António Silva

António Maria da Silva (March 3, 1886 – August 15, 1971) was a Portuguese actor. He accumulated over 40 credits over his more than 50 years in acting. António Silva was born to a humble family, one of many sons and daughters of Francisco Constantino Augusto da Silva (born December 19, 1849, Lisbon, Socorro), a frame gilder in Lisbon, who married Amélia das Dores (July 4, 1853, Lisbon, Lumiar, – April 4, 1936, Lisbon, São Jorge de Arroios). The family lived at Rua do Jasmim nr. 5. António was an employee at a drugstore, a cashier and a fireman, where he became a commander, before he became an actor. He studied a commercial course and attended several amateur stage groups. His first appearance as an actor was in 1910, in the play "O Novo...