David Silva

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

108

Movies

125

Born: October 9, 1917 – September 21, 1976
From: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Biography

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.

Works

125 films

The Holy Mountain

19737.5

El Topo

19707.1

El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez

19625.5

Ellas también son rebeldes

19614.5

El aviador fenómeno

19615.7

El hijo de Huracán Ramírez

19665.9

Jóvenes y rebeldes

19614.6

Viviré otra vez

19405.6

Huracán Ramírez

19535.7

Los Malditos

19665.5

The Bat Woman

19685.5

Get Off at the Next Corner!

19486.4

Alucarda

19776.4

Duelo de pistoleros

19665.8

Café Concordia

19396.3

El billetero

19535.8

No me quieras tanto...

19496.0

Fatal Trap

19616.3

Faith

1974

Bajo el cielo de México

19375.7

Esposa te doy

19576.0

Esposa o amante

19506.3

Castle of Purity

19737.4

Caste of Oak

1954

Me persigue una mujer

19476.3

Los hijos de nadie

19525.7

Angels and Cherubs

19726.4

Tirando a matar

19615.7

The Mansion of Madness

19734.8

Los Desalmados

19716.3

Rage

19665.6

Apartment house

19516.3

Traigo mi 45

19526.3

El jugador

19536.3

My Son, the Hero

19618.0

Manos de seda

19516.0

The First Texan

19566.7

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

202410.0

Faith, Hope and Charity

19746.4

Tacos al Carbon

19727.3

Póker de ases

19526.5

Passion Island

19424.8

Espaldas mojadas

19556.8

Eterna agonía

19496.3

The Paper Man

19636.9

Mañana serán hombres

19615.8

Lazos de fuego

19486.7

Hombres del aire

19396.7

A Family Like Many Others

19496.8

El cachorro

19665.7

La edad de la tentación

19594.8

Champion Without Crown

19465.4

Those Years

19746.0

Los Fernández de Peralvillo

19546.6

Hay lugar para... dos

19496.6

I'm a Real Mexican

19425.8

The Bricklayers

19766.6

The Champions of Justice

19716.7

El hombre de la ametralladora

19615.8

San Simón de los Magueyes

19736.2

El revólver sangriento

19646.2

The Brainiac

19625.6

The Revenge of Hurricane Ramírez

19695.6

Nosotras, las taquígrafas

19506.0

Secret of Death

19695.6

Pubertinaje

19786.3

Cargando con el muerto

19655.6

La abuelita

19425.7

Madness from Terror

19615.8

Revancha

19486.2

Cuando acaba la noche

19506.3

Those Who Came Back

19486.4

The Unknown Cowboy

19676.2

La recta final

19665.7

Rayito de luna

19496.0

El secreto del texano

19655.7

El desalmado

19505.5

La casa del ogro

19395.1

Los miserables

19435.6

Infernal Angels

19686.1

Regalo de reyes

19425.8

The Rider of the Skulls

19655.6

Arriba las manos Texano

19695.7

The Mexican

19446.0

Smoke in the Eyes

19466.2

Ventarrón

19496.7

La gallina clueca

19416.2

Rayando el sol

19466.7

In the Shadow of the Bridge

19486.0

Tongolele Has Been Killed

19486.2

Radio Patrulla

19516.3

Engagement ring

19515.8

Balajú

19446.0

Una Horca Para El Texano

19696.3

Ya somos hombres

19714.7

El amor no es ciego

19504.6

Los amantes

19516.6

Flor de durazno

19455.5

Then God Named It Earth

19615.7

Porfirio Díaz

19446.3

Las puertas del presidio

19496.3

Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir

19436.3

La zandunga

19385.7

Narcotics Division

19636.5

De pecado en pecado

19486.0

En busca de la muerte

19616.0

Yolanda

19436.7

Cântico Final

19758.0

El mundo de las drogas

19645.8

Para servir a usted

19714.5

A Rose in the Ring

19735.2

The Bloody Inn

19436.5

The Laughter Of The City

19636.6

El fistol del diablo II

1961

Ángeles de arrabal

19496.2

Yolanda

19516.3

El amor abrió los ojos

19476.0

La carne manda

19485.8

Simplemente vivir

19705.8

Secreto Eterno

19426.3

Thursday night

19626.7

Tres hermanos

19435.6

Hombres del mar

19385.7

Ave sin nido

19435.7

Señora Tentación

19486.4