Armando Silvestre Carrascosa (born 28 January 1926) is a Mexican-American actor.
Armando Silvestre | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Silvestre in The White Orchid (1954) | |
| Born | Armando Silvestre Carrascosa[1] 28 January 1926 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Mexican / American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–present |
Life and careerEdit
Silvestre was born on 28 January 1926[2] in San Diego, California, but he is originally from Tijuana, Mexico.[3] He dropped out of college in order to pursue a career in bullfighting, but turned to acting after being badly gored by a bull.[4]
In 1960, Silvestre starred in Las rosas del milagro, a historical drama set during the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.[5]
Silvestre was firstly married to Leonor Plaza, a Venezuelan woman, but later divorced. He later married artistic representative Blanca Estela Limon, and as of 2011, was living in California.[6]
Selected filmographyEdit
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Silvestre in The Scalphunters (1968)
FilmsEdit
- Lola Casanova (1948)
- Here Comes Martin Corona (1952)
- Hiawatha (1952)
- Rossana (1953)
- Take Me in Your Arms (1954)
- Invincible Guns (1960)
- The Miracle Roses (1960)
- Santo Contra los Zombis (1961)
- Geronimo (1962)
- Kings of the Sun (1963)
- The Scalphunters (1968)
- Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
- Midnight Dolls (1979)
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1952 | Fireside Theatre | Tony | "Mirage" (Season 4, Episode 42) |
| 1952 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Joe | "The House of Pride" (Season 2, Episode 11) |
| 1961 | Cuatro en la trampa | Unknown role | Recurring role |
| 1966–1969 | Daniel Boone | Jim Santee / Captain Torres / Gabriel |
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| 1968–1970 | The F.B.I. | Carlos Lara / Miguel Ramos Valdez |
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| 1970 | Bracken's World | Manuel Rivas | "Miss Isabel Blue " (Season 2, Episode 15) |
| 1971 | D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill | Robert Ramirez | Television film |
| 1971 | Mannix | Sgt. Juan Rivas | "Catspaw" (Season 5, Episode 13) |
| 1974 | El chofer | Armando | Recurring role |
| 1974 | Ana del aire | Esteban | Recurring role |
| 1976 | The Quest | Medina | "Shanklin" (Season 1, Episode 3) |
| 1976 | Police Woman | Garcia | "The Lifeline Agency" (Season 3, Episode 7) |
| 1977 | Wonder Woman | Antonio Cruz | "Formula 407" (Season 1, Episode 12) |
| 1978 | La trampa | Jack | Recurring role |
| 1980 | No temas al amor | Marcos Darío | Recurring role |
| 1984 | Rituals | Enrique Santiago | Recurring role |
| 1986 | On Wings of Eagles | Randy | Recurring role |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | Dr. Felix Rodriguez | "By the Waters of Babylon" (Season 1, Episode 4) |
| 1993 | Capricho | León | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Azul | Ernesto | Recurring role |
| 2014 | La impostora | Leonidas Altamira | Lead role |
| 2016 | Despertar contigo | Silvestre | Recurring role |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Jorge, Rodarte (16 September 2021). "Armando Silvestre, una vida exitosa en el Cine Mexicano a punto de llegar a los 100 de edad". debate (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Armando Silvestre". abandomoviez (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Armando Silvestre Carrascosa in the U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895–1964
- ^ Fort Lauderdale News, 13 December 1968, pg. 97
- ^ The Tampa Tribune, 5 April 1964, pg. 63
- ^ Biografía de Armando Silvestre