Pilar Pellicer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.7682

Gender

Female

Birthday

12-Feb-1938

Age

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

Also Known As
  • Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo

Pilar Pellicer

Biography

Pilar Pellicer (February 2, 1938 - May 16, 2020) was a Mexican actress who worked in film, theater, and television. She began her film career in the late 1950s and established herself as one of the most prominent actresses in Mexican cinema. She worked with directors such as Luis Buñuel, Emilio Fernández, Arturo Ripstein, and Alejandro Galindo. Among her best-known films are Nazarín (1959), Días de otoño (1962), La Choca (1974), and La víspera (1982). For her performance in La Choca, she received the Ariel Award for Best Actress in 1975. Throughout her career, she received numerous honors for her work and was awarded the Ariel de Oro in 2018 for her contribution to Mexican cinema.


Credits

Manuel Saldivar, el texano Manuel Saldivar, el texano (1972) Character: N/A
Cowboy-justice dude has to figure out who the masterminds are behind a string of murders.
Con la muerte en ancas Con la muerte en ancas (1980) Character: N/A
Roving gunslingers team up against a common enemy, but then they turn on each other.
El sueño de Luisa El sueño de Luisa (2009) Character: N/A
After her birthday party, a little girl goes to bed looking forward to an amusement-park trip with her grandparents for the next day.
¿Qué hora es? ¿Qué hora es? (1996) Character: Lucía Mitre
Based on Elena Garro's short story, it's a story where love and loneliness are linked through a hotel room, where a woman awaits for an old and impossible love.
Los amigos Los amigos (1968) Character: N/A
Ambition, social climbing and insincerity shape the emotional climate among a circle of young professionals launching their careers.
Playa azul Playa azul (1992) Character: Señora
A politician accused of fraud seeks refuge in a remote, hotel he owns. Joined by his wife, and children he requests aid from his friends. His friends refuse to help, and eventually his family leave him, leaving him with few options.
Marea Suave Marea Suave (1992) Character: N/A
Working herself into the ground as a showgirl, Rebecca puts away everything she can to help her younger brother study oceanography. But when one of his discoveries threatens to bring a fertilizer company's misdeeds to light, he mysteriously turns up dead. Teaming with a young fisherman who offers to help her investigate, Rebecca embarks on a quest to figure out who robbed her brother of his future.
Quell and Co. Quell and Co. (1982) Character: Senora Romero
A malevolent land mogul has threatened an honest group of Texas homesteaders, and when the innocent suffer justice must be served in director William Witney's action-packed, post-Civil War western. In a time when life was cheap and bullets were plentiful, Quell (Madison Mason) was a man to whom justice meant everything. A greedy land mogul whose mistreatment of the poor frontiersmen has raised the ire of Quell and his justice seeking band of followers, Kirk (Skip Homeler) thinks that he can bankroll respect and buy his way into power. That's not the way things work when in old Texas though, and when Kirk faces off against Quell and his crew, bullets are sure to fly.
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin (2015) Character: Self
"Nazarín is a Quixote of the priesthood " "Among the films I have made in Mexico, Nazarin is one that I prefer." "As inexplicable as the accidents that set it off, our imagination is a crucial privilege."
Un Buñuel mexican Un Buñuel mexican (1997) Character: Self
A documentary covering the years Luis Buñuel spent in Mexico making films.
El mexicano El mexicano (1977) Character: Mary
On the border between Mexico and the United States, there is a man willing to do anything. Handsome and adventurous, he prepares to live a new life that will make him a legend.
Escuela de verano Escuela de verano (1959) Character: N/A
Aging lecher struggles to launch an institution of higher learning for young ladies.
The Bandits The Bandits (1967) Character: N/A
Three Americans get involved into the Mexican fight against the French Intervention.
El ocaso del cazador El ocaso del cazador (2017) Character: N/A
A group of drug dealers want a man out of his ranch, but he designs a plan to defend his property placing his weapons in strategic places in order to fight them and keep his beloved land.
Las del talon Las del talon (1978) Character: N/A
At The Play Boy strip club, everybody's got a story. Owners, employees, customers...
Dulce espiritu Dulce espiritu (1987) Character: N/A
Mexican TV film about spiritism. Part of the series "Cuentos de Madrugada".
Cadena perpetua Cadena perpetua (1979) Character: Pantoja's wife
After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks.
Balún Canán Balún Canán (1977) Character: Matilde
Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.
Rigo es amor Rigo es amor (1980) Character: La Tulipana
Rigo and la Tulipana meet at the cabaret where they work, he as a singer and she as a fichera. They live an intense love, but Rigo's alcoholism is a source of constant tension.
Tajimara Tajimara (1965) Character: N/A
First of two films that make up the collaborative film "Los Bienamados" (The Beloved, 1965). It narrates the encounters and misunderstandings of a pair of lovers during the years, from their adolescence to maturity.
El gángster El gángster (1965) Character: N/A
An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life of a middle-class family.
La fièvre monte à El Pao La fièvre monte à El Pao (1959) Character: N/A
After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.
Quinceañera Quinceañera (1960) Character: Olivia
María Antonia, Beatriz and Leonor are three classmates who are anxiously awaiting the celebration of their 15th birthday. However, each of them will have to cope with their complicated personal situation.
Nazarín Nazarín (1959) Character: Lucía (uncredited)
A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
Cien años con Juan Rulfo Cien años con Juan Rulfo (2017) Character: Self
This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.
Los bienamados Los bienamados (1965) Character: Cecilia
Two stories: 'Tajimara' the platonic love of a couple; and 'Un Alma Pura' (A Pure Soul) about the incestuous love of some siblings.
Tres mujeres en la hoguera Tres mujeres en la hoguera (1979) Character: Mané
Alex, a real estate businessman, has no concerns in giving her wife every kind of freedom. They invite Gloria, an old friend of both, to spend the summer break in their countryside house next to the beach. Gloria doesn't come alone: she comes with young Susy, her lover. Alex will use all of his charms and luxury to manipulate his new guests; meanwhile, his wife and Gloria will gang up to murder him.
Los amantes frios Los amantes frios (1978) Character: N/A
Three-fer anthology of black-humor sex-n-death anecdotes.
Pedro Páramo Pedro Páramo (1967) Character: Susana San Juan
When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
Zorro, The Gay Blade Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981) Character: Don Francisco's Wife
In 19th century Mexico, legendary swordsman Zorro has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.
De este mundo De este mundo (2010) Character: Madre
Sara does not belong to this world, but in a last effort she sets out on a journey in search of her only important person.
Las Visitaciones del Diablo Las Visitaciones del Diablo (1968) Character: Paloma
A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.
Las poquianchis Las poquianchis (1976) Character: Santa
Three sisters run brothels protected by the authorities, abuse and prostitute young women under the false pretense of employing them as servants.
Santa Santa (1969) Character: N/A
A young and innocent girl is betrayed by the man whom she loves and has to become a prostitute because her family rejects her.
La Choca La Choca (1974) Character: La Choca
A smuggler lives far from civilization, in a hut in the jungle with his wife, La Choca, his son and his sister-in-law Flor. One day some men arrive, who accuse him of having betrayed them.
En el último trago En el último trago (2015) Character: Paloma
Three octogenarians set out on a trip in order to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend, in spite of the disapproval of their families and the limitations of their advanced age. Along the way, they find themselves embroiled in a series of comedic misadventures and meet a cast of colorful characters. Their journey fundamentally alters each characters' sense of self and their place in the world. There is, indeed, life after 80.
Day of the Evil Gun Day of the Evil Gun (1968) Character: Lydia Yearby
Returning home after disappearing three years ago, former gunslinger Lorn Warfield finds that an Apache raiding party has kidnapped his wife and children. Though he has renounced violence, he now takes up his gun and joins forces with his neighbor, Owen Forbes. Complicating matters, Forbes is engaged to Warfield's wife, who believed her husband was dead. As they pursue the Apaches, the two men are joined by an Indian trader, Jimmy Noble.
¿Por qué nací mujer? ¿Por qué nací mujer? (1970) Character: Josefa
A family gathers to celebrate Mother's Day, that day a woman discuss many problems about her woman condition; husband, children and grandchildren will hear she tired and overwhelmed silenced by submission and obedience. Analysis of the family and gender roles.
El Mundo de Los Muertos El Mundo de Los Muertos (1970) Character: N/A
Santo and Blue Demon take on a 300-year-old witch with a nasty attitude. She raises a legion of zombies and sends them to fight Santo in his home and in the rings.
El Festín de la Loba El Festín de la Loba (1972) Character: Doña Gloria
A woman with a troubled past introduces lust, depravity and sex to a religious commune.



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