Pilar Pellicer
Born: 1938-02-12
• Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
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.
Filmography
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
El ocaso del cazador
One for the Road
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
Of This World
Luisa's Dream
Ortiga's Field
A Mexican Buñuel
What Time Is It?
Marea Suave
Playa azul
Un asesino anda suelto
Dulce espiritu
Quell and Co.
Zorro, The Gay Blade
Con la muerte en ancas
Las golfas del talón
Rigo is Love
Life Sentence
Three Women in a Bonfire
Las del talon
Los amantes frios
The Mexican
Balún Canán
Las Poquianchis
La Choca
The She Wolf's Orgy
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
Los perturbados
Una mujer honesta
There's Always a First Time
The World of the Dead
Why Was I Born a Woman?
La trinchera
Santa
Los amigos
The Devil's Visitations
Day of the Evil Gun
The Bandits
Pedro Paramo
No Image
The Beloved Ones
Tajimara
The Gangster
Quinceañera
Fever Mounts at El Pao
Escuela de verano
Nazarín
La vida de Agustín Lara