Acting
Pilar Pellicer
ES, FR, EN cinema · 48 credits
Born
12 February 1938
Died
16 May 2020 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Also known as Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo
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
Filmography
One for the Road
as Paloma
Of This World
as Madre
Ortiga's Field
as Aurora
A Mexican Buñuel
as Self
What Time Is It?
as Lucía Mitre, Director
Playa azul
as Señora
Quell and Co.
as Senora Romero
Zorro, The Gay Blade
as Don Francisco's Wife
Rigo is Love
as La Tulipana
Life Sentence
as Pantoja's wife
The Mexican
as Mary
Balún Canán
as Matilde
Las Poquianchis
as Santa
La Choca
as La Choca
Los perturbados
as Sofia (segment "La Búsqueda")
The She Wolf's Orgy
as Doña Gloria
There's Always a First Time
as (segment "Isabel")
Why Was I Born a Woman?
as Josefa
Santa
Actor
Day of the Evil Gun
as Lydia Yearby
The Devil's Visitations
as Paloma
Pedro Paramo
as Susana San Juan
Tajimara
Actor
Quinceañera
as Olivia
La vida de Agustín Lara
as Admiradora jóven
Nazarín
as Lucía (uncredited)
