Pilar Pellicer

Pilar Pellicer

Acting

Born: 1938-02-12 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

Biography

Pilar Pellicer (February 2, 1938 - May 16, 2020) was a Mexican actress who worked in film, theater, and television. She began her film career in the late 1950s and established herself as one of the most prominent actresses in Mexican cinema. She worked with directors such as Luis Buñuel, Emilio Fernández, Arturo Ripstein, and Alejandro Galindo. Among her best-known films are Nazarín (1959), Días de otoño (1962), La Choca (1974), and La víspera (1982). For her performance in La Choca, she received the Ariel Award for Best Actress in 1975. Throughout her career, she received numerous honors for her work and was awarded the Ariel de Oro in 2018 for her contribution to Mexican cinema.

Known For

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

Self

Primeiro Amor A Mil Por Hora

Primeiro Amor A Mil Por Hora

La Chonta

Triumph of Love

Triumph of Love

Eva

Pacto de amor

Pacto de amor

Blanca

Killer Women

Killer Women

Amparo

The Gangster

The Gangster

Balún Canán

Balún Canán

Matilde

Playa azul

Playa azul

Señora

Life Sentence

Life Sentence

Pantoja's wife

La trinchera

La trinchera

Zorro, The Gay Blade

Zorro, The Gay Blade

Don Francisco's Wife

Nazarín

Nazarín

Lucía (uncredited)

Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

Lydia Yearby

Luisa's Dream

Luisa's Dream

Fever Mounts at El Pao

Fever Mounts at El Pao

Tajimara

Tajimara

Pedro Paramo

Pedro Paramo

Susana San Juan

El ocaso del cazador

El ocaso del cazador

Rigo is Love

Rigo is Love

La Tulipana

One for the Road

One for the Road

Paloma

Dulce espiritu

Dulce espiritu

Manuel Saldivar, el texano

Manuel Saldivar, el texano

The She Wolf's Orgy

The She Wolf's Orgy

Doña Gloria

A Mexican Buñuel

A Mexican Buñuel

Self

Las Poquianchis

Las Poquianchis

Santa

La Choca

La Choca

La Choca

La vida de Agustín Lara

La vida de Agustín Lara

Admiradora jóven

The World of the Dead

The World of the Dead

Santa

Santa

Escuela de verano

Escuela de verano

Three Women in a Bonfire

Three Women in a Bonfire

Mané

Los amantes frios

Los amantes frios

The Bandits

The Bandits

One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo

One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo

Self

Ortiga's Field

Ortiga's Field

Aurora

Los amigos

Los amigos

Quinceañera

Quinceañera

Olivia

The Mexican

The Mexican

Mary

Quell and Co.

Quell and Co.

Senora Romero

Los perturbados

Los perturbados

Sofia (segment "La Búsqueda")