Mexico is mourning the loss of Silvia Pinal, a leading film and television actress widely celebrated for her contributions to the country’s “Golden Age” of cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. The Mexican actress died on Nov. 28 at the age of 93 after being hospitalized earlier this month for a urinary tract infection.
Pinal’s daughter, actress Sylvia Pasquel, shared the news of her mother’s death in an online statement, calling her the “greatest love” of her life. “Your absence will hurt me forever, but every memory of you will give me the strength to move on, and as long as you live in my heart, I will always be able to feel you are still with me. I will always love you mom.
” Born on Sept. 12, 1931, in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, Pinal had a more than 70-year career as a performer. After studying acting at Mexico City’s National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature, Pinal made her screen debut in 1949, appearing in “Bamba,” “El Pecado de Laura,” and “Escuela Para Casadas,” among other Mexican films.
She landed her breakout role in 1950, starring in the comedy film “The King of the Neighborhood” opposite actor Germán Valdés. Pinal appeared in “The Doorman” later that year, acting alongside Mario Moreno, better known by the stage name Cantinflas. With more than 100 acting credits to her name, Pinal had notable roles in “Viridiana” (1961), “The Exterminating Angel” (1962), and “Simon of the Desert” (1965), all of which were direc.
