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Trinidad Silva
Acting
30 Jan 1950
† 31 Jul 1988
Mission, Texas, USA
Biography
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 ...
Also Known As
Trinidad Silva Jr.
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Trinidad Silva's Movies
65%
The Running Man
13 Nov 1987
69%
The Jerk
14 Dec 1979
65%
Colors
15 Apr 1988
66%
UHF
21 Jul 1989
61%
The Night Before
15 Apr 1988
65%
The Milagro Beanfield War
18 Mar 1988
71%
El Norte
11 Oct 1983
31%
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
23 Apr 1982
46%
Crackers
17 Feb 1984
42%
Jocks
14 Nov 1986
57%
Alambrista!
16 Oct 1977
52%
Walk Proud
15 Jun 1979
10%
Second Thoughts
07 Mar 1983
0%
Stones for Ibarra
29 Jan 1988
0%
Home Free
13 Jul 1988
