Mercedes Pinto

Mercedes Pinto was born on Oct 12, 1883 in Spain. Mercedes Pinto's big-screen debut came with Él directed by Luis Buñuel in 1953. Mercedes Pinto is known for Él directed by Luis Buñuel, Arturo de Córdova stars as Francisco Galván de Montemayor and Delia Garcés as Gloria Vilalta. The upcoming new movie Mercedes Pinto plays is Días de viejo color which will be released on Aug 23, 1968.

Feminist journalist, writer, poet, and orator born and raised in an affluent and highly educated family. Her mother was Ana María de Armas Clós, and her father was Francisco María Pinto de la Rosa, a writer and literary critic. She started writing poetry as a child, and by age 14 had become locally prominent. In 1909 she married Navy Captain Juan de Foronda Cubillas and the union produced three children. Miss Pinto had to assume the role of head of household when her husband developed a mental disorder and she was forced to place him in an institution. In the early 1920s she moved with her family to Madrid intending to find a place in the literary community. Soon her first book of poems, Brisas del Teide, was published to great sales and critical acclaim. She wrote articles on the rights of women and other social issues for various newspapers and magazines.