Silvia Pinal

**Silvia Pinal Hidalgo** (born 12 September 1931; deed 28 November 2024) wis a Mexican film, televeesion an stage actress. She is ane o the maist recognisit an versatile Mexican actresses warldwide. She is internaitionally kent for haein starred in a famous movie trilogy wi the famit film director Luis Buñuel, heichlichtin the clessic film *[[Viridiana]]* (1961).

Pinal wis considered ane o the last livin legends o the Gowden Age o Mexican cinema. She is considered ane o the pioneers o the televeesion an muisical theater in Mexico an aw. Her dochters an some o her stryndants hae dabbled in the starndom warld, makkin Pinal, the heid o ane o the maist famous airtistic dynasties o Mexico.

## Early life
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo was born in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, on 12 September 1931. She wis the anerly dochter o Maria Luisa Hidalgo, a stryndant (accordin tae several sources) o Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, foonder o the unthirldom muivement in Mexico, an Luis G. Pinal a jurnalist, militar an politician. Bi her faither's side, she haed three hauf-sisters. She an her faimily livit in several ceeties in Mexico: Querétaro, Cuernavaca an Acapulco, an feenally settlin in Mexico Ceety. In Mexico Ceety she wirkit as a secretar for a pharmaceutical firm. Later, she gae  the opportunity tae pairticipate in the recordin o some radio plays in the XEQ, a Mexican radio station: *Dos pesos la dejada* an  *[[Midsummer Night's Dream]]*. She teuk actin clesses in the Palacio de Bellas Artes an aw. She wis chosen Queen o the Mexican Students an wis presentit wi the Cuban actor an director Rafael Banquells, who includit her in several plays that sat in the theater company o the Spainyie actress Isabelita Blanch. Her first wirk wis a experimental project cried *Los caprichos de Goya*.

## Career

### Career in film
In 1949, Pinal stairtit her career in film at the age o 18 in the movies *[[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]* an *El pecado de Laura* (wi Meche Barba an Rafael Banquells). She gained popularity as a "young lady" o the Gowden age o Mexican cinema in the 1950s. She starred in some successful movies like *[[El rey del barrio]]* wi Tin Tan (1950), *[[El portero]]*, wi Cantinflas (1951), *[[Mis Tres Viudas Alegres]]* (1953), wi Amalia Aguilar an *[[El inocente]]* (1953), wi Pedro Infante, winnin her first Silver Ariel awaird. She earned twa mair Ariels for *Locura Pasional* (in 1955) an *[[Enemiga]]* (in 1956). She gained further recognition wi roles in a nummer o movies for the Argentine director Tulio Demicheli, as *Un extraño en la escalera* (1954) or *Desnudate Lucrecia* (1959). Efter marryin Gustavo Alatriste, a businessman who invitit Spainyie film director Luis Buñuel tae direct *[[Viridiana]]*, a controversial film depictin a nun (played bi Pinal) an her affair wi the character played bi Spainyie actor Francisco Rabal. The Alatriste-Pinal-Buñuel team made twa mair successful films, *[[El ángel exterminador]]* (1962) and *Simón del desierto* (1965).

Efter the Buñuel-Pinal collaboration, Pinal starred in numerous movies durin the 1960s an 1970s, like *[[Los Cuervos están de luto]]* (1965), *La soldadera* (1966), *[[La Bataille de San Sebastian]]* (1968, in Fraunce), *[[María Isabel]]* (1968), *El Cuerpazo del Delíto* (1970, wi Mauricio Garcés), *[[Divínas Palabras]]* (1978), *[[Pubis Angelical]]* (1982, in Argentina), an *Modelo Antiguo* (1992).

### Career on televeesion
In 1968, Pinal obtained a role in her first telenovela titled *Los caudillos*, a story inspired in the events o the Mexican War o Unthirldom. Wi her husband, Guzmán, she hostit a muisical talk-show titled *Silvia y Enrique* on Televisa. In 1985, she producit a show that portrays viewers-submittit stories aboot weemen titled *Mujer, casos de la vida real* that became a success an it is still producit an broadcast bi Televisa in Mexico an Laitin Americae an Univision in the Unitit States.

She actit in anither telenovela in 1973 an mair in the 1980s afore takkin a 15-year break frae such roles. In 1983, she produced *Cuando los hijos se van*, starrin her dochter Silvia Pasquel an Saby Kamalich. She returned tae telenovela roles in 1998 wi *El privilegio de amar*, the *Best Telenovela of the Year*, accordin tae TVyNovelas. Her maist recent roles hae been in *Carita de ángel* in 2000, *Aventuras en el tiempo* in 2001, *Amarte es mi pecado* in 2004 an *Fuego en la Sangre* in 2008.

In 2010, Pinal pairticipatit in the Mexican telenovela *[[Soy Tu Dueña]]*.

Pinal is featured in the 2007 beuk *Televisa Presenta,* which celebrates ower 50 years o Televisa's history.

### Career on stage

Pinal haes producit an starred in plays such as the Spainyie leid version o *[[Mame (muisical)|Mame]]* an aw. She then acquired her awn theaters an namit thaim *[[Teatro Silvia Pinal|Silvia Pinal]]* an *[[Teatro Diego Rivera|Diego Rivera]]* an starred in *Que tal Dolly!*, the Spainyie-leid version o *[[Hello, Dolly! (muisical)|Hello Dolly!]]* an *[[Gypsy (muisical)|Gypsy]]*, opposite her real-life dochter, Alejandra Guzmán.

In 2005, efter a 12-month hiatus frae stage roles, she starred in *Debiera haber obispas* ("There shoud be wumman bishops") bi Mexican writer Rafael Solana. In 1993, she producit the Mexican premiere o Jerry Herman's muisical adaptation o *[[La Cage aux Folles (play)|La Cage Aux Folles]]* ("La Jaula de Los Locos"). She last starred in *Adorables Enemigas* in Mexico Ceety at the Teatro Diego Rivera.

### Career in politics
She became a member o the Institutional Revolutionar Pairty an wis electit tae federal deputy, senator an member o the assembly o the Mexican Federal Destrict.

## Personal life
Pinal haes been marriet fower times, first tae Cuban actor Rafael Banquells who haed a dochter wi her, actress Silvia Pasquel (*Pasquel* is a combination o the surnames *Pinal* an *Banquells*). She then marriet Gustavo Alatriste, a businessman turned movie producer who wis the faither o her seicont dochter, Viridiana Alatriste (17 Januar 1963 – 25 October 1982), who wis killed in a caur crash at the age o 19.

Pinal later marriet Enrique Guzmán, a Caracas, Venezuela-born Mexican actor an sangster. They haed twa childer: Luis Enrique Guzmán an Alejandra Guzmán. Pinal an Guzmán hostit a TV show in the 1960s, but later divorcit. Her last husband wis Tulio Hernández, whom she marriet in 1982; the marriage ended in 1995.

### Awairds an honors
Pinal haes been inductit intae the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico Ceety for her wirk. She an her dochters Silvia Pasquel an Alejandra Guzmán are amang the few mither an dochter pairs so honored.

## Filmografie

### Telenovelas
* *[[Una familia con suerte]]* (2011) as hersel
* *[[Soy Tu Dueña]]* (2010) as Isabel Rangel Vda. de Dorantes
* *[[Fuego En La Sangre]]* (2008) as Santita
* *[[Amor sin Maquillaje]]* (2007)
* *[[Aventuras en el tiempo]]* (2001) as Silvia
* *[[Carita de Ángel]]* (2000) as Mother Lucía
* *[[El privilegio de amar]]* (1998)
* *[[Lazos de amor]]* (1995) as hersel
* *[[Eclipse (telenovela)|Eclipse]]* (1984)
* *[[Mañana es primavera]]* (1983)
* *[[Y ahora, ¿qué?]]* (1980)
* *[[¿Quién? (telenovela)|¿Quién?]]* (1973)
* *[[Los caudillos]]* (1968) as Jimena
* *[[Al rojo vivo]]

===Films===
* *La tercera llamada* (2013) as Actor's Guild secretary
* *Arrietty* (2013) as Hara (Voice)
* *El Agente 00-P2* (2009) as Mamá Osa (voice)
* *Ya no los hacen como antes* (2003) as Genoveva Reyer
* *Puppy-Go-Round* (1996)
* *Modelo antiguo* (1992) as Carmen Rivadeneira
* *Pubis Angelical* (1982) as Beatriz
* *Seduction* (1981)
* *Dos y dos, cinco* (1981) as Julia
* ** (1981) as Carlota Cavendish
* *El canto de la cigarra* (1980) as Elisa
* *El niño de su mamá* (1980) as Tina
* *Las mariposas disecadas* (1978)
* *Divinas palabras* (1977) as Mari Gaila
* *Los cacos* (1972)
* *¡Cómo hay gente sinvergüenza!* (1972)
* *La Güera Xóchitl* (1971) as Xóchitl Torres
* *Secreto de confesión* (1971)
* *Bang bang... al hoyo* (1971) as Doliente
* *Caín, Abel y el otro* (1971)
* *Los novios* (1971) as Irene
* *La mujer de oro* (1970) as Silvia Torres
* *La hermana Trinquete* (1970)
* *El cuerpazo del delito* (1970) as Magda Bustamante/Enriqueta (segment "La insaciable")
* *El amor de María Isabel* (1970) as María Isabel Sánchez
* *El despertar del lobo* (1970) as Kim Jones
* *Shark!* (1969) as Anna
* *24 horas de placer* (1969) as Catalina
* *María Isabel* (1968) as María Isabel Sánchez
* *La Bataille de San Sebastian* (1968) as Felicia
* *La soldadera* (1967) as Lázara
* *Juego peligroso* (1967) as Lena Anderson (segment "Divertimento")
* *Estrategia matrimonial* (1967)
* *Los Cuervos están de luto* (1965)
* *Simón del desierto* (1965) as The Devil
* *Buenas noches, año nuevo* (1964)
* *El ángel exterminador* (1962) as Leticia 'La Valkiria'
* *Adiós, Mimí Pompón* (1961)
* *Viridiana* (1961) as Viridiana
* *Maribel y la extraña familia* (1960)
* *Charlestón* (1959)
* *Las locuras de Bárbara* (1959)
* *Uomini e nobiluomini* (1959) as Giovanna
* *El hombre que me gusta* (1958) as Marta
* *Una golfa* (1958)
* *Una cita de amor* (1958)
* *Préstame tu cuerpo* (1958) as Leonor Rivas Conde/Regina Salsamendi
* *¡Viva el amor!* (1958) as Veronica de la Maza
* *Desnúdate, Lucrecia* (1958)
* *Mi desconocida esposa* (1958)
* *Dios no lo quiera* (1957) as Felisa
* *Cabo de hornos* (1957)
* *La dulce enemiga* (1957) as Lucrecia
* *Teatro del crimen* (1957)
* *La adúltera* (1956) as Irene
* *El inocente* (1956) as Mané
* *Locura pasional* (1956) as Mabel Mendoza
* *La vida tiene tres días* (1955) as María Andrade
* *Amor en cuatro tiempos* (1955) as Silvia
* *La sospechosa* (1955) as Regina de Alba
* *Historia de un abrigo de mink* (1955) as Margot
* *Pecado mortal* (1955) as Soledad Hernández
* *Un extraño en la escalera* (1955)
* *Vendedor de muñecas* (1955)
* *Si volvieras a mi* (1954) as Lidia Kane
* *El casto Susano* (1954) as Mimí
* *Hijas casaderas* (1954) as Magdalena
* *Reventa de esclavas* (1954) as Alicia Sandoval/Isis de Alejandría
* *Las cariñosas* (1953) as Carmen Santibañes
* *Yo soy muy macho* (1953) as María Aguirre
* *Mis tres viudas alegres* (1953) as Silvia
* *Doña Mariquita de mi corazón* (1953) as Paz Alegre
* *Sí... mi vida* (1953)
* *Me traes de un ala* (1953) as Rosita Alba Vírez
* *Cuando los hijos pecan* (1952) as Tencha
* *Ahora soy rico* (1952) as Sonia Iliana
* *Un rincón cerca del cielo* (1952) as Sonia Iliana
* *Por ellas aunque mal paguen* (1952)
* *Mujer de medianoche* (1952)
* *La estatua de carne* (1951) as Marta
* *Recién casados... no molestar* (1951) as Gaby
* *Una gallega baila mambo* (1951) as Carmina
* *El amor no es negocio* (1950) as Malena
* *El amor no es ciego* (1950)
* *Azahares para tu boda* (1950) as Tota
* *La marca del zorrillo* (1950)
* *El portero* (1950)
* *El rey del barrio* (1950)
* *La mujer que yo perdí* (1949) as Laura
* *Escuela para casadas* (1949) as Teresa Moreno
* *Bamba* (1949)
* *El pecado de Laura* (1949) as Juanita

===Stage===
* *Un sueño de cristal* (1949)
* *Celos del Aire* (1950)* 
* *Don Juan Tenorio* (1950)
* *Cuarto para vivir* (1950)
* *El cuadrante de la soledad* (1950)
* *Divorciemonos* (1951)
* *La Sed* (1954)
* *Anna Christie* (1955)
* *Desnúdate Lucrecia* (1957)
* *Bells Are Ringing* (1958)
* *Irma La Douce* (1964)
* *Cualquier miércoles* (1965) 
* *Mame* (1972)(1985)(1989)
* *Annie Get Your Gun* (1976)
* *Plaza Suite* (1978)
* *Sueños de cristal* (1980)
* *La señorita de Tacna* (1985)
* *Anna Karenina* (1986)
* *Lettice and Lovage* (1991)
* *Hello Dolly!* (1996)
* *Gypsy* (1998)
* *Debiera haber obispas* (2005)
* *Adorables enemigas* (2008)
* *Amor, dolor y lo que traía puesto* (2012)

===Stage (producer)===
* *A Chorus Line* (1989)
* *Cats* (1991)
* *La Cage aux Folles'' (1993)

## References

## Bibliografie
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## Freemit airtins
* Silvia Pinal at the telenovela database
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*  Silvia Pinal  at the cinema o Mexico steid o the ITESM
*  Silvia Pinal at the Mexican Academy o Film