Armando Silvestre Carrascosa (born January 28, 1926) is a Mexican-American actor.

Life and career

Silvestre was born on January 28, 1926 in

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, but he is originally from

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, Mexico. He dropped out of college in order to pursue a career in bullfighting, but turned to acting after being badly gored by a bull. In 1960, Silvestre starred in '' Las rosas del milagro'', a historical drama set during the time of the

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, also known as the Conquest of Mexico or the Spanish-Aztec War (1519–21), was one of the primary events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. There are multiple 16th-century narratives of the eve ...

. 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.Biografía de Armando Silvestre
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Selected filmography

Armando Silvestre and Rossana Podestà in Rosanna (1953) (cropped)

Armando Silvestre in The Scalphunters (1968)

Films

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Lola Casanova ''Lola Casanova'' is a 1948 Mexican western film directed by Matilde Landeta and starring Meche Barba, Isabela Corona and Enrique Cancino. The film's sets were designed by Luis Moya. The movie traces the history of a creole woman who goes to live ...

'' (1948) * ''

Here Comes Martin Corona ''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (Spanish: ''Ahí viene Martín Corona'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy western film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Pedro Infante, Sara Montiel and Eulalio González.Agrasánchez p.75 It is also known by the alter ...

'' (1952) * ''

Hiawatha Hiawatha ( , also : ), also known as Ayenwathaaa or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. He was a leader of the Onondaga people, the Mohawk people, or both. According to some account ...

'' (1952) * '' Rossana'' (1953) * '' Take Me in Your Arms'' (1954) * ''

Invincible Guns ''Invincible Guns'' (Spanish: ''Pistolas invencibles'') is a 1960 Mexican western film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Elvira Quintana, Armando Silvestre and Roberto G. Rivera.Riera p.86 Cast * Elvira Quintana as Carmen Montenegro * A ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Miracle Roses ''The Miracle Roses'' (Spanish: ''Las rosas del milagro'') is a 1960 Mexican historical drama film directed by Julián Soler and starring Armando Silvestre, Crox Alvarado, and Jaime Fernández.Riera p.11 It is set around the time of the Spanish c ...

'' (1960) * '' Santo Contra los Zombis'' (1961) * ''

Geronimo Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache ba ...

'' (1962) * ''

Kings of the Sun ''Kings of the Sun'' is a 1963 DeLuxe Color film directed by J. Lee Thompson for Mirisch Productions set in Mesoamerica at the time of the conquest of Chichen Itza by Hunac Ceel. Location scenes filmed in Mazatlán and Chichen Itza. The film mark ...

'' (1963) * ''

The Scalphunters ''The Scalphunters'' is a 1968 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Ossie Davis and Telly Savalas. The film was directed by Sydney Pollack, with the score written by Elmer Bernstein. Davis was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best ...

'' (1968) * ''

Two Mules for Sister Sara ''Two Mules for Sister Sara'' is a 1970 American-Mexican Western film in Panavision directed by Don Siegel and starring Shirley MacLaine (billed above Clint Eastwood in the film's credits, but not on the poster) set during the French interve ...

'' (1970) * ''

Midnight Dolls ''Midnight Dolls'' (Spanish: ''Muñecas de medianoche'') is a 1979 Mexican erotic drama film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Jorge Rivero, Isela Vega and Sasha Montenegro.Ramírez Berg p.127 Cast * Jorge Rivero * Isela Vega * Sasha Mon ...

'' (1979)

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silvestre, Armando 1926 births Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors