
Acting
Pilar Pellicer
Born — Died
1938-02-12 — 2020-05-16
Place of birth
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
54 titles
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.
Known for
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997
7.8Victoria's life is perfect. She is a famous designer, mother of two and the wife of an actor. But she suffers the absence of her daughter Maria, who was separated from her when she was a little girl.
Triumph of Love
2010
7.6Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
Killer Women
2008
7.8The story of fifteen-year-old Jovana Luna and the obstacles she will have to overcome in her fight to find happiness with the handsome León Baldomero, the love of her life.
Primeiro Amor A Mil Por Hora
2000
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Pacto de amor
1977
6.0In 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.
Zorro, The Gay Blade
1981
Film credits
2010s · 5 titles
5.0A 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.
El ocaso del cazador
2017
7.4Three 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.
One for the Road
2015
5.2"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."
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
2015
NRThis documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
2017
7.7Sara does not belong to this world, but in a last effort she sets out on a journey in search of her only important person.
Of This World
2010
1990s · 6 titles
6.0A 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.
Playa azul
1992
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Un asesino anda suelto
1991
6.0A documentary covering the years Luis Buñuel spent in Mexico making films.
A Mexican Buñuel
1997
9.0Based 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.
What Time Is It?
1996
3.5No synopsis available yet.
Ortiga's Field
1998
6.7Working 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.
Marea Suave
1992
1980s · 6 titles
6.0In 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.
Zorro, The Gay Blade
1981
6.0Mexican TV film about spiritism. Part of the series "Cuentos de Madrugada".
Dulce espiritu
1987
4.0Rigo 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.
Rigo is Love
1980
5.0A 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.
Quell and Co.
1982
6.2Roving gunslingers team up against a common enemy, but then they turn on each other.
Con la muerte en ancas
1980
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Las golfas del talón
1980
1970s · 15 titles
8.2A 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.
Why Was I Born a Woman?
1970
6.8After 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.
Life Sentence
1979
7.0Three sisters run brothels protected by the authorities, abuse and prostitute young women under the false pretense of employing them as servants.
Las Poquianchis
1976
5.5Alex, 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.
Three Women in a Bonfire
1979
5.4Based 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.
Balún Canán
1977
4.7A woman with a troubled past introduces lust, depravity and sex to a religious commune.
The She Wolf's Orgy
1972
5.6Cowboy-justice dude has to figure out who the masterminds are behind a string of murders.
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
1972
4.5No synopsis available yet.
There's Always a First Time
1971
6.7On 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.
The Mexican
1977
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Una mujer honesta
1972
6.0Santo 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.
The World of the Dead
1970
5.0Three-fer anthology of black-humor sex-n-death anecdotes.
Los amantes frios
1978
7.5A 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.
La Choca
1974
4.3No synopsis available yet.
Los perturbados
1972
4.7At The Play Boy strip club, everybody's got a story. Owners, employees, customers...
Las del talon
1978
1960s · 11 titles
6.2Returning 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.
Day of the Evil Gun
1968
6.5No synopsis available yet.
La trinchera
1969
6.8An 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.
The Gangster
1965
7.2When 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…
Pedro Paramo
1967
7.3First 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.
Tajimara
1965
5.1Three Americans get involved into the Mexican fight against the French Intervention.
The Bandits
1967
5.4A young and innocent girl is betrayed by the man whom she loves and has to become a prostitute because her family rejects her.
Santa
1969
6.2A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.
The Devil's Visitations
1968
4.3Ambition, social climbing and insincerity shape the emotional climate among a circle of young professionals launching their careers.
Los amigos
1968
Two stories: 'Tajimara' the platonic love of a couple; and 'Un Alma Pura' (A Pure Soul) about the incestuous love of some siblings.
The Beloved Ones
1965
7.2María 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.
Quinceañera
1960
1950s · 4 titles
6.1After 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.
Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
7.6A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
Nazarín
1959
5.8No synopsis available yet.
La vida de Agustín Lara
1959
6.3Aging lecher struggles to launch an institution of higher learning for young ladies.
Escuela de verano
1959
Series credits
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997
7.8Victoria's life is perfect. She is a famous designer, mother of two and the wife of an actor. But she suffers the absence of her daughter Maria, who was separated from her when she was a little girl.
Triumph of Love
2010
7.6Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
Killer Women
2008
7.8The story of fifteen-year-old Jovana Luna and the obstacles she will have to overcome in her fight to find happiness with the handsome León Baldomero, the love of her life.
Primeiro Amor A Mil Por Hora
2000
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Pacto de amor
1977

