Armando Silvestre

• Name — Armando Silvestre • Birth Name — Armando Silvestre Carrascosa • Born — 28 January 1926 • Birthplace — San Diego, California, U.S. • Died — 2 June 2024 • Place of death — Coronado, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1948–2017

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.

• Illustration — Silvestre with Rossana Podestà in Rossana (1953) • Illustration — Silvestre in The Scalphunters (1968)

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1952 — Fireside Theatre — Tony — "Mirage" (Season 4, Episode 42) • 1952 — Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Joe — "The House of Pride" (Season 2, Episode 11) • 1961 — Cuatro en la trampa — Unknown role — Recurring role • 1966–1969 — Daniel Boone — Jim Santee / Captain Torres / Gabriel — * "The High Cumberland: Part 1" (Season 2, Episode 29) * "The High Cumberland: Part 2" (Season 2, Episode 30) * "A Very Small Rifle" (Season 6, Episode 1) * "The Grand Alliance" (Season 6, Episode 7) • 1968–1970 — The F.B.I. — Carlos Lara / Miguel Ramos Valdez — * "Out of Control" (Season 4, Episode 2) * "Conspiracy of Corruption" (Season 5, Episode 18) • 1970 — Bracken's World — Manuel Rivas — "Miss Isabel Blue " (Season 2, Episode 15) • 1971 — D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill — Robert Ramirez — Television film • 1971 — Mannix — Sgt. Juan Rivas — "Catspaw" (Season 5, Episode 13) • 1974 — El chofer — Armando — Recurring role • 1974 — Ana del aire — Esteban — Recurring role • 1976 — The Quest — Medina — "Shanklin" (Season 1, Episode 3) • 1976 — Police Woman — Garcia — "The Lifeline Agency" (Season 3, Episode 7) • 1977 — Wonder Woman — Antonio Cruz — "Formula 407" (Season 1, Episode 12) • 1978 — La trampa — Jack — Recurring role • 1980 — No temas al amor — Marcos Darío — Recurring role • 1984 — Rituals — Enrique Santiago — Recurring role • 1986 — On Wings of Eagles — Randy — Recurring role • 1989 — Gideon Oliver — Dr. Felix Rodriguez — "By the Waters of Babylon" (Season 1, Episode 4) • 1993 — Capricho — León — Recurring role • 1996 — Azul — Ernesto — Recurring role • 2014 — La impostora — Leonidas Altamira — Lead role • 2016 — Despertar contigo — Silvestre — Recurring role