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 co...
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The Night Before
As Tito
El Norte
As Monte
Jocks
As Chito
Second Thoughts
Alambrista!
As Joe
Walk Proud
As Dagger
The Milagro Beanfield War
As Milagro Townsperson
Stones for Ibarra
As Basilio Garcia
UHF
As Raul Hernandez
Colors
As Frog
Crackers
As Ramon
Home Free
As Eddie Fuentes
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
As Carlos ("Growing Yourself")
T. J. Hooker
As Ramon Cruz
Hill Street Blues
Hunter
As Hector Rivas
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Basilio Garcia
The White Shadow
As Julio
Barney Miller
As Puente