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 mothers 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 Davids childhood was spent in the United States, and it was not until his fathers 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 Silvas 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.
The Colonel
Film 1970
Father Lázaro
Film 1977
Detective inspector
Film 1962
Inspector
Film 1973
Cult Priest
Film 1973
Dr. Marius Zarkoff / Mano Negra
Film 1971
Rafael Améndola Campuzano
Film 1955
Huracán Ramírez
Film 1969
Film 1944
Benito
Film 1944
Film 1943
Film 1947
Film 1944
Film 1943
Film 1937
Film 1939
Invitado a posada (uncredited)
Film 1939
Film 1939
Film 1938
Film 1942
Alberto del Valle
Film 1957
Félix
Film 1975
Film 1954
Alberto Maciel
Film 1953
Pancho
Film 1962
Agente del ministerio
Film 1959
Julio Castro
Film 1951
Fernando
Film 1962
Film 1973
Film 1961
Sr. Gómez
Film 1966
Film 1961
Francisco Reynoso
Film 1952
José López Martínez
Film 1952
Julián
Film 1949
Carlos Cervantes
Film 1948
Film 1947
Film 1948
Film 1948
Gregorio del Prado
Film 1948
Rodolfo Nava
Film 1951
Film 1948
Roberto Del Hierro
Film 1949
Roberto 'Kid' Terranova
Film 1946
Film 1968
Fernando / Huracan Ramirez
Film 1966
Roberto Márquez
Film 1954
José (Pepe)
Film 1941
Jefe de policía
Film 1963
Film 1949
Film 1951
(uncredited)
Film 1938
Huracán Ramírez without mask
Film 2024
Carlos
Film 1946
Carlos Blanco
Film 1948
Film 1966
Luis Alvatierra
Film 1965
Melitón (segment "Fe")
Film 1974
Fernando Torres / Huracán Ramírez
Film 1953
Juan Martínez, el nene
Film 1949
Enrique Vidal
Film 1950
Señor Robles
Film 1969
José the Lottery Seller
Film 1968
Fabián
Film 1945
Film 1951
Film 1964
Film 1949
Film 1953
El Manso
Film 1964
Juan Morales (El chicago)
Film 1961
Comandante policía
Film 1961
El Puma
Film 1967
Film 1969
Film 1966
Film 1963
Gen. Leonardo Márquez
Film 1974
Film 1943
Film 1942
Carlos Fernández
Film 1961
Film 1950
Film 1942
David Martínez
Film 1950
Gordo
Film 1971
Film 1948
Film 1952
Inspector de policía
Film 1963
José
Film 1940
Film 1970
Professor Jones
Film 1961
Carlos Fernández
Film 1961
Gabriel Moreno
Film 1950
El charrascas
Film 1961
El chaquiras
Film 1972
Ing. Zamora
Film 1976
Pelón
Film 1961
Trinidad Reyes
Film 1949
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Film 1956
Film 1943
Film 1978
Martin Santoyo
Film 1949
Jorge Rubio
Film 1951
Film 1943
Film 1948
Film 1965
Film 1961
Film 1942
Rafael
Film 1948
Film 1946
Film 1943
Julio
Film 1942
Señor Juez
Film 1969
Film 1973
Ventarrón
Film 1949
Doctor Ismael
Film 1972
Film 1971
Film 1971
Film 1966
Fon's Father (uncredited)
Film 1973
Film 1965
Jorge, manos de seda
Film 1951
Film 1950
Don Cosme Aguilar
Film 1961
Doctor Ingemar
Film 1961