Silvia Pinal, an actress of Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, has died. She was 93.
Pinal was born in Guaymas, Sonora, México on September 12, 1931. She studied acting at the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature. Pinal’s acting debut was in 1949 with the comedy Dos pesos la dejada.
Making her debut during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, Pinal got to star opposite legendary actor Pedro Infante in La Mujer que yo perdí in 1949. Pinal also shared the silver screen with Mexican movie stars like Cantinflas in The Doorman (1950), Tin Tan in El Rey del Barrio and Sara García.
Pinal’s first major acting award came after starring in Un rincón cerca del cielo, winning the Ariel Award, the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar. In the film, she starred opposite Pedro Infante once again.
Following her success in México, Pinal went international, starring in the Spanish film Las Locuras de Bárbara (1958) and in the musical film Charleston. Pinal would later take on cinema in Italy where she starred in Uomini e Nobiluomini (1959), in which she shared credits with Vittorio de Sica and Elke Sommer.
Pinal’s only credit in a Hollywood production was in 1969 when she starred opposite Burt Reynolds in the film Shark! directed by Samuel Fuller. She also worked with Anthony Quinn and Charles Bronson in the French film Guns for San Sebastian (1968).
