Pina Pellicer
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Pina Pellicer | |
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Born | Josefina Yolanda Pellicer López de Llergo 3 April 1934 Mexico City, Mexico |
Died | 4 December 1964 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 30)
Resting place | Panteón Jardín Mexico City, Mexico |
Years active | 1950–1964 |
Relatives | Pilar Pellicer (sister) Ana Pellicer (sister) Carlos Pellicer (uncle) |
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Josefina Yolanda "Pina" Pellicer López de Llergo (3 April 1934 – 4 December 1964) was a Mexican actress known in her country for portraying the female lead in Macario (1960), and in the United States as Louisa alongside Marlon Brando in the Brando-directed movie One-Eyed Jacks (1961).
Childhood and family
Josefina Yolanda Pellicer López de Llergo was born on 3 April 1934 in Mexico City, daughter of César Pellicer Sánchez, a lawyer, and Pilar López de Llergo.[citation needed] Her uncle Carlos Pellicer was a modernist poet. Of her seven siblings, her younger sister Pilar Pellicer also became an actress best known for her roles in numerous telenovelas; another younger sister, Ana, is a sculptor and the co-author of Pina Pellicer's 2006 biography.[citation needed]
Career
Pellicer's first acting role, albeit only her second movie to be released, was the
The first movie with Pellicer to reach the theaters was the Mexican production
Death
Pellicer died by suicide on 4 December 1964, aged 30, with an overdose of sleeping pills.[1] Her body was buried at Panteón Francés in Mexico City.[2][3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | Macario | Macario's wife | |
1961 | One-Eyed Jacks | Louisa | Silver Shell for Best Actress |
1962 | Rogelia
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Rogelia | |
1962 | Días de Otoño
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Luisa | |
1963 | The Fugitive | María Álvarez | Episode: "Smoke Screen" |
1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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María Díaz | Episode: "The Life Work of Juan Díaz" |
1965 | Sinful | Irma | (final film role) |
References
Inline citations
- ^ "Mexican Actress a Suicide". The New York Times. Mexico City. 12 December 1964. p. 34. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "La tragedia de Pina Pellicer: la estrella que se mató por soledad" [The tragedy of Pina Pellicer: the star who killed herself out of loneliness] (in Spanish). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Pina Pellicer: la fuerte depresión que la llevó a acabar con su vida" [Pina Pellicer: the strong depression who led to end her life] (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
General references
- Reynol Pérez Vázquez & Ana Pellicer: Pina Pellicer. Luz de tristeza (1934–1964); México, D.F.: ISBN 970-32-3075-X
- Juan José Olivares: "Pina Pellicer, mujer adelantada a su época, pero invadida por la tristeza"; La Jornada, 24 April 2007.
- Reynol Pérez Vázquez: "Pina Pellicer: una vida frágil"; Pointcast Media "Los Tubos", 24 April 2007.
- Luis José de Ávila: "Pina, la musa de Marlon Brando"; La Voz de Asturias, 18 February 2006.
External links
- Pina Pellicer at IMDb