Pilar Pellicer
María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo 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.
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, at age 82, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.Selected filmography
El vendedor de muñecas The Life of Agustín Lara - Admiradora jovenNazarín - Lucía Escuela de verano - Magdalena DávilaLa Fièvre Monte à El Pao - Pilar Cárdenas Quinceañera - OliviaEl gángster - Tajimara - CeciliaPedro Páramo - Susana San JuanThe Bandits - Day of the Evil Gun - Lydia YearbyLas visitaciones del diablo - PalomaLos amigos Santa La trinchera ¿Porque nací mujer? - JosefaEl mundo del los muertos - Doña Damiana Velazquez / AliciaSiempre hay una primera vez - Una mujer honesta Los perturbados - Manuel Saldivar, el texano El festin de la loba - GloriaLa Choca - La ChocaLas Poquianchis - SantaBalún Canán - MatildeEl mexicano Los amantes frios - Jacinta Las del talon- Tres mujeres en la hoguera - ManéCadena perpetua - Mujer de PantojaLas golfas del talón Rigo es amor - La TulipanaCon la muerte en ancas - Madre de CaseyZorro, the Gay Blade - Don Francisco's WifeLas Siete Cucas Showdown at Eagle Gap - Señora RomeroDulce espiritu Amor a la vuelta de la esquina Un asesino anda suelto Marea suave Playa azul - SeñoraEl ocaso del cazador -