The actress mexican Silvia Pinalwho died Thursday at age 93, died “in peace, peaceful and beautiful,” said the daughter of the diva and rock singer Alejandra Guzman.
“It was a gift from God for us to be able to be with her until her last breath, to be able to see her transcend in a way peace, peaceful and beautiful, as her life always was and as she always was,” said the artist in a press conference she offered at the funeral agency where Pinal’s body is being watched.
Actress, businesswoman, producerpresenter of television and even politics, Pinal, born on September 12, 1931 in Guaymas, in the northern state of Sonora, died on Thursday after several days hospitalized in Mexico City for a urinary infection.
Accompanied by her brothers, she also actress Sylvia Pasquel and the musician Luis Enrique Guzmán, Alejandra said that after the death of her mother her family stays with that peacewith that immense gift”.
Pasquel remembered that his mother was not only a women charismatic and loving, but also gave a lot of work to many people and made, in his opinion, the most important program that the television mexican‘Woman real life cases’.
Tribute announced in Fine Arts
On Thursday night, the Ministry of Culture mexican announced that, together with the National Institute of Fine artsthey will carry out a tribute mournful at first actress in the Palace of Fine arts from Mexico City, this Saturday starting at 11:00 a.m. (5:00 p.m. GMT).
Meanwhile, in an interview with TV Forumthe head of the agency, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, commented that they will work on other activities to honor the diva.
“Some will be announced tributes in memory of his career, mainly in the world of cinema. “We are working with the director of the National Cinematheque, Marina Stavenhagen, on a cycle that will be announced later,” he stated.
Pinal is recognized for her extensive work in the cinema, theater, television and cabaret and palenque shows, although it was with the film ‘Viridiana’ by Spanish director Luis Buñuel, which achieved international recognition.
Together with Buñuel, he created a trilogy: ‘Viridiana’ (1961), ‘The exterminating angel‘ (1962) and ‘Simon of the Desert’ (1964), films that challenged the social and religious norms of the time.
- In theater stood out with hits like ‘Hello, Dolly’ and ‘Mame‘.
Furthermore, in the television She became a renowned presenter and producer with its serial ‘Woman, real life cases’, which addressed relevant social issues and remained on the air for more than two decades.
Pinal thus became a symbol of culture mexican and his last appearance occurred in 2022, when he was part of the cast of the play theater ‘Little Red Riding Hood What’s up with your grandmother!’, where she appeared in a wheelchair due to her advanced age and state of health.
