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Armando Silvestre Carrascosa (born January 28, 1926) is a Mexican-American actor.
Biografía de Armando Silvestre
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Life and career
Silvestre was born on January 28, 1926 inSan Diego, California
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United Stat ...
, but he is originally from Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
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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 (US) and < ...
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./ref>
Selected filmography
Films
* ''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 (art director), Luis Moya.
The movie traces the history of a creo ...
'' (1948)
* '' Here Comes Martin Corona'' (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'' (1960)
* '' The Miracle Roses'' (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 b ...
'' (1962)
* '' Kings of the Sun'' (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 Su ...
'' (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 intervent ...
'' (1970)
* '' Midnight Dolls'' (1979)
Television
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silvestre, Armando 1926 births Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors