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Pilar Del Rey

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Pilar Del Rey
In Stories of the Century in 1955
Born
Pilar Bougas

(1929-05-26)May 26, 1929
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 2025(2025-02-23) (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress

Pilar Bougas (May 26, 1929 – February 23, 2025), known professionally as Pilar Del Rey, was an American actress whose career spanned from the late 1940s until 1990. She was best known for portraying Mrs. Obregón in the 1956 epic film Giant.[1]

Background

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Del Rey was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 26, 1929. She died in Los Angeles, California, on February 23, 2025, at the age of 95.[1]

Career

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Pilar Del Rey appeared in several Westerns early in her career. Her first credited role was Marguarita in The Kid from Texas (1950).[2] This was followed by Siege at Red River in 1954.[3] In 1956 she appeared as Mrs. Obregón in Giant, alongside James Dean.[1][4] She also appeared in the Western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson[5] and the radio drama Maria Elena.[6] A character actress, her credits include various Mexican and Spanish female characters.[7]

Filmography

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Del Rey (right), on the lobby card of Black Horse Canyon (1954), with Race Gentry.
Year Work Role Ref
1950 The Kid from Texas Marguarita [2]
1951 The Mark of the Renegade [8]
1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Young girl [8]
1953 Tropic Zone Victoriana [9][10]
1953 And Now Miguel [11]
1954 Black Horse Canyon Juanita [12]
1954 Jubilee Trail Carmelita Velasco [13]
1954 The Naked Jungle Indian wife [14]
1954 Siege at Red River [3]
1956 Giant Mrs. Obregón [15]
1958 The Flame Barrier Indian girl [16]
1966 And Now Miguel Tomasita Chavez [8][17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pedersen, Erik (February 27, 2025). "Pilar Del Rey Dies: Actor In 'Giant' & Dozens Of Classic TV Shows Was 95". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Murphy Stars in Western". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. May 18, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "'Siege at Red River' Sweeping Technicolor Historical Western". Ames Tribune. March 20, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Miller, Malcolm (December 30, 1956). "Music and Drama". The Knoxville Journal. p. 35. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chance, Norman (December 22, 2010). Who Was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4568-2164-7.
  6. ^ "La actriz Pilar del Rey sera nombrada coronela honoraria". La Opinion. May 19, 1957.
  7. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Reyes, Luis; Rubie, Peter (2000). Hispanics in Hollywood: A Celebration of 100 Years in Film and Television. Lone Eagle Pub. p. 454. ISBN 978-1-58065-025-0.
  9. ^ "Tropic Zone (5211)". The Exhibitor: 3431. December 17, 1952.
  10. ^ Tucker, David C. (August 29, 2019). Pine-Thomas Productions: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4766-7743-9.
  11. ^ Barnes, Mike (February 28, 2025). "Pilar Del Rey, Actress in 'Giant,' Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  12. ^ Nott, Robert (September 15, 2015). Last of the Cowboy Heroes: The Westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy. McFarland. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-4766-1372-7.
  13. ^ Martin, Len D. (August 13, 2015). The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959. McFarland. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4766-0960-7.
  14. ^ McClelland, Doug (2003). Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8108-4836-8.
  15. ^ Fischer, Lucy (March 6, 2015). Art Direction and Production Design. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-7280-2.
  16. ^ Warren, Bill (January 12, 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2505-8.
  17. ^ Willis, John (1967). Daniel Blum's Screen World 1967 (Screen World) (Hardcover). Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8196-0308-1.
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