Pilar Secada

Pilar Secada
Occupations
  • Architect
  • actress
  • musician
ChildrenDaniela Lalita

Pilar Secada (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈlar seˈcada]) is a Peruvian architect, former actress, and musician best known for portraying Angelita Pasco ("La Momia") in the television comedy series Mil oficios (2001). During the 1990s she performed as a backing vocalist with the Peruvian rock band La Liga del Sueño. After leaving television, she pursued a career in architecture and real-estate design.

Early life

Pilar Secada was born to Doris Martínez and spent part of her childhood in Peru's central eastern Amazonian region, where her family lived among an Asháninka community. She later moved to Lima with her daughter, Daniela Lalita, and her mother, before relocating to New York after her daughter reached adulthood.

Career

Music

During the 1990s, Secada played in several reggae and fusion bands, including as a chorist in La Liga del Sueño, a Peruvian rock band from Lima that was associated with members of the theater and television comedy troupe Patacláun [es]. The group included performers such as Pelo Madueño and Johanna San Miguel. Secada contributed vocals to the band's 1996 album Por Tierra, including choir vocals on the track "Buscando a Mrs. Appleton". In 2004, she was a chorist in Tierra Sur & Pochi Marambio's album Le Pediste A Dios.

Television and acting

In 2001, Secada joined the cast of the comedy-drama series Mil oficios [es], produced by Efraín Aguilar for Panamericana Televisión. The program became one of the most successful and culturally influential Peruvian television series of the early 2000s, and is often regarded as a precursor to later productions such as Así es la vida [es] and Al fondo hay sitio. Secada portrayed Angelita Pasco, nicknamed "La Momia", a socially awkward character whose appearance and comedic timing made her one of the show's memorable recurring roles. Peruvian media later compared the character to Betty la Fea, noting her distinctive comedic portrayal. In 2003, she portrayed Claudia in the premiere production of Aldo Miyashiro's play Un misterio, una pasión in Lima. Secada also appeared in the Peruvian film Mariposa negra (2006), where she played an English teacher. In later years, Secada occasionally appeared in projects by her daughter, musician and model Daniela Lalita, such as in the multimedia performance Madre: A Disruptive Environment in October 2017, and in several music videos.

Later career

After her brief involvement in television and music, Secada became an architect and works in real estate design.

Personal life

Secada has lived internationally and participated in social and charitable events, including Help Perú in New York.

Discography

With La Liga del Sueño

With Tierra Sur & Pochi Marambio

Filmography

Television

  • Mil oficios (2001) – Angelita Pasco ("La Momia")

Film

References

  1. ↑ Pilar Secada and her parents living with an Asháninka tribe:
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  7. ↑ Blas, Jael (July 11, 2023). "¿Qué fue de Crimson Sinclair, el rockero citado por Jaime Bayly como su amante?" [What happened to Crimson Sinclair, the rocker Jaime Bayly named as her lover?]. La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 30, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Angeles, Gabriel (March 15, 2023). "¿Qué fue de Pilar Secada, actriz que interpretó a la 'Momia' en "Mil oficios"?" [What Happened to Pilar Secada, Actress Who Played the 'Mummy' in "Mil oficios"?]. La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "¿Qué pasó casi 20 años después con Angelita Pasco de "Mil oficios"?" [What Happened Almost 20 Years Later to Angelita Pasco from "Mil oficios"?]. Perú.21 (in Spanish). September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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  12. 1 2 "La buena sangre musical de Pelo Madueño y el inesperado retorno de La Liga del Sueño" [Pelo Madueño's musical talent and the unexpected return of 'La Liga del Sueño']. ATV (in Spanish). November 27, 2023. Archived from the original on March 23, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Voces originales de La Liga del Sueño se reunirán en un solo escenario" [The original voices of "La Liga del Sueño" will come together on one stage]. Andina (in Spanish). November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 23, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
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  17. 1 2 ""Mil oficios": ¿qué pasó con Angelita Pasco casi 20 años después?" ["A Thousand Jobs": What Happened to Angelita Pasco Nearly 20 Years Later?]. El Comercio (in Spanish). September 7, 2020. Archived from the original on November 11, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Estrenan obra teatral inspirada en barras bravas" [A play inspired by soccer fan clubs premieres] (in Spanish). Andina. October 1, 2003. Archived from the original on July 26, 2026. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  19. ↑ Miyashiro, Aldo (2009). Un misterio, una pasión: pieza antihistórica sobre la barra norte. Lima: Estruendo Mudo. p. 4. ISBN 978-612-45459-9-3.
  20. ↑ "Black Butterfly | Mariposa negra, 2006". Kinorium. Archived from the original on March 23, 2026. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  21. ↑ Pilar Secada acting in Madre, a performance by her daughter:
  22. ↑ Pilar Secada as part of the cast in her daughter's music videos:
  23. ↑ "Convidada de Piedra" [Stone Guest]. UCLM.es (in Spanish). Ciudad Real, Spain: University of Castilla–La Mancha. Archived from the original on November 5, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  24. ↑ Schang, Rodrigo (July 12, 2022). "Matrimonio Larco - Vignati" [Marriage Larco - Vignati]. Cosas Perú (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
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  29. ↑ Tafur, Tony (October 26, 2025). "Help Perú celebra en Nueva York una gala que transforma historias" [Help Perú Hosts a Gala in New York That Transforms Lives]. Cosas Perú (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 29, 2026. Retrieved July 29, 2026.