
Trinidad Silva
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-01-30
Day of Death
1988-07-31 (38 years old)
Place of Birth
Mission, Texas, USA
Trinidad Silva
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.
Acting
(1989)
UHF
as Raul Hernandez
(1988)
Colors
as Frog
(1988)
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Milagro Townsperson
(1988)
The Night Before
as Tito
(1988)
Home Free
as Eddie Fuentes
(1988)
Stones for Ibarra
as Basilio Garcia
(1986)
Jocks
as Chito
(1984)
Crackers
as Ramon
(1983)
El Norte
as Monte
(1983)
(1982)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Carlos ("Growing Yourself")
(1979)
Walk Proud
as Dagger
(1977)
Alambrista!
as Joe
Crew
(1989)
UHF
In Memory Of