Pilar Bardem
Movie Actress
Actress known as La Bardem in Spain, where she gained fame for her acting roles but also for espousing left-wing political views. She starred in Compuesta y Sin Novio, Hermanas, El Inquilino and Amar en Tiempos Revueltos.
She was studying medicine when she dropped out of school to be a model. Her first role was in the 1965 film El Mundo Sigue.
She won a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on Nobody Will Think Of Us When We're Dead.
In October of 1961, she married José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. She is the mother of Javier Bardem, as well as Carlos and Monica. She is the sister of film director Juan Antonio Bardem. Her parents, Rafael Bardem and Matilde Sampedro, were both performers as well.
Gabriela Hernández is one of her contemporaries who also hails from a Spanish-speaking country.