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| Born | Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (1940-04-20)20 April 1940 |
| Died | 19 October 1997(1997-10-19) (aged 57) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1976–1997 |
Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 – 19 October 1997) was a Spanishscreenwriter andfilm director. She was the General Director ofRTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of the weddings of the daughters of KingJuan Carlos I.
She is credited with fostering Spain's film industry by introducing state aid for promising young filmmakers when she served as TV Director in Spain's Culture Ministry in the Socialist Government of the 1980s.[1]
Her filmGary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven was entered into the12th Moscow International Film Festival in 1981.[2] Her 1986 filmWerther was entered into the main competition at the43rd edition of theVenice Film Festival.[3] In 1992, her filmBeltenebros won theSilver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the42nd Berlin International Film Festival.[4] Her filmEl pájaro de la felicidad was screened in theUn Certain Regard section at the1993 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
In 1995, she was a member of the jury at the45th Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
On 18 March 1995, she directed the television broadcast ofInfanta Elena's wedding in theSeville Cathedral. On 4 October 1997, she did the same forInfanta Cristina's wedding in theBarcelona Cathedral.
She died on 19 October 1997 in Madrid from amyocardial infarction. She is survived by a son, Gonzalo, and a brother, Carlos.[7][1]
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