Armando Silvestre


Armando Enrique Ricardo Silvestre Carrascosa 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 Witch's Corner Here Comes Martin Corona Hiawatha Rossana Take Me in Your Arms The White Orchid Invincible Guns The Miracle Roses Santo Contra los Zombis Geronimo Kings of the Sun The Scalphunters Two Mules for Sister Sara