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Armando Silvestre

Armando Silvestre

American and Mexican actor (born 1926)

Armando Silvestre Carrascosa (born January 28, 1926) is an American and Mexican actor.

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Life and career

Silvestre was born on January 28, 1926[2] in San Diego, California, but he is originally from Tijuana, Mexico.[3] He dropped out of college in order to pursue a career in bullfighting, but turned to acting after being badly gored by a bull.[4]

In 1960, Silvestre starred in Las rosas del milagro, a historical drama set during the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.[5]

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.[6]

Selected filmography

Silvestre with Rossana Podestà in Rossana (1953)
Silvestre in Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
Silvestre in The Scalphunters (1968)

Films

Television

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References

  1. [1]
    Jorge, Rodarte (September 16, 2021). "Armando Silvestre, una vida exitosa en el Cine Mexicano a punto de llegar a los 100 de edad". debate (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Armando Silvestre". abandomoviez (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Armando Silvestre Carrascosa in the U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895–1964
  4. [4]
    Fort Lauderdale News, 13 December 1968, pg. 97
  5. [5]
    The Tampa Tribune, 5 April 1964, pg. 63
  6. [6]
    Biografía de Armando Silvestre
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