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 Margarita Xirgu Subirá ( ; 18 June 1888 – 25 April 1969) was a Spanish stage actress, who was greatly popular throughout her country and Latin America. A friend of the poet Federico García Lorca, she was forced into exile during Franci ...

in 1925. In 1927 she appeared in ''La princesa Bebé'' and 1931 in ''Vidas cruzadas'', both with

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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 ''

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'' (1934) - in which she played María. During the

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, Xirgú accompanied her on a tour of the Americas, premiering in Buenos Aires with ''

La casa de Bernarda Alba ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' () is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. Commentators have often grouped it with '' Blood Wedding'' and '' Yerma'' as the Rural Trilogy. García Lorca did not include it in his plan for a "t ...

''. She did not return to Spain until 1947. In 1950 she starred in '' En la ardiente oscuridad'', alongside

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and

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, under director Luis Escobar. 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

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's play ''

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'', 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

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* ''

Back to the Door ''Back to the Door'' (Spanish: ''De espaldas a la puerta'') is a 1959 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Emma Penella, Amelia Bence and Luis Prendes.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-M ...

'' (1959) * 1954 Malvaloca * ''

Malibran's Song ''Malibran's Song'' (Spanish: ''La canción de La Malibrán'') is a 1951 Spanish historical film, historical musical film directed by Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick, Luis Escobar.de España p.320 It is based on the life of the nineteenth century singer ...

'' (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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Pilar Spanish film actresses Spanish stage actresses 1911 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Spanish actresses