Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93

Silvia Pinal, the 'last great diva' of Mexican cinema, dies at 93

As her star status began to cross borders, Pinal cemented her international acclaim with a trilogy of films by surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel.

Silvia Pinal, film star from Mexico’s Golden Age, dead at 93

Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Silvia Pinal, an actress from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema in the 1940s and 50s, has died. She was 93. Over her 60-year career, Pinal appeared in movies with Mexican comics like Cantinflas and Tin Tan, heartthrobs like Pedro Infante, and starred in Luis Buñuel’s 1961 film “Viridiana.” Pinal went on to appear in two other Buñuel films, “The Exterminating Angel” in 1962, and “Simon of the Desert” in 1965. She was on…

Silvia Pinal, the ‘last great diva’ of Mexican cinema, dies at 93

Mexican actress Silvia Pinal, a diva from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema who went on to become a TV host and politician, died Thursday at the age of 93. The native of Guaymas, Sonora, starred in films alongside Cantinflas, Pedro Infante and Tin Tan and had her most iconic role as a distressed nun-to-be in Luis Buñuel’s 1961 Cannes-winning film “Viridiana.” She went on to star in two more Buñuel masterpieces of surrealist cinema — “The Extermin…

Iconic Mexican Actress Silvia Pinal Dies at 93

Silvia Pinal, the revered Mexican film and television actress who left an indelible mark on Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema, died on Thursday, November 28th, 2024. She was 93.  Mexico’s culture secretary, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, and the Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes announced her death on social media. The Associated Press reported that Pinal had been hospitalized for a urinary infection several days ago.  During a prolific acting and produc…

Muere Silvia Pinal, la actriz y gran diva mexicana

Silvia Pinal murió el pasado jueves a los 93 años en Ciudad de México donde estaba hospitalizada desde el 21 de noviembre por una infección urinaria. La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, lamentó el fallecimiento de la actriz a la que definió como "parte de la memoria cultural de México". "Muchas generaciones de mexicanas y