Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

Birthday: 1950-01-30

Deathday: 1988-07-31

Place of birth: Mission, Texas, USA

Also known as: Trinidad Silva Jr.

imdb_id: nm0798534

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 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.

Played in movies:

El Norte

Score: 7.1

UHF

Score: 6.7

Colors

Score: 6.5

The Milagro Beanfield War

Score: 6.4

The Night Before

Score: 6.2

Alambrista!

Score: 5.9

Walk Proud

Score: 5.8

Crackers

Score: 4.7

Jocks

Score: 4.4

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Score: 3.1

Second Thoughts

Score: 1.0

Home Free

Score: 0.0

Stones for Ibarra

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Hill Street Blues

Score: 7.6

Barney Miller

Score: 7.4

Hunter

Score: 7.2

The White Shadow

Score: 7.1

T. J. Hooker

Score: 6.4