Viridiana Alatriste

Viridiana Alatriste Pinal (Cuernavaca, Morelos, January 17, 1963-Mexico City, October 25, 1982) was a Mexican actress. Alatriste was one of the daughters of the also actress, Silvia Pinal. Among her most notable works, her participation in the film La seducción (1980), for which she was nominated for an Ariel Award in 1982, and also for her appearances in the telenovelas, Honrarás to yours (1979) and Tomorrow is spring (1982). In addition, she worked in the theater with works such as, Annie is a shot and Tartuffe or the impostor .

Biography and career

Viridiana Alatriste Pinal although other sources have cited her name as Viridiana Melanie Alatriste Pinal was born on January 17, 1963 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. She was the only daughter of the marriage between the actress Silvia Pinal and the actor and film producer Gustavo Alatriste. Her name "Viridiana" was given in honor of the famous film of the same name in which her mother starred, produced by her father and was directed by Luis Buñuel in 1961. She was the younger sister of actress Sylvia Pasquel and older sister of the singer Alejandra Guzmán. The film director, Luis Buñuel, was his godfather. His parents would later separate, with his mother Silvia declaring that Alatriste "was a gangster" (which is a term that was used to refer to a career criminal who at a certain point becomes an important member of a criminal organization). In 1967, his father would marry actress Sonia Infante, who was accused of being the cause of the breakup. between their parents, although later Sonia herself would declare that when they both began their relationship, Silvia and he had already separated. Pinal took a year to give her a divorce. With Infante, her father procreated what would be Viridiana's stepbrothers, Pedro and Ángela Alatriste. His first appearance in the world of entertainment was in 1973 with a participation in the program Silvia y Enrique (1973). In 1976, at the age of thirteen, he participated in the play Annie is a shot with her mother. Six years later in 1979, she participated in the telenovela Honrarás a tuos (1979). In 1980 she participated in the film La seducción, in which she shared credits with Katy Jurado, Gonzalo Vega and Noé Murayama. For her participation in the film, she was nominated for an Ariel Award in 1982 in the category of " Best female co-acting", which she did not manage to win. At this point, she would manage to convince her mother to let her drop out of school and continue her artistic career. In 1982, Viridiana began to have more important roles as an actress, she participated in the telenovela Tomorrow is spring (1982), which her mother produced and also starred with her, she made her second and last film entitled La combi asesina (1982), he appeared in the comedy show Cachún cachún ra ra! (1982) and participated in the play Tartuffe or the Impostor. Additionally, in theater, he acted in the works; Elizabeth of England and The Taming of the Shrew.

Death

On October 25, 1982, Viridiana was returning home from a party she had celebrated with her friends. At midnight, she decided to leave the place as she was too tired after having worked for more than twelve hours. She left driving her car, a Volkswagen Atlantic, the car overturned, falling into a ravine and causing her instant death, she was not wearing the seat belt since at that time it was not mandatory to use it. The exact reason for the accident was unknown, which took place in a sparsely urbanized area of Mexico City and was one of the reasons why it took them in locating it. Viridiana would die when she was only 19 years old. The first to receive the news of her death was her sister Sylvia Pasquel, who had to go to identify her body. The next was her mother Silvia Pinal, who was very shocked by receive the news because he did not even have the opportunity to say goodbye to her other than in the recording forum of the telenovela Tomorrow is spring , a production that was left unfinished after the death of Viridiana. Pinal asked that they not be that no autopsy be performed on him and that his body instead be buried in the family vault as soon as possible. A strong blow to the temple was what was believed to be the instantaneous cause of his death. His body was buried in the mausoleum of the Pinal family in the Panteón Jardín located in Mexico City.

Years later, the actor Jaime Garza and whoever was Viridiana's boyfriend, declared on the television program Venga la alegría that the night of her death and at the party they had celebrated, she had indeed she had not drunk alcohol, in addition to telling him that she wanted to be alone, stating the following:

There were people, guests of her, from the play. Suddenly Viridiana tells me: "Hey, cut them off, I want them to go, I want to be alone." And I say to him, "Viri, but how am I going to tell them if you invited them? They're part of your company, your friends. »

In addition, it has been added that the actress left the apartment where the party was organized crying, left in her car and that it had rained, which caused her car to skid on a curve and this caused the accident and her death. Garza also stated that he was left wondering why Viridiana had decided to leave the party, in addition to not feeling guilty but feeling strange about what had happened.

Filmography

TV Shows

• Cachun Ra Ra! (1981) - Viri
• Silvia and Enrique (1973)

Movies

• The Combi Kills (1982)
• Seduction (1980) - Mariana

Soap Operas

• Tomorrow is spring (1982) - Laura Serrano
• You'll honor yours (1979) - Silvia

Theater

• Tartufo or impostor
• Elizabeth of England
• The domaid scorn
• Annie's a shot.