Pilar Muñoz

Pilar Muñoz
Pilar Muñoz
	Muñoz (right) with Margarita Xirgu in Yerma (1934)
Born	Pilar Muñoz Ruiz; March 18, 1911; Madrid, Spain
Died	October 1, 1980 (aged 69); Madrid, Spain

Pilar Muñoz Ruiz (March 18, 1911 - October 1, 1980) was a Spanish stage and film actress.

Daughter of actor Alfonso Muñoz and sister of actress Mimí Muñoz, she began acting with Margarita Xirgu in 1925.^[1] In 1927 she appeared in La princesa Bebé and 1931 in Vidas cruzadas, both with Jacinto Benavente and next to Xirgú and her father. Three years later came one of their biggest hits, Ni al amor ni al mar, del mismo autor, in 1934 at the Festival de Mérida with Medea and Electra. Premiering soon after was Yerma (1934) - in which she played María.^[1]

During the Spanish Civil War, Xirgú accompanied her on a tour of the Americas, premiering in Buenos Aires with La casa de Bernarda Alba. She did not return to Spain until 1947. In 1950 she starred in En la ardiente oscuridad, alongside José María Rodero and Adolfo Marsillach, under director Luis Escobar.^[2] She also appeared in José Martín Recuerda's plays Cena de Navidad (1951) La otra orilla (1954), and El teatrito de don Ramón (1959). In 1969 she starred in Seán O'Casey's play Red Roses for Me, and Ricardo López Aranda's play Isabelita the Miracielos in 1978.

Filmography

1979 Los bingueros
1978 Soldados
1978 Nunca en horas de clase
1978 Cabo de vara
1977 El puente
1977 Climax
1976 Emilia... parada y fonda
1976 Manuela
1976 La espuela
1975 Jo, papá
1974 El amor del capitán Brando
1969 Juicio de faldas
1964 El señor de La Salle
1963 Benigno, hermano mío
1960 Maribel y la extraña familia
Back to the Door (1959)
1954 Malvaloca
Malibran's Song (1951)
1950 Sangre en Castilla
Agustina of Aragon (1950)
1950 La honradez de la cerradura
1950 Gente sin importancia
1950 Crimen en el entreacto
1945 Villa rica del Espíritu Santo
1937 Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo
1936 El cura de aldea
Juan Simón's Daughter (1935)
1935 Nobleza baturra

References

^ ^a ^b García, Manuel Gómez (2 January 1998). Diccionario Akal de Teatro. Ediciones Akal. p. 579. ISBN 978-84-460-0827-9. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^ Henares, Antonio Pérez (1998). Antonio Buero Vallejo: una digna lealtad. Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. p. 99. ISBN 978-84-7788-189-6. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

[García1998-1] García, Manuel Gómez (2 January 1998). Diccionario Akal de Teatro. Ediciones Akal. p. 579. ISBN 978-84-460-0827-9. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

[Henares1998-2] Henares, Antonio Pérez (1998). Antonio Buero Vallejo: una digna lealtad. Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. p. 99. ISBN 978-84-7788-189-6. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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