Biography - Pilar Castro

Who is Pilar Castro?

Pilar Castro is an actress by profession and Spanish by nationality. She is best known for starring in the TV series A las once en casa, Al salir de clase, Cuestión de sexo, and the film Through My Window.

Pilar Castro – Age, Parents, Siblings

Pilar Castro was born on 12 October 1970 in Madrid, Spain as Pilar Castro Parrilla. There is limited information on her mother, father, or what her parents did for a living. Her parents raised him alongside her two siblings- older brother Angelillo and older sister Valery.

Education, Ethnicity

The primary educational history of Pilar Castro is not known. However, it is known that she honed her acting skills at Argentine-born actress, director, and playwright Cristina Rota's school.

Her ethnicity is Spanish.

Pilar Castro – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Pilar Castro was in a relationship with Juan Cavestany but it is unclear if she married her boyfriend and took him as her husband. In 2006, they welcomed a son together named Pablo Castro before breaking up/divorcing.

She is currently believed to be single and is very much focused on her career.

Pilar Castro – Career

Early Days

Castro’s debut screen role was in an episode of the 1993 TV series Crónicas del Mal. This was followed by minor appearances in the films Stories from the Kronen (1995), El ángel de la Guarda (1996), Scarred Soul (1998), Cuarteto de La Habana (1999), Second Skin (1999), among others.

Also, she had the opportunity to portray characters in the episodes of the TV series Colegio Mayor (1996), Éste es mi Barrio (1996), Calle Nueva (1997-1998), A las Once en casa (1998), El Comisario, etc.

Finally, she was cast as Cristina Angulo in the Spanish TV series Al Salir de Clase in 2000. She portrayed the character for a total of 118 episodes until 2001 which is her breakthrough role.

Films, TV Series

Since then Pilar Castro has worked in dozens of films as well as TV series. Some of the TV series in which she has worked as an actress includes- Cuéntame (2003), Maneras de sobrevivir (2005), Los Serrano (2004-2007), Cuestión de sexo (2007-2009), La que se avecina (2014), Olmos y Robles (2015-2016), Unauthorized Living (2018-2020), Someone Has to Die (2020), Dangerous Moms (2020-2021), Puerto y Camino (2021), Mentiras pasajeras.

Also, Castro has starred in the films Football Days (2003), The 2 Sides of the Bed (2005), Días de Cine (2007), Seven Minutes (2009), Dispongo de Barcos (2010), Faraday (2013), Julieta (2016), Advantages of Travelling by Train (2019), Official Competition (2021), Through My Window (2022), among others.

Co-stars

On the set of Through My Window, Pilar Castro has starred alongside Julio Peña Fernández, Clara Galle, Hugo Arbues, Guillermo Lasheras, and Eric Masip.

Pilar Castro – Awards, Nominations

Castro won the Málaga Film Festival (2008), Actors and Actresses Union Awards (2010), and Málaga Film Festival  (2011). She has also earned nominations for the Goya Awards (2010), the Actors and Actresses Union Awards (2018), and the Feroz Awards (2020).

Pilar Castro – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary of Pilar Castro is not known.

Pilar Castro – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Castro is active on Instagram and Facebook with thousands of followers but seems to be absent from Twitter.