13 Facts About Pilar Bardem

Maria del Pilar Bardem Munoz was a Spanish film and television actress.

Pilar Bardem was the mother of Carlos, Monica, and Javier Bardem.

Pilar Bardem made her feature film debut in Fernando Fernan Gomez's El mundo sigue.

Pilar Bardem was often called "La Bardem", and was well known in Spain not only as an actress, but for her outspoken left-wing political views, particularly close to the party United Left.

Pilar Bardem toiled for "labor rights for actors, civil rights for women", and "a more liberal Catholic Church".

Pilar Bardem identified her long struggle, working several jobs at once to raise her children, as not uncommon.

In 2003 Pilar Bardem opposed the Spanish government's decision to send troops to Iraq together with other Spanish actors.

Pilar Bardem was a vocal supporter of the Sahrawi cause.

Pilar Bardem dropped out of studies in medicine, and started working as model.

Pilar Bardem married Jose Carlos Encinas Doussinague in October 1961 with whom she had her four children, one of them died shortly after birth: Carlos, Monica, and Javier Pilar Bardem.

Pilar Bardem lived in the Retiro district of Madrid and was a big fan of football team FC Barcelona.

Pilar Bardem died in the Clinica Ruber in Madrid on 17 July 2021, aged 82, after suffering from a serious lung disease since 2013.

Pilar Bardem's body was later cremated in the Madrid town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.