Silvia Pinal

Silvia Pinal was born on Sep 12, 1931 in Mexico. Silvia Pinal's big-screen debut came with El pecado de Laura directed by Julián Soler in 1949. Silvia Pinal is known for Una familia de diez directed by Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo stars as Plácido López and Eduardo Manzano as Don Arnoldo López. Silvia Pinal has got 6 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Silvia Pinal achieved is Ariel Awards, Mexico. The upcoming new movie Silvia Pinal plays is Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred which will be released on Feb 13, 2009.

Now a living legend and still very active, Silvia Pinal began her career in theater and became a leading lady in her first movie roles, in the late 1940s. Always a smart urban girl, she belongs to the second and most versatile generation of Mexican movie stars of the Golden Era, together with Pedro Infante, Marga López and Silvia Derbez, among others. Her great acting abilities were displayed in her most memorable roles, directed by Luis Buñuel: Viridiana (1961), L'Ange exterminateur (1962) and Simón del desierto (1965). Famous for her many marriages, Pinal's career has been in a way influenced by her husbands, although she deserves all the credit for being a star. She acted on stage when she was married to stage director Rafael Banquells; second husband Gustavo Alatriste produced Buñuel films for her; she sang and starred on TV shows when she was married to pop singer Enrique Guzmán; she even won a political election when she was married to Gov. Tulio Hernández. In between, she became a TV producer with a successful show: Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985). Besides, she owns two theaters (Teatro Silvia "Mame" and "Hello Dolly!" among them). Pinal's legacy to Mexican show business is great. Her family includes three daughters: Silvia Pasquel (actress), Viridiana Alatriste (actress, deceased) and Alejandra Guzmán (pop singer); her son Enrique Guzmán Jr. (musician) and granddaughter Stephanie Salas (pop singer).