Acting
David Silva
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.
Movies with David Silva
The Holy Mountain
1973
El Topo
1970
Alucarda
1977
The Bat Woman
1968
Los Malditos
1966
The First Texan
1956
The Champions of Justice
1971
Tirando a matar
1961
El billetero
1953
Castle of Purity
1973
Huracán Ramírez
1953
The Brainiac
1962
The Bricklayers
1976
Secret of Death
1969
Get Off at the Next Corner!
1948
Los Desalmados
1971
Viviré otra vez
1940
Jóvenes y rebeldes
1961
Eterna agonía
1949
Café Concordia
1939
El jugador
1953
Fatal Trap
1961
Apartment house
1951
Rage
1966
A Family Like Many Others
1949
Póker de ases
1952
Los miserables
1943
The Mansion of Madness
1973
Bajo el cielo de México
1937
Tacos al Carbon
1972
Faith, Hope and Charity
1974
Champion Without Crown
1946
Caste of Oak
1954
The Paper Man
1963
Me persigue una mujer
1947
I'm a Real Mexican
1942
Hombres del mar
1938
The Mexican
1944
El hombre de la ametralladora
1961
Duelo de pistoleros
1966
Faith
1974
Espaldas mojadas
1955
Mañana serán hombres
1961
Ellas también son rebeldes
1961
El hijo de Huracán Ramírez
1966
Pubertinaje
1978
La casa del ogro
1939
Infernal Angels
1968
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
2024
Then God Named It Earth
1961
My Son, the Hero
1961
Passion Island
1942
El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez
1962
Those Years
1974
Manos de seda
1951
Rayando el sol
1946
Cuando acaba la noche
1950
Traigo mi 45
1952
De pecado en pecado
1948
In the Shadow of the Bridge
1948
Arriba las manos Texano
1969
El cachorro
1966
El revólver sangriento
1964
No me quieras tanto...
1949
Ya somos hombres
1971
Revancha
1948
Tongolele Has Been Killed
1948
Esposa te doy
1957
La recta final
1966
Señora Tentación
1948
The Laughter Of The City
1963
Para servir a usted
1971
Los amantes
1951
El desalmado
1950
La gallina clueca
1941
Engagement ring
1951
Simplemente vivir
1970
Ave sin nido
1943
La carne manda
1948
Los Fernández de Peralvillo
1954
The Unknown Cowboy
1967
El aviador fenómeno
1961
Madness from Terror
1961
Porfirio Díaz
1944
Esposa o amante
1950
Cargando con el muerto
1965
El amor no es ciego
1950
Flor de durazno
1945
Smoke in the Eyes
1946
Balajú
1944
The Rider of the Skulls
1965
La edad de la tentación
1959
Una Horca Para El Texano
1969
Radio Patrulla
1951
Regalo de reyes
1942
San Simón de los Magueyes
1973
Las puertas del presidio
1949
El secreto del texano
1965
Los hijos de nadie
1952
La abuelita
1942
The Revenge of Hurricane Ramírez
1969
La zandunga
1938
Those Who Came Back
1948
Angels and Cherubs
1972
Lazos de fuego
1948
Tres hermanos
1943
Hay lugar para... dos
1949
Hombres del aire
1939
El mundo de las drogas
1964
Rayito de luna
1949
Ventarrón
1949
Yolanda
1943
Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir
1943
Thursday night
1962
El amor abrió los ojos
1947
Narcotics Division
1963
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
1950
The Bloody Inn
1943
El fistol del diablo II
1961
A Rose in the Ring
1973
Yolanda
1951
Ángeles de arrabal
1949
Cântico Final
1975
En busca de la muerte
1961
Secreto Eterno
1942