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Remembering ‘One-Eyed Jacks’ and ‘Macario’ Actress Pina Pellicer 60 Years After Her Death
The Mexican talent turned heads with roles in epic Western 'One-Eyed Jacks,' starring opposite Marlon Brando, and 'Macario.'
In the meantime, Pellicer took on the leading role of Macario’s wife in Roberto Gavaldón’s film, which competed in Cannes for the Palme d’Or in 1960 against such international masterpieces as Ingmar Bergman’s “The Virgin Spring,” Michelangelo Antonioni’s “L’Avventura” and Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita,” with the later scoring the top prize. And the praise for her work in “Macario” was even stronger, with the New York Times in 1961 describing Pellicer’s role in the timeless folk tale “a compound of poignance and melting sympathies.” Ms. Pellicer was one of “the actors” of whom he speaks and though we’ll never know what else this emerging young artist could have brought to world cinema, her roles in these two unique and unforgettable films are a small but essential legacy to experience and cherish.
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