Who was Silvia Pinal married to? All about her husbands as Mexican legend dies aged 93

Silvia Pinal, the legendary actress from the Golden days of Mexican cinema passed away on Thursday, November 28 at age 93. Silvia was married four times in her lifetime. Her eldest daughter Sylvia Pasquel confirmed the tragic news of her death through an Instagram post.

The late actress married Cuban actor and director Rafael Banquells in 1947 when she was a teenager, after working together in theatre. They divorced in 1952, and she had her first-born, Sylvia Pasquel, with him. Silvia then married producer and businessman Gustavo Alatriste in 1961. They had a daughter, Viridiana Alatriste, who tragically died in a car accident at 19. Silvia and Gustavo divorced in 1967 after nearly 7 years of marriage.

Gustavo played a vital role in Silvia's renowned collaboration with Spanish-Mexican filmmaker Luis Buñuel — widely noted by many as one of the greatest filmmakers. Silvia Pinal's first film with Buñuel was named after her second daughter, Viridiana, in which Gustavo was a co-producer.

Silvia's third spouse was Enrique Guzmán — a Venezuelan-Mexican singer whom she married in 1967, shortly after her divorce from Gustavo Alatriste. They had two children together — Luis Enrique Guzmán, and the famous Latin Grammy-winning singer Alejandra Guzmán. Silvia and Enrique divorced after 9 years in 1976.

The noted actress got married a fourth time, to politician Tulio Hernández Gómez in 1982. It marked Silvia's longest-spanning marriage of 13 years until their divorce in 1995.

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A brief look into the late Silvia Pinal's former spouses

Silvia Pinal's first husband Rafael Banquells was initially married to the late Puerto Rican actress Blanca de Castejon. Rafael stepped into the film industry as an actor in the 1940s. He later made his name as a TV director and producer. According to IMDB, there are over 90 acting credits in Rafael Banquells' name, with notable works such as Gutierritos, and Three and a Half Musketeers.

Following Rafael's divorce from Silvia, he married actress Dina de Marco and had six children with her — Jose Manuel Banquells, Ariadne Banquells, Rocío Banquells, Rafael Banquells hijo, and Mary Paz Banquells. Rafael Banquells died in 1990 aged 73.

Not much is known about Silvia's second husband Gustavo Alatriste's personal life. Some of his notable works as a producer include La casa de Bernarda Alba, Aquel famoso Remington, Simon of the Desert, Viridiana, and The Exterminating Angel. Gustavo died of pancreatic cancer in July 2006 in Houston, Texas.

Silvia Pinal's third husband Enrique Guzmán, a popular Mexican idol, initially pursued medicinal studies at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. However, he did not finish his degree. He went on to make a name for himself as a singer, popular in the rock genre. Some of his self-written hit songs are La Ronchita, and Pensaba en tí.

Notable Spanish covers by Enrique Guzmán include Paul Anka's Put Your Head On My Shoulder and Larry Williams' Bonnie Moronie. Enrique also founded an Ecuador-based motion picture company in the 1960s and produced some movies. He starred alongside Silvia Pinal in the 1973 sitcom Silvia y Enrique.

Silvia Pinal's fourth husband, Tulio Hernández Gómez, was a member of the Mexican Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) from 1953. He served as the Governor of Tlaxcala from 1981 to 1987 and had a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he also worked as a professor. Throughout his political career, Tulio was a federal deputy twice, an advisor to the head of the Federal District, and the President of the PRI in the Federal District.