Silvia Pinal Dies: Actress From The Golden Age Of Mexican Cinema Was 93
deadline.comSilvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, has died. She was 93. Pinal had been hospitalized earlier this month for a urinary tract infection.
Mexico’s Secretary of Culture confirmed Pinal’s death. “The Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico regrets the passing of leading actress Silvia Pinal,” read the statement posted on X. “With a career spanning more than six decades, she participated in more than 60 films and plays.
Her legacy lives on as a fundamental pillar of cinema, theater and television in Mexico. May she rest in peace.” 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.
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