Talk:Silvana Gallardo

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I found a recent interview of Silvana Gallardo in a book called THE MIDNIGHT SHOW (by Author Ken Knight) and would like to mention it here on her wikipedia blurb just as as recent "appearance" of her, not the interview itself. Any problems with that folks? :) -MaxButterchuck —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaxButterchuck (talk • contribs)

Why is this important?[edit]

Thanks for raising this issue on Talk. I assume the thing you want to insert is the following:

In Ken Knight's book "THE MIDNIGHT SHOW~Late Night Cable TV Guy-Flicks of the 80's" an exclusive candid interview with Silvana Gallardo is featured where she talks about her controversial role in "Death Wish 2" and her on-going work as an Acting Coach to the Stars.

This doesn't seem encyclopedic to me. Essentially you are just telling people to go read that book without indicating what specifically it says about Silvana Gallardo. Outside views of Silvana Gillardo are what is of most interest. For example, a reliable critic telling us something about her career. Information authored by her (as in an interview) is of less interest. Does this interview dramatically change our understanding of Gallardo's work? EdJohnston (talk) 13:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's a rare interview of Silvana Gallardo and she talks about her role in DEATH WISH 2 as well as her current activities. I haven't seen another interview of her published(yet) and thought it was worthwhile to mention. I see your point though as it is slightly off-topic from the actress herself. MaxButterchuck (talk) 15:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)MaxButterchuck[reply]

I notice you added the fact she lives in Kentucky. That seems like worthwhile information. If that fact comes from the interview in the book, then include the book in the reference list. See WP:REF for how to make references. Inline citations are the best, as in <ref> ... name of the reference.... </ref>.

I'm not yet convinced that a quote from the interview is worthwhile. Can you state here on Talk what you have in mind? Which of her words, that is? EdJohnston (talk) 16:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I will get back to you here on TALK by next week with a quote from the Gallardo interview in that book by Ken Knight and see what you think. I'll read over it carefully and try to pick it out according to policy on references, etc. I want such a thing to be worthwhile as well (that way it remains in the article). Thanks again Ed. MaxButterchuck (talk) 17:00, 15 May 2008 (UTC)MaxButterchuck[reply]

I am also getting some advice on adding to articles from Dismas as well in TALK so I am seeking wiki-knowledge more and more! :) I am going to refer to you Ed when i decide to write a new article and see what you think of it first! Thank you sir. MaxButterchuck (talk) 17:04, 15 May 2008 (UTC)MaxButterchuck[reply]

I went over her book-interview last night and I tend to agree with you on whether it's a good idea to quote from her interview and I think I agree with your point about it not being exactly a great addition to her short bio as it's not "encyclopedic". MaxButterchuck (talk) 12:27, 16 May 2008 (UTC)MaxButterchuck[reply]

"The New York Times obituary" and information about death[edit]

The citation used in the lead is called "The New York Times obituary", but when I click on the link I see only a page that lists some information about her work. I have added a "citation needed" template for the date of her birth and her birth name because neither of those appears in the source cited in the lead.

Verifying information about her death is also difficult. The link to "Kentucky.com obituary" leads to a page that says, "Unfortunately, we are unable to locate the page you requested. Please check the web address you entered and try again." Also, the Internet Archive apparently has no copy of the cited page. Eddie Blick (talk) 16:49, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The establishment that dealt with her funeral arrangements has an obituary: https://www.lusk-mcfarland.com/obituaries/Sandra-Silvana-Gallardo?obId=2315481

Something which may be worth including in this article- the John Gavigan mentioned is, from context, her "significant other"; his Twitter bio- see https://twitter.com/stoneroadjohn- reads "Voice over artist and actor, who had the honor of creating with and loving the great Silvana Gallardo, who passed away on January 2, 2012." In light of the fact that Billy Drago's article gives "Drago was married to actress Silvana Gallardo from 1980 until her death in 2012", even if they didn't legally separate, this statement gives quite a different image than what appear to have been the facts of the matter. EDIT: This obituary of Billy Drago- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/untouchables-actor-bill-drago-dies-at-73-1221296/ - gives "Drago was married for a time to actress Silvana Gallardo, with whom he worked on numerous projects", corroborating her obituary (a 1989 source in Google Books, "The Video Librarian" vol. 4 collected issues 1-5, gives "Actress Silvana Gallardo and actor husband Billy Drago present this workshop for aspiring actors", so they were clearly married at that point; other sources dating as far back as 1980 feature both their names but no mention made of marital status). Interestingly, however, his New York Times obituary - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/movies/billy-drago-dead.html - states only that "Mr. Drago’s marriage to Edith Hunt ended in divorce. In addition to his son Darren, he is survived by another son, Derrick; a sister, Patty; a brother, Steve; and eight grandchildren." Again per Google Books, the "Who's Who of American Women 2004-2005" p. 469 (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nGwqNgH95nMC&q=Billy+Drago+Silvana+Gallardo&dq=Billy+Drago+Silvana+Gallardo&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&printsec=frontcover&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO_YmE5r2EAxXMhP0HHd9zD3M4HhDoAXoECAsQAg), under the entry Silvana Gallardo, has: "GALLARDO, SANDRA SILVANA, producer; b. Bronx, Jan. 13, 1947; d. Edward Francis and Grace (Mallory) G.; m. Gerald O'Connor, Jan. 21, 1968 (div. 1978); m. Billy Burrows, Sept. 21, 1985." These details exactly match "Who's Who in America 2003" and are virtually identical to those provided in "Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans" (1994).

With regard to the discrepancy between the above 1947 birth year and her claimed birth year of 1953- evidently a fiction politely accepted as is common in "showbusiness" types- records such as this- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ43-PK6K (from "United States Public Records") clearly establish the birthdate of 13 Jan 1947 to be correct, therefore the "Who's Who" biographical matter can be accepted over the citationless 1953. This- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSY-RX2Z ("New York City Marriage Licenses")- corroborates the 1968 marriage to Gerald O'Connor, so that too can be included on the grounds that the published cited source is correct in its information. This - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVGK-58H ("Nevada Marriage Index") - shows the marriage of Sandra Yvonne Gallardo and Billy Eugene Burrows on 21 Sep. 1985; the first record linked above gives her the name "Sandra Y. Gallarou [sic]" ALIAS "Sandra S. Gallardo"; evidently the "Yvonne" was either her birthname but she preferred "Silvana", or some other such state of affairs.