About Mercedes Pinto
Lived 1883 – 1976 (aged 93). Mercedes Pinto was a Spanish and Mexican writer, poet, journalist, novelist, playwright and editor.
Mercedes Pinto Armas (12 October 1883 in La Laguna, Tenerife – 21 October 1976 in Ciudad de México) was a Spanish writer. Her 1926 novel He is the basis of the Luis Buñuel film Él (This Strange Passion, 1953).
Works Plays : "Un señor cualquiera" (1930), "Silencio" (1929), "Una mujer, Ana Rosa" (1932). Poems : "Brisas del Teide" (1921), "Cantos de muchos puertos" (1940), "Más alto que el águila" (1968). Essay : "La emoción de Montevideo" (1949). Novels : "Él" (1926), "Ella" (1934), "El alma grande del pequeño Juan" (1950). Film : "El coleccionista de cadáveres" (1966), "Días de viejo color" (1967).
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Who was Mercedes Pinto?
Spanish playwright, journalist and writer (1883-1976)
When was Mercedes Pinto born?
Mercedes Pinto was born on 12 October 1883 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.
When did Mercedes Pinto die?
Mercedes Pinto died on 21 October 1976 in Mexico City.
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Mercedes Pinto was a writer, poet, journalist, novelist, playwright and editor.
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Mercedes Pinto was Spanish and Mexican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mercedes Pinto. https://biography.guide/mercedes-pinto/
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