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.

Silvia Pinal, a giant of Mexican cinema, died Thursday at 93. "The Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico mourns the loss of leading actress Silvia Pinal. With a career spanning over six decades,

Silvia Pinal, an actress of Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, has died. She was 93. Pinal was born in Guaymas, Sonora, México on September 12, 1931. She studied acting at the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature.

Actor Silvia Pinal, a star of TV and theater, and considered the last diva of Mexican cinema, died Thursday at age 93, the Culture Ministry said.

During a career that spanned seven decades, Pinal gained international fame for toplining 1960s classics written and directed by Luis Buñuel.

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