Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in

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– 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of

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from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of the weddings of the daughters of King Juan Carlos I. Her film ''

Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven ''Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven'' ( es, Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos) is a 1980 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where Mercedes Sampietro won the award for Bes ...

'' was entered into the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

in 1981. Her 1986 film ''

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'' was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the

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. In 1992, her film '' Beltenebros'' won the

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for an outstanding artistic contribution at the

42nd Berlin International Film Festival The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with '' The Inner Circle'' by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film '' Grand Canyon'' directed by Lawrence K ...

. Her film '' El pájaro de la felicidad'' was screened in the

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section at the

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to '' Farewell My Concubine'' by Chen Kaige and '' The Piano'' by Jane Campion. The festival opened with ''My Favorite Season'', directed by André Téchiné and c ...

. In 1995, she was a member of the jury at the

45th Berlin International Film Festival The 45th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 22 February 1995. The Golden Bear was awarded to French film '' The Bait'' directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The retrospective dedicated to American actor Buster Keaton was show ...

. On 18 March 1995, she directed the television broadcast of Infanta Elena's wedding in the

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. On 4 October 1997, she did the same for Infanta Cristina's wedding in the

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. She died on 19 October 1997 in Madrid from a

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Filmography as film director

*'' La petición'' (1976) *'' El crimen de Cuenca'' (1979) *''

Gary Cooper que estás en los cielos ''Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven'' ( es, Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos) is a 1980 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where Mercedes Sampietro won the award for Be ...

'' (1980) *'' Hablamos esta noche'' (1982) *''

'' (1986) *'' Beltenebros'' (1991) *'' El pájaro de la felicidad'' (1993) *'' El perro del hortelano'' (1996) *''

Tu nombre envenena mis sueños ''Your Name Poisons My Dreams'' ( es, Tu nombre envenena mis sueños, links=no) is a 1996 Spanish thriller film directed by Pilar Miró consisting of an adaptation of the novel ''Tu nombre envenena mis sueños'' by Joaquín Leguina. It stars Carme ...

'' (1996)

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* 1940 births 1997 deaths Spanish women film directors Spanish women screenwriters Film directors from Madrid Writers from Madrid Best Director Goya Award winners 20th-century screenwriters {{Spain-film-director-stub