Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93 [Video]

Silvia Pinal, a legendary Mexican actress who starred in Luis Buñuel’s iconic “Viridiana,” died on Thursday, according to the Televisa-Univision network and government officials. She was 93.Video above: Remembering those we’ve lost in 2024Born in 1931 in the city of Guaymas in northwestern Mexico, Pinal was one of the leading actresses in Mexico’s ‘Golden Age’ of cinema in the mid-20th century, alongside stars such as Pedro Infante, Germán Valdés “Tin Tan,” Cantinflas, and Arturo de Córdova.Mexico’s Culture Secretary, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, mourned the actress on social media, calling her “a pioneer in theatre, paving the way for future generations.”“Her legacy as an artist and her contribution to our culture are unforgettable,” Curiel de Icaza wrote. “May she rest in peace.”One of her daughters, Sylvia Pasquel, said early this week that Pinal was under intensive care facing complications from an urinary infection.Pinal was a larger-than-life figure, with voluptuous blonde hair …