Armando Silvestre

Armando Enrique Ricardo Silvestre Carrascosa (January 28, 1926 – June 2, 2024) was an American and Mexican actor.

Life and career Silvestre was born on January 28, 1926, in San Diego, California, but was raised in Tijuana, 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.

Silvestre was married first to Leonor Plaza, a Venezuelan woman, but later divorced. He later married artistic representative Blanca Estela Limon, and from 2011, lived in California. Silvestre died in Coronado, California, on June 2, 2024, at the age of 98.

Selected filmography

Films

Lola Casanova (1948) Witch's Corner (1949) Wyoming Mail (1950) Here Comes Martin Corona (1952) Hiawatha (1952) Rossana (1953) Take Me in Your Arms (1954) The White Orchid (1954) Invincible Guns (1960) The Miracle Roses (1960) Santo Contra los Zombis (1961) Geronimo (1962) Kings of the Sun (1963) The Scalphunters (1968) Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) Midnight Dolls (1979)

Television Year Title Role Notes 1952 Fireside Theatre Tony "Mirage" (Season 4, Episode 42) 1952 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Joe "The House of Pride" (Season 2, Episode 11) 1961 Cuatro en la trampa Unknown role Recurring role 1966–1969 Daniel Boone Jim Santee / Captain Torres / Gabriel 1968–1970 The F.B.I. Carlos Lara / Miguel Ramos Valdez 1970 Bracken's World Manuel Rivas "Miss Isabel Blue " (Season 2, Episode 15) 1971 D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill Robert Ramirez Television film 1971 Mannix Sgt. Juan Rivas "Catspaw" (Season 5, Episode 13) 1974 El chofer Armando Recurring role 1974 Ana del aire Esteban Recurring role 1976 The Quest Medina "Shanklin" (Season 1, Episode 3) 1976 Police Woman Garcia "The Lifeline Agency" (Season 3, Episode 7) 1977 Wonder Woman Antonio Cruz "Formula 407" (Season 1, Episode 12) 1978 La trampa Jack Recurring role 1980 No temas al amor Marcos Darío Recurring role 1984 Rituals Enrique Santiago Recurring role 1986 On Wings of Eagles Randy Recurring role 1989 Gideon Oliver Dr. Felix Rodriguez "By the Waters of Babylon" (Season 1, Episode 4) 1993 Capricho León Recurring role 1996 Azul Ernesto Recurring role 2014 La impostora Leonidas Altamira Lead role 2016 Despertar contigo Silvestre Recurring role