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Trinidad Silva Jr.
Trinidad Silva actor
Trinidad Silva
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2025 February 02 (dead at 38 years old)
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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.
