What is Geno Silva?
'''Geno Silva''' (January 20, 1948 – May 9, 2020) was an American [[actor]]. He was best known for his role as The Skull, Alejandro Sosa's silent hitman in ''[[Scarface (1983 movie)|Scarface]]'' (1983).<ref>{{cite book|author=Gary D. Keller|title=A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1LwUAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe|isbn=978-0-927534-65-9|page=190}}</ref> He also starred as Ruiz in the [[Academy Award]]-nominated movie ''[[Amistad (movie)|Amistad]]'' (1997). Silva was born in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]. His career lasted from 1974 to 2007. Silva died on May 9, 2020 in [[Los Angeles]] from [[frontotemporal dementia]]-related problems, aged 72.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/geno-silva-dead-scarface-actor-was-72-1294940 Geno Silva, Actor in 'Scarface,' Dies at 72]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0798316|Geno Silva}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Geno}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from frontotemporal dementia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:Actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico]] {{US-actor-stub}}