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Josefina Yolanda "Pina" Pellicer López de Llergo (3 April 1934 – 4 December 1964) was a Mexican actress known in her country for portraying the female lead in Macario (1960), and in the United States as Louisa alongside Marlon Brando in the Brando-directed movie One-Eyed Jacks (1961).
Feb 19, 2024 · Remembering ‘One-Eyed Jacks’ and ‘Macario’ Actress Pina Pellicer 60 Years After Her Death. The Mexican talent turned heads with roles in epic Western 'One-Eyed Jacks,' starring opposite...
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Jan 29, 2009 · Pina was a lesbian according to Brando's long-time secretary. She mentions this in her book when discussing the production of the film. Apparently, a break up with a woman left Pina depressed which led to her suicide.
One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 American Western film directed by and starring Marlon Brando, his only directorial credit. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner, "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson and Slim Pickens.
Pina Pellicer was, and still is, one of the most beloved Mexican actresses of all time. She set a standard for realism in a time when "melodrama" and "artificial" acting still ran rampant. She was best known for her groundbreaking performance in One-Eyed Jacks (1961) with Marlon Brando .
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- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Just as she emerged as one of the brightest lights of Latin American cinema, actor Pina Pellicer died by her own hand 60 years ago. Only 30, she had in a short time co-starred opposite Marlon Brando in his only directing effort, the epic Western “ One-Eyed Jacks ,” and also appeared in one of the most important films in Mexican cinema’s ...
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Nov 30, 2016 · Pina Pellicer was discovered by One-Eyed Jacks producer Frank P. Rosenberg at a casting call in Mexico City. She had recently acted in a television production of The Diary of Anne Frank and moved to Los Angeles to begin her role as Louisa. She died by suicide four years later at the age of thirty.
