Silvia Pinal

Actor

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Also Known As

Sylvia Pinal, Sylvia Pinal Hidalgo

Birth Place

Guyamas, Sonora, MX

Born

September 12, 1931

Biography

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A vivacious blonde performer, Silvia Pinal is best known to international audiences for her roles in a number of films by Luis Bunuel--particularly as the title character of "Viridiana" (1961) and the devil in "Simon of the Desert" (1965)....

Filmography

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El Agente 00-P2 (2009)

Regarding Bunuel (2000)

Older Model (1992)

Pubis Angelical (1982)

Guns for San Sebastian (1968)

Photos & Videos

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Viridiana (1962) -- (Movie Clip) You Should Bid Him Farewell

Viridiana (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Who's There?

Family & Companions

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Rafael Banquells

Husband

Director. Born in 1917; died in 1990; directed Pinal in many stage productions during their marriage.

Gustave Alatriste

Husband

Producer. Produced a number of Pinal's films; divorced.

Enrique Sanchez Guzman

Husband

Singer, actor. Divorced; while married co-starred together on the TV series "Sylvia e Enrique".

Tulio Hernandez

Husband

Politician. Divorced.

Biography

A vivacious blonde performer, Silvia Pinal is best known to international audiences for her roles in a number of films by Luis Bunuel--particularly as the title character of "Viridiana" (1961) and the devil in "Simon of the Desert" (1965).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

El Agente 00-P2 (2009)

Regarding Bunuel (2000)

Older Model (1992)

Pubis Angelical (1982)

Guns for San Sebastian (1968)

The Exterminating Angel (1967)

Letitia, the "Walkyrie"

Simon of the Desert (1965)

Viridiana (1962)

Life Events

Videos

Viridiana (1962) -- (Movie Clip) You Should Bid Him Farewell Director Luis Bunuel’s opening, from the picture which the fascist government of his native Spain invited him home to make, introducing Silvia Pinal as the title character, a novitiate being instructed by her superior (Rosita Yarza), then meeting her uncle (Fernando Rey), in Viridiana, 1962.

Viridiana (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Who's There? Though not clear at the time, we’ll learn that Silvia Pinal (title character), visiting the uncle whom she barely knows, before she enters a convent, is sleepwalking, as he fiddles with the personal belongings of his late wife, whom she closely resembles, in Luis Bunuel’s Viridiana, 1962.

Viridiana (1962) -- (Movie Clip) She Has A Heart Of Gold We’ve just met Jorge (Francisco Rabal), illegitimate son of the late Don Jaime, who’s inherited half his estate, and girlfriend Lucia (Victoria Zinny), when they meet Silvia Pinal (title character), the niece and would-be nun who inherited the other half, with a group of vagrants she plans to support, in Luis Bunuel’s Viridiana, 1962.

Simon Of The Desert (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Innocent Little Girl R-rated first appearance of Silvia Pinal, as "The Temptress," coming to the title character, a 6th century Syrian ascetic (Claudio Brook), in director Luis Bunuel's celebrated short feature Simon Of The Desert, 1965.

Exterminating Angel, The -- (Movie Clip) The Delightful Evening Things getting weird at the Mexico City post-opera society dinner, host Nobile (Enrique Rambal) acknowledging his wife (Rosa Elena Durgel), Letitia (Silvia Pinal) draws attention and the head servant (Claudio Brook) raises alarm, in Luis Bunuel's dark comedy The Exterminating Angel, 1962.

Guns for San Sebastian - (Original Trailer) A Mexican bandit (Anthony Quinn) masquerading as a priest gets roped into helping villagers defend against an Indian attack in Guns For San Sebastian (1968).

Family

Silvia Pasqual

Daughter

Actor.

Viridiana Alatriste

Daughter

Actor. Died in a 1982 car accident in Mexico City, Mexico.

Alejandra Guzman

Daughter

Singer.

Enrique Guzman Jr

Son

Musician.

Stephanie Salas

Granddaughter

Singer.

Companions

Rafael Banquells

Husband

Director. Born in 1917; died in 1990; directed Pinal in many stage productions during their marriage.

Gustave Alatriste

Husband

Producer. Produced a number of Pinal's films; divorced.

Enrique Sanchez Guzman

Husband

Singer, actor. Divorced; while married co-starred together on the TV series "Sylvia e Enrique".

Tulio Hernandez

Husband

Politician. Divorced.

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