María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo (12 February 1938 – 16 May 2020) was a Mexican actress. At the 17th Ariel Awards, she won the Ariel Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film La Choca (1974).

Pilar Pellicer
Pellicer in 1968
Born	María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo (1938-02-12)12 February 1938 Mexico City[1]
Died	16 May 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 82) Mexico City, Mexico
Burial place	Panteón Francés
Spouse	James Metcalf[2]
Children	Ariane Pellicer[3]
Parent(s)	María del Pilar López de Llergo César Pellicer Sánchez
Relatives	Pina Pellicer (sister) Ana Pellicer (sister) Carlos Pellicer (uncle)

Biography

Pilar was daughter of lawyer César Pellicer Sánchez and wife María del Pilar López de Llergo, both from Tabasco.

At age 18, Pilar studied at the Academy of Contemporary Dance, and was trained by Seki Sano. Pilar later abandoned dance to study philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She also studied at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura. She debuted as an actress in the movie El vendedor de muñecas in 1955.

Death

Pellicer died from COVID-19 on 16 May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico at 82.[4]

Selected filmography

TV

• El Camino Secreto (1986–1987) - Yolanda
• Muchachitas (1991) - Martha Sánchez-Zúñiga de Cantú
• Huracán (1997–1998) - Ada Vargas Lugo
• Primer amor... a mil por hora (2000–2001) - La Chonta
• Sin pecado concebido (2001) - Loló de la Barcena
• La Madrastra (2005) - Sonia
• Mujeres Asesinas 3 (2010, Episode: "Las Cotuchas, empresarias") - Amparo Quezada
• Triunfo del Amor (2010–2011) - Eva Grez
• Como dice el dicho (2012–2013) - Dalia / Gertrudis
• La Gata (2014) - Doña Rita Olea Pérez

References

Bibliography

• Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8.

External links

• Pilar Pellicer at IMDb

На других языках

[ru] Пельисер, Пилар