Pamela Silva(I)
- Actress
Pamela Silva was born in Lima, Peru and immigrated to the U.S when she
was 2 1/2 years old. Her families' departure in 1986, was a direct
result of the political and social upheaval facing the nation. After
her father, Raul Silva, a political journalist decided to leave the
country, they moved directly to Orange County, CA, where Pamela grew
up. Her mother, Teresa Silva a one time teacher, worked laboriously in
garment factories while her father continued on as a writer. Growing up
in Placentia, a suburban neighborhood of Southern California, and
seeing the struggles of her parents to raise her and her older sister
Rosalynn, prompted Pamela to highly value the efforts of her parents.
As a result she became intensely dedicated to her studies. An honors
student, Pamela excelled scholastically and attended USC, graduating
with Bachelor's degrees in English and Spanish. After college her
desire to help those who struggle with English motivated Pamela to
become a teacher. For many years she instructed at-risk youth and adult
education students in underserved areas of the state. In order to
perfect her skills, she went on to obtain her Master's in Education
from Pepperdine University. All the while, Pamela contemplated acting
due to her strong inclination towards the performing arts, but thought
the idea of pursuing it was something completely unimaginable and would
be incredibly hard. It wasn't until 2012 that she finally realized it
was time to chase the dream and she began splitting her time between
teaching and the performing arts. She started training intensively at
several institutes in Los Angeles including the award winning "Berg
Studios." She performed in several projects including "Cold" and the
remake of 'The Descendants." In the latter, her role of Kai
demonstrated her intense dramatic skills as a bitter, enraged spouse
facing the eminent death of a dear friend. Pamela tends to gravitate
towards thought provoking scripts with rich insight into the human
experience. Her wide range is evident; she shows sarcasm and humor in
the character of Olive in the remake of Easy A and is a concerned,
distraught mother in "Cold." Aside from acting, Pamela has worked in
news radio and specializes in bilingual voice over acting. She resides
in Los Angeles where she spends her spare time practicing crossfit,
rowing and indoor cycling. She is an avid reader of contemporary
American poetry and consistently follows political news stories.