Pili and Mili explained

Pili y Mili
Birth Name:Pilar Bayona Sarriá and
Aurora Bayona Sarriá
Birth Date:10 February 1947
Birth Place:Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Years Active:1963–1970

Pili and Mili (Spanish; Castilian: Pili y Mili) was a comic acting duo composed of twins Aurora and Pilar Bayona (born February 10, 1947, in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain). They rose to fame in early 1960s, becoming one of the biggest stars of the "child prodigy" movie genre that enjoyed a boom at the time. Their movies were musical comedies based on the same formula of mistaken identities.

During the shooting of their first film, the choreographer offered them tablets in case they were tired.[1] In 1968 they appeared in Dos gemelas estupendas.[2]

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.[3] Mili retired aged 22 but Pili continued.[4]

Filmography as Pili y Mili

Cinema

Television

Pilar's solo filmography

After 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Pobre niño prodigio . . 7 April 2013 . 28 February 2014 . es . Isabel . Espiño . Madrid . Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U..
  2. News: Los niños prodigio del cine y la televisión en España . Vertele . 25 June 2011 . 28 February 2014 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063048/http://www.vertele.com/lostoptendevertele/2011/06/25/los-ninos-prodigio-del-cine-y-la-television-en-espana/ . 4 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Pili y Mili. Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa OnLine. 2003. 2014-02-28.
  4. News: ¿Qué fue de aquellos niños prodigio del cine español? . lainformacion.com . 1 May 2013 . 28 February 2014 . Julio . Vallejo . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032049/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/arte-cultura-y-espectaculos/cine/que-fue-de-aquellos-ninos-prodigio-del-cine-espanol_iUKq8iIRyWIe5fDo758Y94/ . 4 March 2016 . es.