Silvia Pinal

Acting

Silvia Pinal

Born September 12, 1931 · Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico

Died November 28, 2024 · aged 93

Silvia Pinal (September 12, 1931 - November 28, 2024) was a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana. Pinal is also considered as one of the legends of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Known For

The MayorThe Mayor · 2012
The Mayor
6.42012
MovieDocumentary
The film tells the story of Mauricio Fernandez, mayor of the wealthiest municipality in Latin America, located in the North of Mexico. He presents himself as a polemical figure who takes justice into his own hands in order to "clean" his municipality of the drug cartels' presence. Mauricio is a key character to better understand the present situation in Mexico and through the unusual views of this politician, the audience will be a privileged witnesses of an scenario where political tasks and excessive violence mingle with one another.
El amor de María IsabelEl amor de María Isabel · 1968
El amor de María Isabel
7.11968
MovieRomanceDrama
Follow up to Maria Isabel. Newly wed to a rich man, Maria Isabel must still struggle with being branded as a lowly maid and endure the scorn of her adoptive daughter and the infidelity of her husband.
María IsabelMaría Isabel · 1967
María Isabel
8.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A woman jumping from the poverty of the countryside to the splendor of wealth in the city without losing its simplicity
¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón! · 1961
¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!
7.51961
MovieComedy
The famous couplet singer Mimi Pompon leaves everything to marry Heriberto Promenade, a wealthy merchant of Limoges with five marriages behind her. Of course Mimi has also been widowed five times. Saintpaul, an astute police, suspicious of so many accidental deaths and closely monitor both the mansion. Gradually, we discover that Heriberto, fearing that their wives may betray him, the killer, always with the complicity of her mother.
El niño de su mamáEl niño de su mamá · 1980
El niño de su mamá
1980
Movie
La adúlteraLa adúltera · 1956
La adúltera
6.01956
MovieDramaCrime
Jilted lover takes revenge on her ex's new wife.
The Exterminating AngelThe Exterminating Angel · 1962
The Exterminating Angel
7.91962
MovieComedyDrama
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
DivertimentoDivertimento · 1967
Divertimento
1967
MovieDramaComedy
Mario is a playboy who is married to Lucía, a millionaire who has fallen on hard times, and he also maintains an adulterous relationship with one of her friends, the temperamental and libertine millionaire Lena Anderson.

Movies

The MayorThe Mayor · 2012
The Mayor
6.42012
MovieDocumentary
The film tells the story of Mauricio Fernandez, mayor of the wealthiest municipality in Latin America, located in the North of Mexico. He presents himself as a polemical figure who takes justice into his own hands in order to "clean" his municipality of the drug cartels' presence. Mauricio is a key character to better understand the present situation in Mexico and through the unusual views of this politician, the audience will be a privileged witnesses of an scenario where political tasks and excessive violence mingle with one another.
El amor de María IsabelEl amor de María Isabel · 1968
El amor de María Isabel
7.11968
MovieRomanceDrama
Follow up to Maria Isabel. Newly wed to a rich man, Maria Isabel must still struggle with being branded as a lowly maid and endure the scorn of her adoptive daughter and the infidelity of her husband.
María IsabelMaría Isabel · 1967
María Isabel
8.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A woman jumping from the poverty of the countryside to the splendor of wealth in the city without losing its simplicity
¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón! · 1961
¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!
7.51961
MovieComedy
The famous couplet singer Mimi Pompon leaves everything to marry Heriberto Promenade, a wealthy merchant of Limoges with five marriages behind her. Of course Mimi has also been widowed five times. Saintpaul, an astute police, suspicious of so many accidental deaths and closely monitor both the mansion. Gradually, we discover that Heriberto, fearing that their wives may betray him, the killer, always with the complicity of her mother.
El niño de su mamáEl niño de su mamá · 1980
El niño de su mamá
1980
Movie
La adúlteraLa adúltera · 1956
La adúltera
6.01956
MovieDramaCrime
Jilted lover takes revenge on her ex's new wife.
The Exterminating AngelThe Exterminating Angel · 1962
The Exterminating Angel
7.91962
MovieComedyDrama
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
DivertimentoDivertimento · 1967
Divertimento
1967
MovieDramaComedy
Mario is a playboy who is married to Lucía, a millionaire who has fallen on hard times, and he also maintains an adulterous relationship with one of her friends, the temperamental and libertine millionaire Lena Anderson.
The King of the NeighborhoodThe King of the Neighborhood · 1950
The King of the Neighborhood
8.41950
MovieComedyCrime
A poor man becomes a modern Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor.
Vintage ModelVintage Model · 1992
Vintage Model
5.81992
MovieDramaRomance
Life unravels when famous radio talk-show host Carmen (Sylvia Pinal) discovers she has just months to live. To tie up the loose ends of her life, she hires a chauffeur to drive her around Mexico City and visit her old haunts. But he does far more than that; instead, he gives her life a much-needed spark and shows her the road to happiness. Alonso Echanove and Raul Araiza Jr. co-star.
The Crows are GrievingThe Crows are Grieving · 1965
The Crows are Grieving
6.31965
MovieComedy
The family of a dying man celebrates his wake while the man is still alive, showing their darker, selfish ambitions and trying to take the best part of the inheritance.
Locura pasionalLocura pasional · 1956
Locura pasional
5.61956
MovieDrama
Wife-killer narrates flashbacks about how his obsessive jealousy led him to tragedy.
Mujer de medianocheMujer de medianoche · 1952
Mujer de medianoche
4.51952
MovieCrimeDrama
Young woman elopes with her fiancé; during their honeymoon, things happen that cause them to be separated, and she finds herself alone in a big city with no resources to fall back on.
Estrategia matrimonioEstrategia matrimonio · 1967
Estrategia matrimonio
7.21967
MovieComedy
Pragmatic young woman plots out her flirtations with five rich, eligible bachelors to play to the weaknesses of each one. Then she has to pick one for keeps.
ViridianaViridiana · 1962
Viridiana
7.71962
MovieDrama
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
Desnúdate, LucreciaDesnúdate, Lucrecia · 1958
Desnúdate, Lucrecia
6.01958
MovieComedy
Commercial artist and her fiancé go to Acapulco for a weekend, and she discovers that their engagement was a mistake.
The SuspectThe Suspect · 1955
The Suspect
6.71955
MovieMysteryCrime
After a trip to Europe, Regina de Alba comes home and finds out her mother is nowhere to be found. When her step-father's criminal past becomes known, her suspicions increase.
Guns for San SebastianGuns for San Sebastian · 1967
Guns for San Sebastian
7.01967
MovieWestern
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.
Hijas casaderasHijas casaderas · 1954
Hijas casaderas
5.71954
Movie
Mexican feature film
Simon of the DesertSimon of the Desert · 1965
Simon of the Desert
7.61965
MovieComedyDrama
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Love of a Cabaret SingerLove of a Cabaret Singer · 1958
Love of a Cabaret Singer
6.01958
MovieDrama
Trumpet-player in a club band falls for a streety young woman; she dumps him to become a kept woman... and his roommate the pianist is dealing weed... and...
The Mark of the SkunkThe Mark of the Skunk · 1950
The Mark of the Skunk
7.31950
MovieFamilyComedy
In 1840 California, The Texmelucan viscount bizco, offers a feast for his son Tin, who returned from Italy where he studied fencing. The boy turns out to be a coward who flees in terror after refusing to fight a duel with Captain Gaspar. In their flight, Tin rescues a witch was tied to a tree. Grateful, the witch gives him an ointment that will make him invincible for an hour. The coward swordsman will have three opportunities to use it and save his father from the injustices of the evil ruler Marcelo.
SharkShark · 1969
Shark
4.31969
MovieActionThriller
A gunrunner loses his cargo near a small coastal Sudanese town so he's stuck there. When a woman hires him to raid a sunken ship in the shark-infested waters, he sees a chance to compensate for his losses. He's not the only one.
The Man That Pleases MeThe Man That Pleases Me · 1958
The Man That Pleases Me
5.81958
Movie
A man facing bankruptcy and ruin rehearses a couple of scenarios relating to suicide, until his family convinces him he's worth more alive than dead.

TV Shows

Conversando con Cristina PachecoConversando con Cristina Pacheco · 1997
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
5.51997
Series
Una familia de diezUna familia de diez · 2007
Una familia de diez
8.12007
SeriesComedyDrama
Ten members of the same family share a small house and stumble together through life's mishaps.
Una familia con suerteUna familia con suerte · 2011
Una familia con suerte
7.72011
SeriesComedyDrama
A Mexican telenovela based on the Argentinean telenovela Los Roldán.
Burning for RevengeBurning for Revenge · 2008
Burning for Revenge
7.52008
SeriesDramaMystery
Fuego en la sangre is a telenovela that began transmissions on January 21, 2008, through Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas network. Starring Adela Noriega, Eduardo Yáñez, Diana Bracho, and Guillermo García Cantú. It is the Mexican remake of the Colombian soap operas Las Aguas Mansas and Pasion de Gavilanes. The theme song called "Para Siempre" is sung by Vicente Fernández. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2009.
Killer WomenKiller Women · 2008
Killer Women
7.62008
SeriesMysteryDrama
Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
Mi marido tiene familiaMi marido tiene familia · 2017
Mi marido tiene familia
7.72017
SeriesComedy
Julieta is quite happy in her relationship with her live in boyfriend, Robert... and thrilled that she won't have to deal with in-laws since Robert doesn't know his family. Things start going downhill for the couple when they rent an apartment from a very eccentric family dealing with a traumatic incident from their past.
Little Angel FaceLittle Angel Face · 2000
Little Angel Face
7.82000
SeriesDrama
Dulce María is like her name, a sweet 5-year-old girl, full of joy and good feelings. With the death of his mother, his father, Luciano Larios, sinks into depression and pain, and decides to distance himself from everything and everyone. He admits Dulce María to the "Queen of America" ​​nuns' school and goes abroad, leaving her in the care of her brother Gabriel, who is a priest. The only visit the girl receives is from her beloved Aunt Estefanía, whom she affectionately calls "Aunt Wigs" because instead of showing her hair, she wears colored wigs that match her clothes.
Soy tu dueñaSoy tu dueña · 2010
Soy tu dueña
7.72010
SeriesDrama
Valentina Vilaça is a wealthy woman who inherited a vast fortune from her parents after they died in a car accident. She lives in a mansion in Mexico City with her aunt, Isabel Rangel de Dorantes, and her cousin, Ivana Dorantes Rangel—who treats Valentina with great indifference and harbors envy toward her. Everything changes for Valentina when her fiancé, Alonso Penalva, conspires with Ivana and leaves her waiting at the altar on their wedding day. From that point on, Valentina becomes a bitter woman, eventually discovering love alongside José Miguel Montesinos.
Las Vías del AmorLas Vías del Amor · 2002
Las Vías del Amor
6.72002
SeriesDrama
Las Vías del Amor is a Mexican telenovela that aired on the Televisa channel in Mexico and Univision in the United States from 2002-2003.
Mi Marido tiene Más FamiliaMi Marido tiene Más Familia · 2018
Mi Marido tiene Más Familia
2018
Series
Las Lunas del AuditorioLas Lunas del Auditorio · 2002
Las Lunas del Auditorio
7.32002
Series
Mañana es primaveraMañana es primavera · 1982
Mañana es primavera
8.01982
SeriesDrama