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Silvia Pinal (born Silvia Pinal Hidalgo on September 12, 1931 in Guaymas, Sonora) is a Mexican actress famous for her roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guaymas is a port city in Sonora, Mexico. ... Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ... Luis BuÃ±uel PortolÃ©s (February 22, 1900 â€“ July 29, 1983) was a Spanish-born filmmaker who worked mainly in Mexico and France, but also in his native country and the United States. ... El Ã¡ngel exterminador (The exterminating angel) is the second of the three movies that were produced by Luis BuÃ±uel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by her husband Gustavo Alatriste. ... Viridiana is a 1961 film directed by Luis BuÃ±uel and produced in Spain by Gustavo Alatriste. ...

Biography

She married several times to artists and politicians, among them Cuban actor Rafael Banquells who fathered a daughter with her, actress Silvia Pasquel (Pasquel is a combination of the surnames Pinal and Banquells). She then married Gustavo Alatriste, a businessman turned movie producer that granted her desires of working with Buñuel and fathered the late Viridiana Alatriste. She also married Enrique Guzmán a Venezuelan-born actor and singer who fathered her daughter Alejandra Guzmán, a singer. Silvia and Enrique hosted a TV show in the 1970s and divorced when Alejandra was still a child. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Gustavo Alatriste is a Mexican actor, director and producer of films. ... Venezuelan-born Enrique Guzman has been a rock star in Mexico throughout the last half of the 20th century, known primarily for his translation of 1950s rock standards, such as Jailhouse Rock, for Latin listeners. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

She then married a Mexican politician and become one herself as a member of the PRI party in Mexico. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the countryâ€”under a succession of namesâ€”for more than 70 years. ...

Career in film

She started her career in film at the age of 18 in the movies Bamba and El pecado de Laura. Three years later, in 1952, she made the film Un rincón cerca del cielo where she co-starred with legendary actor Pedro Infante and the Mexican Academy of Film awarded her a Best Supporting Actress Ariel for her role in this film . Pinal would later receive two more Ariels for Locura Pasional (in 1955) and Enemiga (in 1956). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Viridiana is a 1961 film directed by Luis BuÃ±uel and produced in Spain by Gustavo Alatriste. ... Pedro Infante (left) and Jorge Negrete JosÃ© Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and idol of the Mexican people, together with Jorge Negrete or singers like Javier SolÃs. ... The Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias CinematogrÃ¡ficas (The Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences) was founded on July 3, 1946 in Mexico City. ... The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. ...

After marrying Alatriste, a businessman who invited Spanish-born film director Luis Buñuel to direct Viridiana, a controversial film depicting a nun (played by Pinal) and her affair with the character played by Spanish actor Juan Antonio Bardem. This film is still considered the best of the cinema of Spain and won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Viridiana is a 1961 film directed by Luis BuÃ±uel and produced in Spain by Gustavo Alatriste. ... Juan Antonio Bardem (2 June 1922 Madrid - 30 October 2002 Madrid) was a Spanish screen writer and director, best known for Muerte de un Ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. ... The art of motion-picture making within the nation of Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema. ... Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ...

The Alatriste-Pinal-Buñuel team made two more successful films: El ángel exterminador (1962) and Simón del desierto (1965). Buñuel re-made El ángel exterminador with a French-Spanish cast years later^{[citation needed]} as Le charme discrete de la burgueoisie which obtained the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. El Ã¡ngel exterminador (The exterminating angel) is the second of the three movies that were produced by Luis BuÃ±uel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by her husband Gustavo Alatriste. ... The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (French Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) is a surreal 1972 film written and directed by Luis BuÃ±uel, a Spanish-born film-maker associated with the Surrealist movement. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best film in a language other than English, released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ...

Career on television

In 1968, Pinal obtained a role in her first telenovela titled Los caudillos, a story inspired in the events of the Mexican War of Independence. With her husband, Guzmán, hosted a musical talk-show titled Silvia y Enrique on Televisa. In 1985 she produced a show that portrays viewers-submitted stories about women titled Mujer, casos de la vida real that became a success and it is still broadcasted by Televisa in Mexico and Latin America and Univision in the United States. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world[1], followed by TV Azteca, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. ...

She acted in another telenovela in 1973 and there more in the 1980s before taking a 15-year break from these roles. In 1983, she produced Cuando los hijos se van, starred by her daughter Silvia Pasquel and Saby Kamalich. She returned to telenovela roles in 1998 with El privilegio de amar, the Best Telenovela of the Year, according to TVyNovelas. Her last two roles have been in Carita de ángel in 2000, Aventuras en el tiempo in 2001 and Amarte es mi pecado in 2004. This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Saby Kamalich (born May 13, 1939 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-born Mexican actress of telenovelas. ... TVyNovelas April 8, 1999 cover featuring Shakira TVyNovelas is a Mexican magazine publised by Editorial Televisa. ...

Career on stage

Pinal has also produced and starred in plays such as the Spanish language version of Mame. She then acquired her own theaters and named them Silvia Pinal and Diego Rivera and starred in Que tal Dolly!, the Spanish language version of Hello Dolly!. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten. ... Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilders 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. ...

In 2005, after a 12-month hiatus from stage roles, she starred in Debiera haber obispas ("There should be female bishops") of Mexican writer Rafael Solana.

Career in politics

She became a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and was elected to federal deputy, senator and member of the assembly of the Mexican Federal District. In these positions she played an active role towards culture and women's causes. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the countryâ€”under a succession of namesâ€”for more than 70 years. ... The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: CÃ¡mara de Diputados) is the lower house of Mexicos bicameral legislature, the Congress of the Union. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ... A deliberative assembly is an organization, comprised of members, that uses a parliamentary procedure for making decisions. ... The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal (D.F.), is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. ...

Works

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Telenovelas

Aventuras en el tiempo (Adventures in Time) is a Mexican television series from 2001. ... El Privilegio De Amar was a Mexican telenovela (1998) remake of the Venezuelan Telenovela Cristal (telenovela) (1985-1986) starring Adela Noriega for which she won Best Young Actress Award from TVyNovelas in (1998). ...

Television shows

Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real is a Mexican television show that deals with social problems. ...

Theater

Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilders 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. ... MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten. ...

Films

La Bataille de San Sebastian (English title: Guns for San Sebastian) is a 1968 spaghetti western directed by Frenchman Henri Verneuil. ... SimÃ³n del desierto (Simon of the Desert)is a 1965 film by director Luis BuÃ±uel. ... El Ã¡ngel exterminador (The exterminating angel) is the second of the three movies that were produced by Luis BuÃ±uel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by her husband Gustavo Alatriste. ... Viridiana is a 1961 film directed by Luis BuÃ±uel and produced in Spain by Gustavo Alatriste. ...

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