The Mexican actress, who was directed three times (Viridiana, The exterminating angel, Simon of the desert) of the Spanish master, died on November 28, at the age of 93.
Mexican actress Silvia Pinal, muse of Spanish cinema master Luis Bunuel, died on November 28 at the age of 93, Mexican Culture Minister claudia Curiel de Icaza announced. He immediately paid tribute to him by writing about it “His legacy as an artist and his contributions to our culture are unforgettable.” in Viridian of Bunuel, a film awarded the Palme d’Or in 1961, the actress, born in Guyama, had marked with her talent the role of the heroine, Viridiana, a nun with a rebellious temperament. Silvia Pinal was “one of the most emblematic figures in the history of the golden age of Mexican cinema between 1940 and 1960”the TelevisaUnivision group also wanted to clarify. The Mexican will appear in two other films of the Spaniard’s trilogy, who took refuge in Mexico to escape Francoism, The exterminating angel in 1962 and Simon of the desert in 1965.
Over the course of her career, the actress will have appeared in 84 films and 42 plays, recalls TelevisaUnivision, which also highlights her participation in television series for a total of 5,000 hours of content on behalf of the channel. Silva pinal distinguished himself during the golden age of mexican cinema, when Mexico city’s Churrubusco studios were Hollywood’s counterpart in Latin america.He starred in popular comedies such as The king of the neighborhood (The king of the neighborhood1950) with the German Valdés Pond TanOR The innocent (The innocent, 1956) with another legend of Mexican cinema, Pedro Infante. Silvia Pinal also became involved in politics, becoming a deputy and senator of the institutional revolutionary Party (PRI), which reigned supreme over Mexico for 70 years, from 1930 to 2000.
AND Viridiana Silvia Pinal’s cinematic immortality engraved in her memories, this name will also have been synonymous with tragedy in her intimate life. His daughter Viridiana died at the age of 19 in a car accident in 1982. His granddaughter viridiana also died at the age of two in 1987 by drowning in a swimming pool. A sad return of fate for this extraordinary actress.