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María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz (14 March 1939 – 17 July 2021) was a Spanish film and television actress. In
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, she won the
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for her role in ''
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ''Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto'' ( en, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead) is an awarded 1995 in film, 1995 Spain, Spanish noir drama film written and directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes. Cast *Gloria Duque – Victoria Abr ...
''. She was the mother of Carlos, Mónica, and
Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopath, ...
.


Career

She earned her debut in a feature film with a performance in
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's ''El mundo sigue'' (1965). She was a regular in the television series ''Compuesta y sin novio'' (1994), ''Hermanas'' (1998), ''El Inquilino'' (2004), and ''
Amar en tiempos revueltos ''Amar en tiempos revueltos'' (Spanish for "Love in Troubled Times", or, more literally, "Loving during Turbulent Times"), is a Spanish soap opera set in the times of the Spanish civil war and Francoist Spain. The serial was aired from 2005 to 20 ...
'' (2005–2007). Bardem was the recipient of the
Goya Award The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...
for Best Supporting Actress, the Premios ACE for Best Supporting Actress, the
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Award for Best Actress, and two
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Awards for her performances.


Activism

Pilar Bardem was often called "La Bardem", and was well known in Spain not only as an actress, but for her outspoken
left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
political views, particularly close to the party United Left. During the dictatorship of
Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
she remained close to the clandestine
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. She toiled for "labor rights for actors, civil rights for women", and "a more liberal Catholic Church" (she affirmed a belief that women should be able to become priests). Bardem identified her long struggle, working several jobs at once to raise her children, as not uncommon. She was just "one of so many". In 2003 Bardem opposed the Spanish government's decision to send troops to Iraq together with other Spanish actors. On 5 February 2003 was invited, among other actors and actresses, to the
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, from which they were evicted after displaying T-shirts and shouting anti-war slogans. For the
2004 European Parliament election The 2004 European Parliament election was held between 10 and 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. The European Parliamental parties could not be voted for, but electe ...
, she was part of the United Left candidacy, but was not elected. She was a vocal supporter of the Sahrawi cause. In December 2021, during a homage paid to her at the FiSahara, the Polisario delegate to Spain announced that she will be posthumously bestowed the Sahrawi citizenship. In 2017 her children prepared a surprise tribute for her, in which 1,300 artists participated. During that event, and already ill, she expressed her desire to see the Third Spanish Republic proclaimed before her death.


Personal life

Born to performers
Rafael Bardem Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Ba ...
and
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (2 March 1900 – 14 April 1969) was a Spanish film actress whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. Biography Muñoz was married to actor Rafael Bardem and the couple had two children: Juan Antonio and ...
in
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on 14 March 1939, she was the sister of the renowned film director
Juan Antonio Bardem Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screen writer, born in Madrid. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for ''Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRES ...
. She dropped out of studies in medicine, and started working as model. Bardem married José Carlos Encinas Doussinague in October 1961 with whom she had her four children, one of them died shortly after birth: Carlos, Mónica, and
Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopath, ...
. In her book ''La Bardem'' she related that her husband abused her until she got a divorce. Encinas died in December 1995 of
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. Afterwards, she had an affair with several actors, among them Agustín González. She lived in the Retiro district of Madrid and was a big fan of football team
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.


Death

A regular smoker, she survived
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. She died in the Clínica Ruber in Madrid on 17 July 2021, aged 82, after suffering from a serious lung disease since 2013. Her body was later cremated in the Madrid town of
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.


Selected filmography

* ''
Good Morning, Little Countess ''Good Morning, Little Countess'' (Spanish:''Buenos días, condesita'') is a 1967 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Vicente Parra and Gracita Morales.Cowie & Elley p.487 A man hires a woman t ...
'' (1967) * ''
The Rebellious Novice ''The Rebellious Novice'' ( es, La novicia rebelde, links=no) is a 1972 Spanish-Mexican musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Guillermo Murray and Isabel Garcés.Mira p.192 It is a musical version of the 1889 novel '' Si ...
'' (1971) * ''
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'' (1971) * ''
The Doubt ''The Doubt'' (Spanish: ''La duda'') is a 1972 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Fernando Rey and Analía Gadé. Cast * Fernando Rey as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit * Analía Gadé as Lucrecia - Condesa de Lain * Á ...
'' (1972) * ''
La descarriada ''La descarriada'' (translation: ''The Wayward Ones'') is a 1973 Spanish comedy film directed by Mariano Ozores and starring Antonio Ozores, Florinda Chico, Lina Morgan and Rafaela Aparicio Rafaela Díaz Valiente MML (9 April 1906 – 9 Jun ...
'' (1973) as Lucila * '' Amor e Dedinhos de Pé'' (1992) * ''
Entre rojas ''Entre rojas'' is a 1995 Spanish drama directed by in her feature film directorial debut. It stars Penélope Cruz, Cristina Marcos and María Pujalte. Plot Set in 1974, in the last rales of the Francoist dictatorship, the plot follows Lucía, ...
'' (1995) Source:


Awards and nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bardem, Pilar 1939 births 2021 deaths Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses People from Seville Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Pilar