Viridiana briefly made it into the top 1000 in the US in the 1990s. Viridiana - Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste. Contents 1 Origin and meaning Viridiana (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin), Viridianne (French, English), Verdiana is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint. It is loosely based on Halma, a novel by Benito Pérez Galdós. Viridiana is a frillier version of the medieval name Viridis, meaning green. She was the daughter of Mexican actress Silvia Pinal and film producer Gustavo Alatriste.She died at age 19 after falling intake a ravine while driving her car. Viridiana Alatriste Pinal (17 January 1963 - 25 October 1982) was a Mexican actress of film, television and theatre. It must be stressed that the brilliance of Viridiana depends largely on its attack on Franco’s Spain—apart from that the film can be understood in a … Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Mexican Gustavo Alatriste. Whereas Buñuel sacrificed a clear message in his early films for visual anarchy, with Viridiana Buñuel brilliantly joined meaning and madness. An Italian saint's name, Beautiful heart that matches her beautiful face. Viridiana (name) - Viridiana (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin), Viridianne (French, English), Verdiana (Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of … The name Viridiana is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "green". Viridiana may be a compelling shocker, but it is also a beautifully made picture with wonderful visuals, and the shock it gives may be virtually necessary to its meaning. Buñuel himself expressed it well when he said, "The sense of film is this: that we do not live in the best of all possible worlds."