Actor

6 series in the catalog

María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo (12 February 1938 – 16 May 2020) 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 (1974).

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.

TV

El Camino Secreto (1986–1987) - Yolanda

Muchachitas (1991) - Martha Sánchez-Zúñiga de Cantú

Huracán (1997–1998) - Ada Vargas Lugo

Primer amor... a mil por hora (2000–2001) - La Chonta

Sin pecado concebido (2001) - Loló de la Barcena

La Madrastra (2005) - Sonia

Mujeres Asesinas 3 (2010, Episode: "Las Cotuchas, empresarias") - Amparo Quezada

Triunfo del Amor (2010–2011) - Eva Grez

Como dice el dicho (2012–2013) - Dalia / Gertrudis

La Gata (2014) - Doña Rita Olea Pérez

Bibliography

Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8.