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Silvia Pinal, Actress of Mexico’s Golden Age, Dies at 93


Silvia Pinal, a Mexican actress known as an icon for her work during the Golden Age of Cinema, died Nov. 28 at the age of 93.

Mexico’s cultural ministry on X shared that Pinal had died after starring in more than 60 films and plays over her decades-spanning career. Pinal was known as a collaborator in the 1960s with the Spanish director Luis Buñuel, starring in the Cannes award-winning “ Viridiana,” “The Exterminating Angel” and “Simon of the Desert.” She also had a successful career in television, starring in popular Spanish programs like “Silvia y Enrique” and “Mujer, casos de la vida real.” In 1991, she joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (IRP) and ended up serving as congresswoman, senator and assembly representative.

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