Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

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.

  • Title: Trinidad Silva
  • Popularity: 2.637
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1950-01-30
  • Place of Birth: Mission, Texas, USA
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  • Also Known As: Trinidad Silva Jr.
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Trinidad Silva Movies

  • 1988
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    The Night Before

    The Night Before

    6.1 1988 HD

    A popular beauty surprisingly asks a nerd to take her to the prom. He wakes up hours later in a sleazy alley. She's missing but he remembers nothing...

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  • 1983
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    El Norte

    El Norte

    7.2 1983 HD

    Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the...

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  • 1986
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    Jocks

    Jocks

    4.9 1986 HD

    When an odd-ball tennis team of a Los Angeles college sets out on a road trip to a regional college tennis tournament in fun-filled Las Vegas, all...

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  • 1983
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    Second Thoughts

    Second Thoughts

    1 1983 HD

    Lawyer Amy finds herself courted by two very different men: her client, a roguish street musician named Will, and her ex John Michael. A curious...

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  • 1977
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    Alambrista!

    Alambrista!

    6 1977 HD

    After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man, slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family...

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  • 1979
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    Walk Proud

    Walk Proud

    5.2 1979 HD

    A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.

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  • 1988
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    The Milagro Beanfield War

    The Milagro Beanfield War

    6.5 1988 HD

    The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real...

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  • 1988
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    Stones for Ibarra

    Stones for Ibarra

    1 1988 HD

    A couple moves to a small Mexican town called Ibarra. They help open a local mine which brings new life to the town and the local ways help the two...

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  • 1989
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    UHF

    UHF

    6.6 1989 HD

    The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

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  • 1988
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    Colors

    Colors

    6.497 1988 HD

    A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is...

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  • 1984
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    Crackers

    Crackers

    4.4 1984 HD

    In San Francisco, a group of down-and-out friends and a local pimp concoct a convoluted burglary plan on their pawnshop operator friend, all while...

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  • 1988
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    Home Free

    Home Free

    1 1988 HD

    A psychopath second grader starts knocking off his schoolmates one by one in order to maintain control of the lunchline. Cafeteria hysteria!

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  • 1982
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    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    3.226 1982 HD

    A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

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  • 1982
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    T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

    6.294 1982 HD

    Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to...

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  • 1981
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    Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

    7.6 1981 HD

    A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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  • 1984
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    Hunter

    Hunter

    7.2 1984 HD

    Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt....

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1978
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    The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

    6.8 1978 HD

    The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.

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  • 1975
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    Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

    7.3 1975 HD

    Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was...

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