
Acting
David Silva
Born — Died
1917-10-09 — 1976-09-21
Place of birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
62 titles
David Silva was born on October 9, 1917 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico as David Silva Guglielmeti. Of Swiss-Italian and French descent on his mother's side, David Silva was born in Mexico City on October 8, 1917, to David Silva Ramírez, an outstanding singer and operatic singing teacher, and Aída Guglielmeti Travesí, of North American origin. Because his father worked alongside Enrico Caruso, part of David's childhood was spent in the United States, and it was not until his father's retirement that the family returned to Mexico, where he began his studies at the French-English School in Mexico City, and later studied at the National School of Jurisprudence of the UNAM, where he did…
Known for
7.5The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
The Holy Mountain
1973
7.0El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
El Topo
1970
5.4When a mad scientist begins kidnapping wrestlers and extracting their spinal fluid to create a race of Gill Men, two cops call in Batwoman to investigate. But when her mission leaves the scientist horrifically scarred, he seeks revenge.
The Bat Woman
1968
6.5After the death of her parents, young Justine is sent to live in a convent, where she meets and falls in love with the mysterious and macabre Alucarda. However, Alucarda has friends in low places... very low places. And a blood pact has just granted them entry to the church.
Alucarda
1977
5.6Small-town doctor bitten by rabid dog, races the clock to get to the city and receive treatment.
Rage
1966
6.7After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.
The First Texan
1956
Film credits
1970s · 13 titles
7.5The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
The Holy Mountain
1973
7.0El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
El Topo
1970
6.5After the death of her parents, young Justine is sent to live in a convent, where she meets and falls in love with the mysterious and macabre Alucarda. However, Alucarda has friends in low places... very low places. And a blood pact has just granted them entry to the church.
Alucarda
1977
4.8The inmates of an insane asylum take over the institution, imprison the doctors and staff, and then put into play their own ideas of how the place should be run.
The Mansion of Madness
1973
7.4A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
Castle of Purity
1973
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Los Desalmados
1971
4.5Working-class dude gets a gig as a waiter doing banquet service, and loses his moral compass through his contacts with decadent rich folk.
Para servir a usted
1971
6.5Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.
Faith, Hope and Charity
1974
6.7Blue Demon and pals square off against the Black Hand's army of super powered midgets. Five luchadores (Blue Demon, Mil Mascaras, El Medico Asesino, La Sombra Vengadora, Tinieblas plus Black Shadow) face off against a mad scientist and his army of powerful wrestling midgets.
The Champions of Justice
1971
6.0President Juárez fights against the conservatives, who have ordered an emperor to be brought from France to govern Mexico
Those Years
1974
A devoted woman sets out on a long pilgrimage, pleading for a miracle to save her husband. Along the road, her faith is tested by hardship, temptation, and the people she meets.
Faith
1974
5.2After killing an opponent in a freak wrestling accident, El Enmascarado Negro has a midlife crisis and considers retiring from show business.
A Rose in the Ring
1973
6.2The statue of a town's patron saint is broken just before the annual Saint's Day festival, so the priest hires a mime from a troupe of traveling players to impersonate the statue during the church's hours of operation.
San Simón de los Magueyes
1973
1960s · 21 titles
5.4When a mad scientist begins kidnapping wrestlers and extracting their spinal fluid to create a race of Gill Men, two cops call in Batwoman to investigate. But when her mission leaves the scientist horrifically scarred, he seeks revenge.
The Bat Woman
1968
5.6Small-town doctor bitten by rabid dog, races the clock to get to the city and receive treatment.
Rage
1966
5.9A wrestler is arrested on suspicion of assault, but his son manages to capture the real culprits.
El hijo de Huracán Ramírez
1966
5.5In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.
The Brainiac
1962
8.0Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them the need for revenge.
My Son, the Hero
1961
5.5Hurricane Ramirez is the new manager of the arena and champion of the ring. He must battle with The Prince, a ruthless criminal who will try to end with his life.
El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez
1962
5.7Mexican feature film
El secreto del texano
1965
6.2The Sheriff of a small town, in his search of a robber bank, gets to another city, working undercover. There, he tooks the place of man recently killed, and falls in love with his widow.
The Unknown Cowboy
1967
6.9A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.
The Paper Man
1963
5.8A villain hires a hired assassin, "The Machine Gun Man" for the kidnapping of two rich girls.
El hombre de la ametralladora
1961
The discovery of a young woman murdered in her car triggers unrelated problems among a diverse group of people.
Ellas también son rebeldes
1961
NRDrama, where José asks his stepfather for Amalia's hand and gives her a fistol given to him by a gypsy but Amalia loves Jorge, who is killed by the gypsy and they discover that people change their way of being when they have the fistol. The film consists of 3 segments 'La joya Maldita', 'Veneno juvenil' and 'Juego diabolico'.
El fistol del diablo II
1961
5.6Moving company bozos are left holding the bag when bad guys hire them to transport a corpse.
Cargando con el muerto
1965
6.2Escalating tensions within a frontier town besieged by outlaws.
Una Horca Para El Texano
1969
The underside of Mexico City: street performers, factory workers, a drunk, an old man with civic pride, a pickpocket, and others live and interact in a shantytown near the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The Laughter Of The City
1963
5.5White-hat cowboy takes down a Western gang-leader and his hired guns.
Los Malditos
1966
5.6Episodic film in which a masked hero combats a trio of classic monsters.
The Rider of the Skulls
1965
5.7Series western, sequel to Manuel Saldivar el Texano.
Arriba las manos Texano
1969
6.2Follows an "unlucky" gun across the paths of five owners.
El revólver sangriento
1964
6.1The "Hell's Angels" gang aim to kill Mil Mascaras for sending their leader's sweetheart to jail.
Infernal Angels
1968
6.2Part of a series of films based on portions of the Manuel Payno novel "El fisto del diablo." The others are El fistol del diablo, Juego diabólico and El ataúd infernal. All were directed by Fernando Fernández and star Roberto Cañedo.
Fatal Trap
1961
1950s · 12 titles
6.7After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.
The First Texan
1956
5.8Slum child, abandoned almost since birth, is reunited with his father.
El billetero
1953
5.7Family comedy and family melodrama involving father and son wrestlers, little brothers, little sisters, girlfriends, waitresses...
Huracán Ramírez
1953
5.4A man is making a research about the importance of familiar environment in children's future. First, he interviews a prostitute, Rosa, who's in jail because of the murderer of her pimp. She was a poor child, living only with her father. He wants to send his daughter to school, but they don't find place and the father has to leave the child with the neighbour, while he's working. But the man is hit by a car and dies. Years later, Rosa finds herself alone after her adoptive mother dies. A young man from his same vicinity, wants to help her, after hearing her singing. But the truth is that he wants to turn Rosa into a prostitute and live from her money. The other story is about a boy, who goes with his father to sign up in the school.
Los hijos de nadie
1952
6.6A young man fails as a seller of household goods and his sister, tired of poverty, elopes with a criminal.
Los Fernández de Peralvillo
1954
6.3Mexican feature film
Traigo mi 45
1952
6.3Newspaper reporter interests himself in contesting a manslaughter verdict on behalf of the son of a woman who saves his life.
Cuando acaba la noche
1950
6.8Mexican worker Rafael Améndola runs from the police and cross the Mexican-American border, helped by Frank Mendoza, a partner of an American called Mr. Sterling, who gives work to illegal migrants. Once in the United States, Rafael does not adapt to his new life. English translation of title is “Wet Backs”.
Espaldas mojadas
1955
6.0Young women in the steno-pool have to balance work, romance, and touchy-feely bosses.
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
1950
4.6A boxer wins a championship but he is injured and forced to retire. After that he falls in love with a blind girl.
El amor no es ciego
1950
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Manos de seda
1951
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Esposa o amante
1950
1940s · 10 titles
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Me persigue una mujer
1947
6.4Driver Gregorio del Prado and fare collector Regalito were suspended for deviating from their route to impress a young woman named Cholita.
Get Off at the Next Corner!
1948
6.8The dynamics of a typical middle-class family are shaken up after the introduction of an enthusiastic door-to-door vacuum salesman.
A Family Like Many Others
1949
5.6Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.
Viviré otra vez
1940
6.6Union-organizing and labor/management conflicts among Mexico City bus-drivers. Sequel to "Esquina, Bajan!"
Hay lugar para... dos
1949
4.81909, a detachment of the Mexican army commanded by Captain Allende moves to Clipperton, also called the Island of the Passion, in the Pacific. After the outbreak of the revolution, the island becomes administered by the government of France, events that in principle go unnoticed by the islanders.
Passion Island
1942
6.0A ruthless nightclub owner involved in drug trafficking exploits a naive singer while plotting to kill his rival, who's been hiding for five years due to his own drug-related past.
No me quieras tanto...
1949
5.6An ex-convict struggling to start anew faces relentless pursuit by a remorseless cop while protecting an orphan amid the 1832 Paris student uprisings.
Los miserables
1943
6.3Convicted on flimsy evidence of complicity in a jewel robbery, there's nothing he can do afterward to put his life in order. Downward spiral.
Eterna agonía
1949
6.0This post-World War II drama, (released to a world-wide audience on July 9, 1949), is definitively unique for the caliber of each of its contributing writers, who are clearly better-known for their cinematic talents in black and white . For instance, the film's Director Chano Urueta ( who became an acclaimed actor in his own right), actually co-wrote the script along with one of its principal actresses, namely Esther Fernandez, as well as adding in the literary abilities of a well-known movie-producer of the era named Luis Marique.
De pecado en pecado
1948
1930s · 3 titles
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Bajo el cielo de México
1937
6.3During the early XX Century, a lovely woman dancer has an amazing success in a place called "Cafe Concordia". She is courting by many men, buts he is in love with Ernesto, a young man whose parents are against their relationship. Ernesto invites Raquel to a party at his home but she is snubbed by his mother and offended by a slighted pretender. Ernesto faces this man in a duel in which he is about to be killed by his rival, but Raquel protects his body and receives the bullet. She dies in Ernesto's arms.
Café Concordia
1939
5.1Lives of the tenants in a shabby-genteel apartment house. Miserly landlord learns valuable life lessons.
La casa del ogro
1939
Behind the camera
6.2The statue of a town's patron saint is broken just before the annual Saint's Day festival, so the priest hires a mime from a troupe of traveling players to impersonate the statue during the church's hours of operation.
San Simón de los Magueyes
1973
6.0Chofi marry Alberto and very much in love, but her mother continues to intervene in the couple's relationship, which will lead to divorce.
Esposa te doy
1957

