Pili and Mili (Spanish: Pili y Mili) was a comic acting duo composed of twins Pilar and Emilia (Aurora) Bayona (born February 10, 1947, in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain).[6] They rose to fame in the early 1960s, becoming one of the biggest stars of the "singing child prodigy"[7] movie genre that enjoyed a boom at the time. Their movies were musical comedies based on the same formula of mistaken identities (twin-switching).
Pili y Mili | |
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| Born | Pilar Bayona Sarriá and Aurora Bayona Sarriá February 10, 1947 |
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| Years active | 1963–1970 |
The twins were very popular in Spain, Mexico and Italy, but their career was short, lasting only from 1963 to 1970. When the success formula ceased to work, the duo dissolved.[8] Mili retired aged 22, but Pili continued her entertainment career.[9]
Filmography as Pili y Mili
editCinema
edit- 1963: Como dos gotas de agua (dir. by Luis César Amadori)
- 1964: Dos chicas locas, locas (dir. by Pedro Lazaga)
- 1965: Whisky y vodka (dir. by Fernando Palacios)
- 1965: Sharp-Shooting Twin Sisters (dir. by Rafael Romero Marchent)
- 1966: Scandal in the Family (dir. by Julio Porter)
- 1967: Un novio para dos hermanas (dir. by Luis César Amadori)
- 1968: Dos gemelas estupendas (dir. by Miguel Morayta Martínez),[10] a.k.a. Vestidas y alborotadas
- 1968: Agáchate, que disparan (dir. by Manuel Esteba)
- 1969: Princesa y vagabunda (dir. by Miguel Morayta Martínez)
- 1970: La guerra de las monjas (dir. by José María Fernández Unsáin)
Television
edit- 1965: Sábado ´64
Pilar's solo filmography
editAfter the duo dissolved, Pilar continued a television career in Spain and Mexico alone. She also played in theater and appeared in a number of small roles in cinema.[8] Without her sister, she was credited as Pilar Bayona rather than just Pili.[7]
- 1979: Los fieles sirvientes (dir. by Francesc Betriú)
- 1985: En penumbra (dir. by J. L. Lozano)
Read more
edit- Jo Labanyi; Tatjana Pavlović (2012-08-31). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-32280-2.
References
edit- ^ "A Companion to Spanish Cinema". p. 162 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Pilar Bayona - Biografía, mejores películas, series ..." La Vanguardia.
- ^ "¿Sabías que Pili y Mili son de Zaragoza?". Enjoy Zaragoza. 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Pili y Mili". El Sol de Hidalgo. 2023-08-11.
- ^ "¿Qué pasó con Pili y Mili? Las gemelas que trabajaron con Chespirito y Chabelo". El Heraldo de México. 2021-11-06.
- ^ [1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ a b Source for "singing child prodigies" ("niños prodigio cantantes"):
""Ex-Pequeños" ruiseñores del celuloide". 20 minutos. 2007-12-25. - ^ a b "Pili y Mili". Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa OnLine. 2003. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ Vallejo, Julio (1 May 2013). "¿Qué fue de aquellos niños prodigio del cine español?". lainformacion.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Los niños prodigio del cine y la televisión en España". Vertele (in Spanish). 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
External links
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