champion Without Crown

Eterna agonía

The Rider of the Skulls

I'm a Real Mexican

A Rose in the Ring

Traigo mi 45

La gallina clueca

Nosotras, las taquígrafas

Infernal Angels

Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir

Los amantes

Ángeles de arrabal

La recta final

Mañana serán hombres

Rayando el sol

Hombres del mar

Rayito de luna

Secreto Eterno

Engagement ring

Ya somos hombres

Porfirio Díaz

Madness from Terror

Flor de durazno

El cachorro

La carne manda

Señora Tentación

Cântico Final

Balajú

La abuelita

Regalo de reyes

Hombres del aire

Revancha

Yolanda

Narcotics Division

Ave sin nido

Radio Patrulla

El desalmado

Yolanda

The Bloody Inn




