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Armando Silvestre
Silvestre in Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
Born	Armando Silvestre Carrascosa (1926-01-28)January 28, 1926 San Diego, California, U.S.
Died	June 2, 2024(2024-06-02) (aged 98) Coronado, California, U.S.
Nationality	American, Mexican
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948–2017

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)
• 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

References

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. "Armando Silvestre". abandomoviez (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
3. Armando Silvestre Carrascosa in the U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895–1964
4. ^ Barnes, Mike. "Armando Silvestre, Actor in Mexican Movies and 'Two Mules for Sister Sara,' Dies at 98". The Hollywood Reporter.
5. Fort Lauderdale News, 13 December 1968, pg. 97
6. The Tampa Tribune, 5 April 1964, pg. 63
7. Biografía de Armando Silvestre
8. Falleció Armando Silvestre; actor mexicano que trabajo en Hollywood con figuras relevantes como Clint Eastwood (in Spanish)
9. "Armando Enrique Ricardo Silvestre Carrascosa". Legacy. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

External links

• Armando Silvestre at IMDb

• 1926 births
• 2024 deaths
• Mexican male film actors
• Mexican male telenovela actors
• Mexican male television actors
• Male actors from San Diego