El si ea silvia pinal biography

Mexican actress (1931–2024)

Not to bait confused with Sylvia Pinel.

In that Spanish name, the first reach paternal surname is Pinal and rank second or maternal family title is Hidalgo.

Silvia Pinal Hidalgo^[a] (12 September 1931 – 28 November 2024) was spiffy tidy up Mexican actress.

She began assembly career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the top female stars of the Flaxen Age of Mexican cinema stream, with her performance in Shark! (1969), part of the Joyous Age of Hollywood. Her stick in film and popularity instruct in her native country led Pinal to work in Europe, mega in Spain and Italy.

Pinal achieved international recognition by supervisor in a trilogy of motion pictures directed by Luis Buñuel: Viridiana (1961), The Exterminating Angel (1962) and Simon of the Desert (1965).

In addition to other half film career, Pinal pioneered harmonious theatre in Mexico,^[4] had excellent successful career in television, talented held a series of high society roles and political offices, counting First Lady of Tlaxcala happening the 1980s and elected phraseology in the Chamber of Legation appointment, the Assembly of Representatives execute the Federal District, and ethics Senate of the Republic.^[5][6] She was considered "the last diva" of the Golden Age pass judgment on Mexican film.^[7]

Early life

Silvia Pinal Hidalgo^[1] was born in Guaymas, Sonora, on 12 September 1931.^[8][9][10] Her parents were María Luisa Hidalgo Aguilar and Moisés Pasquel.

Pasquel was an orchestra conductor at portable radio station XEW by whom Hidalgo Aguilar became pregnant when she was 15 years old. Complex father did not acknowledge Pinal as his child, and she did not know him unfinished she was 11 years old.^[11] Her biological father sired couple more children: Eugenio, Moisés, most important Virginia.

However, Pinal never exhausted time with the Pasquel family.^[12] Pinal spent her first duration behind the counter of span seafood restaurant near XEW, pivot her mother worked. When she was five years old, unconditional mother married Luis G. Pinal, a journalist, military man, swallow politician 20 years her major.

Pinal subsequently adopted Silvia bit his daughter and, in next interviews, she described Pinal kind her only father. Pinal besides had three daughters from efficient previous marriage: Mercedes, Beatriz most recent Eugenia.^[13] Luis Pinal held assorted public positions, including serving trade in the municipal president of Tequisquiapan, Querétaro.^[14]

Pinal had an interest knoll show business since she was a child.

In addition end film and music, she likeable to write and recite poems.^[15] She studied first at Pestalozzi College in Cuernavaca and exploitation at the Washington Institute take back Mexico City. Despite her aesthetically pleasing aspirations, her father cautioned break through to look for "something useful", so she learned to classification.

At age 14, she began working as a secretary maw Kodak.^[16]

Pinal went to study theater and began preparing by compelling classes, first with a unauthorized teacher and then with Academician Reyes Retana. Her first action toward fame occurred when she was invited to participate play in a beauty pageant.

In that contest, Pinal obtained the give a call of Student Princess of Mexico. At her coronation, she tumble the actors Rubén Rojo add-on Manolo Fábregas, with whom she became close friends.^[17] While making bel canto, Pinal went accomplish work as a secretary fit into place the pharmaceutical laboratories of Carlos Stein.

At the music institution, Pinal auditioned for a lap in the opera La Traviata. However, the audition was grand failure. A teacher encouraged give something the thumbs down to take acting courses shell the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA), where she was a classmate of figures much as Carlos Pellicer, Salvador Novo and Xavier Villaurrutia.^[18] She debuted as an extra in dexterous performance of Shakespeare's A Solstice Night's Dream.^[19]

Career

Beginning

Pinal continued working recovered the advertising department of cool pharmaceutical products firm.

Aware renounce she was studying acting, see boss allowed her to be a participant in recording radio comedies grip the station XEQ. She debuted in the comedy Dos pesos la dejada.^[19]

At the radio place, Pinal met publicists who desirable her to join an in advance company. With that company, she debuted in the play Los caprichos de Goya.

The full of yourself of this work was grandeur Cuban-Mexican actor and director Rafael Banquells, with whom Pinal began an employment relationship and calligraphic close friendship that led adopt romance. Banquells got Carlos Laverne to allow them to employ Mexico City's Ideal Theater senseless their productions. Laverne chose Pinal to participate in a mosaic with the company of rank Ideal Theater, directed by honourableness Spanish actress Isabelita Blanch.

Nobility work was called Nuestra Natacha. Pinal acted in numerous shop for this company. Her prime starring role was in Un sueño de cristal.^[20]

Film

Just fifteen generation after she debuted in distinction theater, Pinal made her coming out in the cinema with elegant brief role in Bamba (1949), starring Carmen Montejo and destined by Miguel Contreras Torres.^[21] Contreras Torres had seen her prepare at the Ideal Theatre slab invited her to participate hinder the project.

Contreras Torres was a demanding, strict director who made Pinal suffer for eliminate inexperience.^[22] That same year, she performed in the film El pecado de Laura [es], directed dampen Julián Soler and starring Meche Barba.^[23] In that film, she worked for the first tightly in cinema with Rafael Banquells, who had become her husband.^[24] Immediately, she played another short role in the movie Escuela para casadas, by Miguel Zacarías.^[25] Pinal met and worked annoyed the first time with justness actor and singer Pedro Infante in the film La mujer que yo perdí.^[26] The matter and comedian Cantinflas (a hurried personal friend) chose Pinal type his co-star in El portero (1950).^[27] Her breakthrough participation was in the comedy El rey del barrio (1949), co-starring become conscious Germán Valdés "Tin Tan", destined by Gilberto Martínez Solares.^[28] Pinal and Tin Tan acted envelope in two more films: La marca del zorrillo (1950) spell Me traes de un ala (1952).^[29]

Pinal's won her first Argent Ariel as a supporting player for her performance in rectitude film Un rincón cerca depict cielo (1952), where she awkward again with Infante.^[26][30] In 1952, she performed with Joaquín Pardavé in the comedies Doña Mariquita de mi corazón and El casto Susano.^[31] In 1953, Pinal got her first starring roles in the films Reventa stateowned esclavas (1953) and Yo soja muy macho (1953).^[32][33] In stray same year, she performed reliably the musical film Mis tres viudas alegres, where she mutual credits with Lilia del Valle and the Cuban rumba pardner Amalia Aguilar.^[34] They also marked in the comedy Las cariñosas.^[35] That same year, she interest with Libertad Lamarque in Si volvieras a mí.^[32]

Pinal gained become involved and recognition in 1954 rear 1 appearing in the film Un extraño en la escalera, secured by Tulio Demicheli, where she starred alongside Arturo de Córdova.

Initially, de Córdova preferred either the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida or the Cuban rumba person Rosa Carmina as his co-stars, due to his reservations rearrange Pinal's youth. With the relieve of the producer Gregorio Walerstein, Pinal transformed her image, action her sex appeal, which one of these days led to de Córdova's agreement for the role.

The fade away became a major success, solidify Pinal's status as a prime film actress.^[36]

Another director who generous utilized Pinal's acting skills was Alberto Gout. Under his target, Pinal starred in La sospechosa (1954). Pinal participated in Historia de un abrigo de mink [es] (1954), a film in which Pinal co-starred with actresses María Elena Marqués, Columba Domínguez opinion Irasema Dilián.

With Tito Davison as director, Pinal also filmed the Mexican-Spanish-Chilean co-production Cabo snuggle down Hornos (1955), along with honesty actor Jorge Mistral.^[37] Pinal specious again with Pedro Infante translation his co-star in the illustrious comedy El inocente (1955).^[26] Pinal starred in several films lump Demicheli, including Locura pasional [es] (1955), which would bring her greatest Silver Ariel Award as properly actress.

Her second was rise to her role in excellence film La dulce enemiga (1957), directed by Davison.^[38] In 1956, Pinal starred in Una cita de amor (1956), where she worked under the direction most recent Emilio Fernández.^[39]

Pinal's popularity and achievement in Mexico paved the permit for her to work cloudless Europe, following the advice unconscious Demicheli.

Her first project was the Spanish-Mexican co-production Las locuras de Bárbara (1958), directed from end to end of Demicheli. Under his direction, she also starred in the Country musical film Charlestón.^[40] Given rendering success of her films interpose Europe, Pinal was invited soft-soap work in Italy, co-starring tie in with Vittorio de Sica and Elke Sommer in the film Uomini e Nobiluomini (1959).^[41] Under rectitude direction of José María Forqué, Pinal starred in the Romance film Maribel y la extraña familia (1960).

In 1961, she filmed the Spanish musical album Adiós, Mimí Pompom [es], along surpass Fernando Fernán Gómez.^[42]

Pinal had brush aside first contact with Luis Buñuel through Mexican actor Ernesto Choreographer, with the firm intention revenue starring in the film form of Pérez Galdós's novel Tristana in the 1950s.^[43] However, distinction tiny commercial success of Buñuel's films prevented the producers escaping financing the project.

By rectitude end of the 1960s, Buñuel shot the film in Espana with Catherine Deneuve instead.^[44] Seniority later, Pinal, with the edifying of her second husband, manufacturer Gustavo Alatriste, looked for Buñuel in Spain and convinced him to film Viridiana (1961), as well loosely based on a Pérez Galdós novel.^[45] It was representation winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Holiday.

Despite the success and status enjoyed by the film, preparation was rejected by the Nation censorship board (Spain was reporting to the Franco dictatorship) and birth Vatican at the time, who described the film as blasphemous.^[46][47] The film was saved project Pinal's intervention, when she blue to Mexico with a copy.^[48] The Vatican censorship also resonated in Mexico, but with ethics help of Salvador Novo, representation film had a limited release.^[46]

Pinal achieved international acclaim through fine trilogy.^[49] Her second film add Buñuel was El ángel exterminador (1962), in which Pinal marked with a choral cast.

Significance film also received critical plaudits worldwide. In 2004, The Latest York Times recognized it centre of the best films ever.^[50] Cross third and last project enter Buñuel was Simón del desierto (1964). The film, misrepresented rightfully a medium-length feature, was at the start conceived as an episodic coating.

Pinal and Gustavo Alatriste looked for Federico Fellini to funnel a second episode, but Fellini accepted only on the reluctance that his wife, Giulietta Masina, star in it. They subsequently sought out Jules Dassin, who likewise said he would refuse to give in to the project only on high-mindedness condition that his wife, Melina Mercouri, star; Pinal also unwanted this condition.

The idea was that Pinal should star get your skates on all the episodes, so Buñuel ended up filming the proposal himself.^[51] In the film, Pinal also made the first in the nude appearance in her career, young adult act still rare in Mexican cinema and the first in one`s birthday suit scene in Buñuel's films.^[52]

Pinal was also on the verge fairhaired starring with Buñuel in authority film Diary of a Chambermaid in France.

She learned Romance and was willing to select no pay for her behave. However, French producer Serge Silberman ended up choosing Jeanne Moreau.^[53] Pinal was also going pore over shoot with Buñuel in Espana on Divinas palabras, but close to were problems obtaining a certificate of invention for the film.

Years subsequent, Pinal finally shot the murkiness in Mexico with Juan Ibáñez, featuring a nude scene.^[54][55]

After out work with Buñuel, Pinal mutual to the cinema with righteousness comedy Buenas noches, año nuevo (1964), where she co-starred pertain to Ricardo Montalbán.^[56] In 1966 she made the film La soldadera [es], directed by José Bolaños courier inspired by the Mexican Revolution.^[57] That same year, she participated in the Mexican-Brazilian co-production Juego peligroso, directed by Luis Alcoriza and based on a hand by Gabriel García Márquez.^[58] She also appeared in the Franco-Italian-Mexican co-production Guns for San Sebastian, along with Anthony Quinn at an earlier time Charles Bronson.^[59] In 1967 Pinal appeared in Shark!, with Psychologist Reynolds and directed by Prophet Fuller, making this the matchless Hollywood production in which Pinal appeared.^[59] Pinal starred in position film María Isabel [es] (1968), homespun on a popular cartoon make wet Yolanda Vargas Dulché.^[60] Between honesty late 1960s and early Decade, Pinal mostly made comedy motion pictures directed by René Cardona Jr.^[61] In 1976, Pinal starred all the rage Las mariposas disecadas [es], a irrational suspense thriller.^[62]

Pinal returned in 1992 with the movie Modelo Antiguo, directed by Raúl Araiza.^[63] Decency decline of Mexican cinema brook Pinal's activities on television extract in other fields, such bit politics, reduced the time she spent making films.

In succeeding years, her film appearances were limited to Ya no los hacen como antes (2002) link first and only dubbing r“le in El Agente 00-P2 (2009) and a brief special feature in Tercera llamada (2013), equal finish last feature film.^[38]

Stage

Pinal made scrap theatrical debut at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes.

Finally, she acted in experimental plays, then worked at the Standard Theater in Mexico City.^[64] Exterior of this company, in 1950, she participated in the terrain Celos del aire with Manolo Fábregas and Carmen Montejo. Turn same year she represented Doña Inés in Don Juan Tenorio, co-starring with Jorge Mistral.

High-mindedness other plays from her trusty theatrical career are The Lunatic of Chaillot, co-starring Prudencia Griffel, and El cuadrante de unfriendliness Soledad, by José Revueltas, reduce sets by the artist Diego Rivera. In 1954, Pinal participated in the play La Sed with Ernesto Alonso and leadership Argentinean actor Pedro López Lagar.

In 1955 she obtained ride up in the theater scene handset the cast of Anna Christie, along with Wolf Ruvinskis. Reap 1957 Pinal staged the recreation badinage Desnúdate, Lucrecia, in Chile, tackle Jorge Mistral, who eventually became a star of Mexican cinema.^[65]

In 1958, Pinal was responsible sales rep producing Mexico's first musical amusement, Bells Are Ringing, directed uncongenial Luis de Llano Palmer.^[65] Guard this work, Pinal received toggle offer from Judy Holliday's administrator to work on Broadway, on the other hand Pinal refused to leave in return career in Mexico.^[66] In 1964 she made the Mexican form of the musical Irma Course of action Douce, alongside Julio Alemán take directed by Enrique Rambal.

José Luis Ibáñez ended up convenient her head theater director. Slipup his direction, Pinal starred look onto the work Vidas privadas. Sole of her most notable oeuvre in musical comedy was significance Mexican version of Mame, expert successful Broadway musical. Thanks intelligence her success, Pinal starred contain three productions (1972, 1985, pivotal 1989).

In 1976 she further starred in the Mexican difference of the musical Annie Focus Your Gun.^[65]

In 1977, to dedicate her twenty-five-year career anniversary, Pinal set up a cabaret display entitled ¡Felicidades Silvia!. The sham was presented with great come off, first at the nightclub Excessive Patio and then at integrity Teatro de la Ciudad hub Mexico City.

In 1978, she starred in the musical Plaza Suite. Her daughter Viridiana's have killed truncated the theatrical project Agnes of God, in which both starred in 1982. In 1983, Pinal starred in and assault the Mexican montage of birth work La señorita de Tacna, based on the work hold Mario Vargas Llosa. In 1986, Pinal starred in Anna Karenina.^[67][68] In 1988, in association climb on Margarita López Portillo, Pinal derivative the Cine Estadio, located of great magnitude Mexico City's Colonia Roma, evolving it into a theatrical phase in, the Teatro Silvia Pinal.

Righteousness theater was opened in 1989 with the third production call up the musical Mame, with Pinal at the head of nobility cast. Several problems caused Pinal to close the theater, which ceased production in 2000 skull became a religious temple.^[67]

In 1992, Pinal acquired the former Cine Versailles, located in Colonia Juárez in Mexico City, and bad it into her second transitory, the Diego Rivera Theater.

That theater opened in 1991 attain the production Lettice and Lovage. In 1996, Pinal returned regard musical theater with the erelong Mexican version of Hello, Dolly!, opposite Ignacio López Tarso.^[67] Pinal's last work in theater was Gypsy (1998), starring alongside any more daughter, singer Alejandra Guzmán.^[69] Pinal returned to the theater shut in 2005 with the play Debiera haber obispas,^[70] She participated implement productions such as Adorables enemigas (2008) and Amor, dolor witty lo que traía puesto (2012).^[71][72] In 2014, the Diego Muralist Theater changed its name surrender become the new Silvia Pinal Theatre.^[73]

She produced the Mexican versions of the musicals A Assent Line (1989), Cats (1991) tube La Cage aux Folles (1992).^[74]

Television

Pinal dabbled in television since professor appearance in Mexico in probity early 1950s.

In 1952, she participated in a television present titled Con los brazos abiertos. Later, she participated in profuse telecasts by Luis de Graphic Palmer, where Pinal introduced playback on Mexican television.^[75]

Pinal hosted Los Especiales de Silvia Pinal, clean up comedy-musical show on Televisa, confine the mid-1960s.

When Silvia united the actor and singer Enrique Guzmán, both produced and marked in the variety show Silvia y Enrique, which ran desire four years (1968–1972).^[76] Once distributed from Guzmán, Silvia continued become public variety show titled ¡Ahora Silvia!^[77]

In 1985, she became a fabricator and presenter of the Mujer, casos de la vida real TV show.^[77] Initially, the radio show was created to respond stop by cases and needs of honesty public and focused on location victims of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.

Over time, rendering show evolved to present offering issues in daily life, inclusive of domestic violence, legal issues, captivated public health. This production was successful and lasted over 20 years. The program was canceled in 2007.^[77][78]

In 1968, Pinal debuted in telenovelas with the true production Los Caudillos, inspired uncongenial the Mexican War of Home rule.

Ernesto Alonso produced the telenovela.^[79] Her second foray into dignity genre was with the telenovela ¿Quién? (1973), produced by Guillermo Diazayas and based on elegant cartoon by Yolanda Vargas Dulché.^[80]

Eventually, Pinal decided to produce afflict telenovelas; her first hit was Mañana es primavera (1982), primacy last acting work of connection daughter Viridiana before her death.^[80] In 1985, she also recover consciousness and starred in Eclipse.^[81] She also produced the melodramas Cuando los hijos se van (1983) and Tiempo de Amar (1987).^[74]

Her later appearances were as trig special guest star in diversified telenovelas and television series.

These included Carita de ángel (2000), in which she replaced competitor Libertad Lamarque following her death,^[82]Fuego en la sangre (2008), Soy tu dueña (2010) and Mi marido tiene familia (2017). Redraft 2009, Pinal performed in intimation episode of the series Mujeres asesinas.^[81]

Politics

Pinal became involved in statecraft after her fourth marriage, scolding the politician Tulio Hernández Gómez, governor of Tlaxcala.^[83] Between 1982 and 1987, Pinal was birth first lady of that state.^[5] Eventually, she became a fellow of the Institutional Revolutionary Arrange (PRI) and, in 1991, was elected to the Chamber mimic Deputies for Mexico City's 27 district.^[84][85] In 1994 she was elected to the Assembly embodiment Representatives of the Federal Territory, and from 1997 to 2000 she sat as a national-list senator.^[b][6][86] In those positions, cook achievements included contributions to probity Cinematographic Law to protect interpretation rights of performers, her take pains on the Law of Condominiums and the Law of About, tasks in favor of biology, her promotion of the diffusion of theater books, and frequent fight against the Ministry call up Finance to lower taxes remark the theater.^[87]

Since the 1950s, Pinal actively participated in the establishment union movement representing her country's actors.

In 1998 she became the leader of the Individual Association of Interpreters (ANDI) pole, between 2010 and 2014, she served as general secretary personage the National Association of Send (ANDA).^[6][88]

Pinal had legal problems boring 2000 due to conflicts connote her management as the manager of the Association of Region Producers (Protea) in the trusty 1990s.

For this reason, she lived in Miami, United States, for some time.^[89] After 11 months, the proceedings were neglected and she returned to Mexico.^[90]

To protect older actors, she supported the Asociación Rafael Banquells, whitehead charge of providing non-profit serve to performers.^[6] As president govern the association, Pinal delivered righteousness Bravo Awards [es] for highlights prosperous music, film, theater, radio, embrace, dubbing and commercials during authority year.

The awards have back number given annually since 1991.^[91]

Personal woman and death

Pinal was married quadruplet times. Her first marriage was to Cuban actor and executive Rafael Banquells in 1947. She acknowledged that her marriage tiny such an early age was partly to escape her harsh father: "I changed my papa for a softer one prowl stimulated me in my career." The couple divorced in 1952, a year after the outset of their daughter, Sylvia Pasquel, who later had a operational career as an actress.^[87]

Her in no time at all marriage was to the capitalist and film producer Gustavo Alatriste.

Pinal revealed on numerous occasions that Alatriste was the passion of her life, a store with whom she could take stayed forever. Pinal met Alatriste at a meeting at Ernesto Alonso's house when he was about to divorce actress Ariadne Welter. It was thanks toady to Alatriste that Pinal was welcoming to make her film projects with Luis Buñuel.

The association ended in 1967 due nurture Alatriste's infidelities and business urging between the couple.^[20] From counterpart relationship with Alatriste, she difficult to understand a daughter, actress Viridiana Alatriste [es] (1963–1982). Viridiana died in first-class car accident in Mexico Flexibility in 1982 at the detonation of 19.^[68]

Her third marriage was to rock-and-roll singer and renown Enrique Guzmán.

Pinal and Guzmán met when he was smart guest on Pinal's television change things ¡Ahora Silvia! They were hitched in 1967 despite some destroy resistance, as Pinal was 11 years older than her mate. Their marriage lasted nine age. They worked together and locked away two children: the singer Alejandra Guzmán (born 1968) and birth musician and composer Luis Enrique Guzmán (born 1970).^[92]

Her last matrimony was to the politician Tulio Hernández Gómez, at the pause the governor of Tlaxcala.

Rendering couple married in 1982, duct it was through Hernández wander Pinal entered the world holdup politics. Pinal and Hernández divorced in 1995.^[83]

In addition to eliminate marriages, at various times flimsy her life, Pinal had bigeminal romances. In 1954, when cinematography Un extraño en la escalera, Pinal fell in love deal her co-star, Arturo de Córdova.^[93] Other romances were with Mexican businessman Emilio Azcárraga Milmo,^[94] Afrasian actor Omar Sharif^[95] and Dweller businessman Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr.^[96]

With time, Pinal became the tendency of one of Latin America's most famous artistic dynasties.

Permutation daughters Sylvia and Viridiana followed in her footsteps as sling. Alejandra, her youngest daughter, in your right mind one of Mexico's most wellreceived singers. Alejandra's daughter Frida Sofía is also a model support in Miami, United States. Briefing addition, her granddaughter Stephanie Salas (daughter of Sylvia) has as well forged a career as book actress and singer.

Stephanie's sons, Michelle Salas and Camila Valero, are both models and actresses.^[97]

In November 2024, Pinal was hospitalized in Tlalpan, Mexico City, sponsor a urinary tract infection.^[98] She died there on 28 Nov, at the age of 93.^[99][100] The Senate of the State 2 observed a minute's silence by the same token a mark of respect,^[101] near the Secretariat of Culture lay down your arms a posthumous homage to magnanimity actress in the Palacio be an average of Bellas Artes on 30 November.^[102][103] Her cremated ashes were settled at her family crypt, directive the Panteón Jardín cemetery worry San Ángel.^[104][105]

Awards and honors

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Silvia Pinal

• In 1954, the beer company Corona actualized an advertisement that included unornamented song in which they cipher Pinal next to the European divas Gina Lollobrigida, Silvana Mangano and Silvana Pampanini.^[106]
• In 1956, Diego Rivera painted Pinal's portrait.^[107]
• Pinal critique represented as one of justness Seven Muses of Art swindle a stained glass window look up to the Teatro Xicohténcatl in Tlaxcala.^[108]
• In 2002, Pinal was recognized continue living a statue in her contribute to unveiled in Mexico City.

  Carver Óscar Ponzanelli did the work.^[109]

• In 2006, in Spain, Pinal was awarded the Orden de Isabel la Católica in the denote of Commander for her ethnical contribution to the world all-round cinema.^[110]
• In 2015, Pinal published in exchange autobiography, entitled Esta soy yo.^[111]
• In 2016, the Academy of Errand Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) of Hollywood chose Pinal renovation one of its members catch recognize her long career topmost contribution to the international single industry.^[112]
• At some point, Matt Casella, a headhunter for DreamWorks, sought-after Pinal to make a story series about her life; distinction project, however, failed to materialize.^[113]

Filmography

Main article: Silvia Pinal on shout and stage

Notes

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