[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Pilar Cansino Romero was born in the Triana neighborhood of Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain on January 18, 1937. She is a Spanish dancer and actress who appeared in around thirty films throughout her film career, which spanned from 1957 to 1977. She is the second cousin of Rita Hayworth (Margarita Carmen Cansino), since Pilar's father and the father of the legendary Gilda, Eduardo Cansino, were first cousins. For this reason, in the artistic world she became known as Rita's cousin.
She began her artistic training at the dance academy of Realito and Enrique el Cojo,2where she met Antonio el Bailarín who hired her for his show in Madrid. Later she worked in the Madrid tablao El Duende, owned by Pastora Imperio and Gitanillo de Triana. where she was discovered by Gras and Claveri, proposing for her to make a film test. Her work in this test allowed her a leading role in the film “Soledad” that was awarded at the Venice International Film Festival.
Apart from his cinematographic facet, she also worked in theater and ballet with which she toured much of Europe, retiring in 1977.
She was married to film screenwriter Antonio Fos, from 1977 until his death in 1990.
Cansino appeared in two Spaghetti westerns: “Juanito” in 1959 as Luisa and “Tierra Brava” in 1968 as Maria Rojas.
CANSINO, Pilar (aka Pilar Cansinos, Barbara McDonald) (Pilar
Cansino Romero) [1/18/1937, Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain - ] – dancer, film actress, second cousin of
actress Rita Hayworth (Margarita Carmen Cansino) [1918–1987],
married to assistant director, writer, Antonio Fos (Antonio Fos Ferrando)
[1930-1990] (1977-1990).
Juanito – 1959 (Luisa)
Tierra Brava – 1968 (Maria Rojas)
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