Career
Pimstein was the seventh child of nine Russian-Jewish family, which owns a glass shop in Barrio Brasil in Santiago. His fondness for the romantic and melodramatic stories born under the eaves of his mother, a frequent consumer of Mexican films and soap operas, and developed in parallel with his interest in theater. After fulfilling adulthood, Pimstein decided to leave his native country in search of adventure.
lieutenant came to Mexico, where he became assistant director of a film studio assistant by day and a nightclub.
There He met Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, at that time owner of Telesistema Mexicano.