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- Lois Hamilton (Areno) personified a new wave of actresses who built careers on both beauty and brains. Lois attend Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennslyvannia, and the University of Florence in Florence, Italy, where she received degrees in Psychology and Fine Arts. As a top Ford model in the late 1970s, Lois graced the covers and pages of countless magazines, such as "Cosmopolitan", "Fortune", "Mademoiselle", "Italian Vogue", "Prevue", "Neue Revue Illustrierte", "Newsweek", "Paris Match", "Hello", "Redbook", "Ladies' Home Journal", "Glamour", "Time", and many others. Some of her ad campaigns included Chanel, Clarol, Halston, Pucci and Hermes, and she appeared in over 150 commercials worldwide. She was one of the pioneers who made the successful transition from model to actress. When she came to Los Angeles her career immediately took off and she found herself splashed all over the television and movie screens. Within a year she landed more TV stints than any other actress at ICM. She worked with such luminaries as Ivan Reitman, Neil Simon, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford, Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds, John Candy, John Larroquette, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Bill Murray, Jane Fonda, Dean Martin, Carl Reiner, David Carradine, Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Guttenberg, Howard W. Koch, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham, and Thomas R. Bond II to name a few. She was one of the privileged few to be photographed by George Hurrell Sr. before his death. When she wasn't involved in a feature film or television project, she took to the skies--she was a licensed private pilot. She logged over 600 hours and was an accomplished aerobatic pilot flying her 1936 German biplane. In addition, Lois was also a titled Italian baroness with a family that lays claim to the most noble of ancestries dating back to 11th-century Naples. Not one to be typecast as just another pretty face, and in keeping with her artistic talents, she was also an accomplished sculptress, painter and writer. She exhibited her bronze sculptures and oil paintings in many one-woman shows in Los Angeles. An author as well, she penned her first novel, "Move Over Tarzan," a woman's guide on how to be as assertive as the most aggressive, successful man using a woman's femininity. Lois Hamilton was definitely a woman ahead of her time.
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He studied Law. He also directed theatre pieces, wrote movie criticisms and took part in the creation and development of the 'cinema novo' movement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, becoming its theoretical leader and first embassador in Europe. After "Barravento (1962)", a trilogy of films and "Antonio das Mortes (1969)" he won various international prizes. As he symbolized the feelings of the ideology of the May of 1968, he became very popular in Europe and America. But when he started to film in Africa and Spain his followers were distracted and this marked the beginning of the decline of his fame. Thus, he only made a couple of films of minor interest later on.- Actress
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Norma Bengell was born on 21 February 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and director, known for Planet of the Vampires (1965), Eternamente Pagú (1987) and The Murdered House (1971). She was married to Gabriele Tinti. She died on 9 October 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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José Wilker de Almeida was born on 20th August 1947 in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. He worked as a speaker in a radio there but he later moved to Recife where he started worked in the theatre as a member of "Movimento de Cultura Popular (MPC)". The group not only brought culture to people but also reading, writing and political lessons. During the military repression, however, MPC was made illegal and Wilker moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he started working in cinema. His first film as "A Falecida", starred by Fernanda Montenegro.
In Rio Wilker kept on working in theatre. In 1968 he wrote his own play, "O Trágico Acidente que Destronou Teresa". His next move as a playwright was "A China é Azul", in 1972. In this year he starred "Os Inconfidentes", a movie by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. Still in 1972 he worked on his first TV series, "O Bofe".
Between 1976 and 1985 he didn't work in theatre, but played important roles in cinema and TV. "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" (1976), based on Jorge Amado's novel, is a recordist on Brazilian cinema box office. "Xica da Silva" (1976), "Bye Bye Brasil (1979)", "Bonitinha Mas Ordinária" (based on Nelson Rodrigues' text, 1981), and "O Homem da Capa Preta" (1986) were blockbusters too. His works for TV were very successful too.
In 1989 he worked on two then famous films: "Doida Demais" and "Dias Melhores Virão". In 1992 he was on "Medicine Man", directed by John McTiernan and starred by Sean Connery. In the next five years Wilker worked almost exclusively for Tv. However, in 1996, a compilation of his reviews on cinema was released in a book, "Como Deixar um Relógio Emocionado". In 1997 he came back to the Seventh Art with "O Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso" and "A Guerra de Canudos", where he was the protagonist and producer.
Wilker carried on his acclaimed TV career but in 2000 he worked on Villa Lobos, Uma Vida de Paixões". In 2002 he was on "Dead in the Water" starred by Henry Thomas. He then had three films in a role: "O Homem do Ano" (2003) and "Maria, Mãe de Deus" (2003) and "Redentor" (2004). In 2003 he was elected president of Rio Filmes, a cinema company in Brazil.- Djenane Machado was born on 10 June 1951 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for A Ponte dos Suspiros (1969), Malandro (1985) and A Penúltima Donzela (1969). She died on 23 March 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Born in Rome, on 21st July of 1930, at the Brazilian embassy, son of Formula 1 champion and then ambassador Manoel de Teffe; he was named Antonio Luiz and became the Baron de Teffe. The de Teffe family had a noble origin but during Second World War, teenage Antonio left home to join the partisans against the Nazis.
His life in the film business started as studio messenger for Vittorio De Sica who was then directing Bicycle Thieves (1948) and years later Antonio starred in the critically acclaimed Gli sbandati (1955). Then he went into typical examples of popular Italian films of the late 50s such as sword and sandal epics, comedies, adventures and even great American movies like Robert Aldrich's Sodom and Gomorrah (1962), but it was with Spaghetti Westerns that renamed Anthony Steffen achieved worldwide stardom. His acting is often accused of being wooden, but in many ways is ideally suited to playing the steely-faced gunslinger synonymous with the gender. Steffen's most memorable role was in Django the Bastard (1969), which he also co-wrote, playing a phantom gunslinger returned from the grave to avenge his own death. This is the uncredited inspiration for Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter (1973).
His others successes include well liked features as Seven Dollars to Kill (1966), A Train for Durango (1968) (with Mark Damon), Killer Kid (1967) and many others. He was still enjoyable in other genres, especially thrillers as the successful The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971), Tropic of Cancer (1972) or The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972), a good example of a giallo where he played a blind pianist - one of his roles he most liked, and Killer Fish (1979), with James Franciscus and Lee Majors. Steffen was a very reliable leading man and supporting actor and was among the elite of European cinema such as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Luchino Visconti, Antonio Margheriti, Ennio Morricone, Roger Vadim, Carlo Ponti, Sophia Loren and many others.
Elegant, educated and handsome, fluent in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, Steffen lived in international jet-set, but in the early 80s he moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, place he just adored, occasionally visiting his beloved Rome. Since 2002 he had been fighting a dreadful cancer. He died on July 5, 2004, in Rio de Janeiro. He left three sons: Manuel de Teffe, Luiz and Chiara. Besides De Sica's Shoeshine (1946), his favorite film was John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946). Good taste until the end.- Writer
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Here he grew up in the educated Jewish middle class, together with his brother Alfred. The Zweig family was not religious. He passed his high school diploma at the Wasagymnasium in Vienna. Zweig wrote his first poems here. At that time he was influenced by writers such as Hugo von Hofmannstahl and Rainer Maria Rilke. In 1901, Stefan Zweig's first volume of poetry entitled "Silberne Saiten" was published. He also began translating works by French writers at this time. In 1904 he completed his doctorate in German and Romance studies. Until 1910 he traveled extensively through Europe. The focus here was on exchanges with other writers and artists, with whom he mostly maintained friendship through intensive correspondence. By 1911, works such as "Tersites", "The House by the Sea" and "Burning Secret" as well as his first biography "Émile Verhaeren" had been created.
With his work "First Experience. Four Stories from Kinderland," Zweig approached an intuitive psychological style. At the beginning of the First World War, Stefan Zweig signed up as a volunteer. Here he was employed in the war press quarters until 1917. To demonstrate against war in any form, he wrote the drama "Jeremiah", which premiered in Zurich in 1918. From 1918 onwards, Zweig also worked as a journalist and correspondent for the Swiss newspaper "Neue Freie Presse". He also uses this medium to publish his non-partisan views. After the end of the war he settled in Salzburg. His idea was to found a spiritually, holistically and humanistically motivated alliance in Europe. So he began, initially in numerous lectures and essays, to warn against radicalization through nationalism and to call for calm, diplomacy and patience.
In 1920, Zweig published the writings "Fear", "The Compulsion" and, from 1920, three essays about master builders of the world: "Three Masters", in 1925 "The Fight with the Demon" and in 1928 "Three Poets of Their Life". Zweig enjoyed great stage success in 1926 with his adaptation of Ben Jonson's "Volpone". The publication of the book "Star Hours of Humanity" in 1927 was equally successful. In 1928 he traveled to the Soviet Union, where his books were also published in Russian at the instigation of Maxim Gorki, with whom he corresponded. After the NSDAP came to power in Germany, Stefan Zweig fled to London for fear of persecution. The book "Impatience of the Heart" was written here. From 1934 onwards, his works were no longer published in Germany and with the annexation of Austria to the Third Reich in 1938, production in his homeland also stopped. In 1935, Zweig wrote the libretto for the opera "Die schweigsame Frau" for Richard Strauss.
In 1936 the NSDAP immediately banned the sale of all of his works. His first marriage ended in divorce in 1938, and his second marriage was to Charlotte Altmann in 1939. In 1940 he received English citizenship from Great Britain. Nevertheless, he left Europe and traveled on to New York. In 1942 his chess novella and the monograph Brazil were published. After a short stay he visited Argentina and Paraguay. He then settled in Brazil. Here Stefan Zweig fell into deep sadness and depression.
Stefan Zweig committed suicide on February 22, 1942 in Petrópolis, near Rio de Janeiro. In 1944 his autobiography was published posthumously under the title "The World of Yesterday".- He moved to Belo Horizonte to work in the Radio Inconfidência as radiate-actor. He began in TV Itacolomi in the program Tribunal de Calouros. In Rio de Janeiro he participated in programs Time Square, Vovo de Ville, Show Riso and Praça da Alegria (1995). In the Program "Café Sem Concerto" for TV Tupi created the character Zacarias, that would accompany him for the rest of the life. He integrated the group "Os Trapalhões" ("The Dabblers") beside Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana and Mussum, making the largest success in TV and Movies for many years. He died of lung infection on March 18, 1990 at 56 years old, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Aurora Miranda had a successful career in Brazil and the US, although somewhat overshadowed by her sister Carmen Miranda's larger-then-life persona. Aurora was six years younger than Carmen, not as brilliant but equally talented and vivacious.
She made her recording debut on May 25, 1933, at the age of 18. On that day she sang Assis Valente''s marcha "Cai, Cai, Balão!" and 'Floriano Ribeiro de Pi'nho''s samba "Toque de Amor" in a duo with Francisco Alves, Brazil's greatest male singing star. Three weeks later she was in the studio again, recording a macumba by Pixinguinha and João da Baiana. Another duo with Chico Alves came in July: Noel Rosa's and Hélio Rosa's foxtrot "Você só . . . Mente." Aurora was launched.
Her record company was Odeon, and her principal competition--her sister Carmen--recorded for Victor. During the rest of the decade, Aurora recorded 162 more sides, many of them enormous hits, such as "Cidade Maravilhosa" (André Filho) and "Se a Lua Contasse" (Custódio Mesquita), whose composers were her constant songwriters, along with Walfrido Silva and Assis Valente. In 1936 Aurora appeared in the film Alô Alô Carnaval (1936), in which she was seen with Carmen dressed in gold-lamé top hat and tails, singing "Cantores do Rádio" (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro / Lamartine Babo). This film is apparently lost except from some short sequences.
In 1940 Aurora married Gabriel Richaid. Carmen gave the couple a trip to the US as a honeymoon present, and before long Aurora was appearing in American nightclubs and revues. During the war, when Walt Disney was producing his "Good Neighbor" south-of-the-border films, he wanted to cast Carmen with Ethel Smith in a picture to be called "Blame It on the Samba". Carmen was unavailable, and the technology wasn't advanced enough for making that film (it would eventually be made in 1948 (Blame It on the Samba (1948)) with Ethel as the only live character. However, Carmen recommended her sister, and Aurora was cast in The Three Caballeros (1944), in which she shined in the Bahia sequence, dancing with Donald Duck and Zé Carioca to the tune of Ary Barroso's "Os Quindins de Iaiá.". She also appears in the film noir classic Phantom Lady (1944), in which she can be seen as a nightclub performer.
Unlike her sister, Aurora preferred married life to her career. In 1951 she returned to Rio de Janeiro and settled down as a wife and mother. She often spoke of her sister Carmen and appeared in many documentaries.
Aurora Miranda passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday, December 22, 2005.- José Lewgoy was born on 16 November 1920 in Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Fitzcarraldo (1982), O Ibraim do Subúrbio (1976) and Perfume de Gardênia (1992). He died on 10 February 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Eduardo Coutinho was born on 11 May 1933 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Edifício Master (2002), Santo Forte (1999) and Babilônia 2000 (1999). He was married to Maria das Dores de Oliveira. He died on 2 February 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actress
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Sandra Bréa was born on 11 May 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for O Bem-Amado (1973), Corrida do Ouro (1974) and Felicidade (1991). She was married to Arthur Guarisse, António Guerreiro and Eduardo Espínolla Netto. She died on 4 May 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actress
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Marília Pêra was born on 22 January 1943 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and producer, known for Pixote (1980), Central Station (1998) and Urban Snap-Shots (2008). She was married to Bruno Faria, Nelson Motta, Paulo Villaça, Agildo Ribeiro and Paulo Graça Mello. She died on 5 December 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Esmeralda Barros was born on 4 September 1944 in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Kong Island (1968), Presídio de Mulheres Violentadas (1977) and A Espiã Que Entrou em Fria (1967). She died on 10 October 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Magalhães began her career on Tupi Broadcasting's radio and TV in 1954, playing small roles and background acting, eventually getting her big break and greater roles and prominent characters. All of this way before the era of videotaping.
Moving to the state to Bahia, after her first marriage in 1960, she did not abandon her craft and joined the theatrical group 'A Barca', formed by former students of a drama school and under the direction of Luís Carlos Maciel, and appeared in great classics on the local station TV Itapoan. Invited by [Glauber Rocha,] himself, she also got a role on the now classic Black God, White Devil (1964), a landmark of Brazil's 'New Cinema' movement, shot in Monte Santo, Bahia.
In 1964 she returned to Rio de Janeiro and gave birth to her only son. The following year, she was back to work when she was invited by Nathália Timberg, one of the great Brazilian stage actresses, to perform in Nelson Rodrigues's 'Vestido de Noiva', directed by Sérgio Cardoso and staged at the Municipal Theater.
In 1966 she was invited by Walter Clark, Globo TV's newly appointed executive producer, to play a romantic role in one of the network' first telenovelas, and in which she would meet actor and future husband Carlos Alberto.
In 1970, the couple went to work for Tupi TV in São Paulo, taking roles in another telenovela. With the end of their marriage the following year, Magalhães returned to Rio and to Globo TV, where she would mostly work for the rest of her career.
At the age of 50, and because of the huge success of her character on Roque Santeiro (1985), she posed nude for a photo spread on one of most popular men's magazine of the time.
She died at 80, leaving the legacy of a six-decade-long career on TV, theatre, and films. - Nicette Bruno was born on 7 January 1933 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Éramos Seis (1977), The Big Catch (2017) and Como Salvar Meu Casamento (1979). She was married to Paulo Goulart. She died on 20 December 2020 in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
- Ivan Setta was born in 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for As Aventuras Amorosas de Um Padeiro (1975), Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (1977) and Mandacaru (1997). He was married to Sandra Schaeppi. He died on 6 April 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos was born on 22 October 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Memórias do Cárcere (1984), O Amuleto de Ogum (1974) and Tenda dos Milagres (1977). He was married to Ivelise Ferreira. He died on 21 April 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Talent Agent
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John Casablancas was born on 12 December 1942 in New York, USA. He was a talent agent and manager. He was married to Aline Wermelinger, Jeanette Christensen and Marie Christine. He died on 20 July 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Caio Junqueira was born on 15 November 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Elite Squad (2007), Buena Sorte (1996) and Central Station (1998). He died on 23 January 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Paulo Gustavo was born on 30 October 1978 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for My Mom Is a Character 2 (2016), My Mom Is a Character (2013) and 220 Volts (2011). He was married to Thales Bretas. He died on 4 May 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.- Composer
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Vinicius de Moraes was born on 19 October 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a composer and writer, known for V for Vendetta (2005), Deep Rising (1998) and Out of Sight (1998). He was married to Gilda Quirós Mattoso, Marta Ibáñez, Gessi Gesse, Christina Gurjâo, Nelita Abreu Rocha, Maria Lucia Proença, Lila Bôscoli, Beatriz "Tati" Azevedo and Regina Pederneiras. He died on 9 July 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Costinha was born on 24 March 1923 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé (1978), Carnaval Barra Limpa (1967) and Carnaval em Caxias (1954). He died on 15 September 1995 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Milton Gonçalves was born on 9 December 1933 in Monte Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Carandiru (2003), A Rainha Diaba (1974) and À Sombra dos Laranjais (1977). He was married to Oda Gonçalves. He died on 30 May 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Ítalo Rossi was born on 19 January 1931 in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Doida Demais (1989), Take It, Give It (2005) and Maria, Mãe do Filho de Deus (2003). He died on 2 August 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Claudio Marzo was born on 26 September 1940 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and producer, known for Planet of the Pantanal (1990), O Homem Nu (1997) and Memórias do Medo (1981). He was married to Neia Marzo, Betty Faria, Denise Dumont, Xuxa Lopes and Thaís de Andrade. He died on 22 March 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.- Director
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One of the most important Brazilian directors of all time, Leon Hirszman is best remembered for the realistic manner of dealing with social and political themes in his works, from documentaries to feature films. His career started with a segment filmed for Cinco vezes Favela (1962) and The Deceased (1965) marked as his first feature film, an adaptation of Nelson Rodrigues classic play, and also marked as José Wilker's acting film debut. _São Bernardo (1972) was a major turning point in his career, a film lauded by audiences and critics, winning multiple awards and Hirszman name became well-known in film circles.
With They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981), by following the current wave in politics and social economical issues such as the strikes for better working conditions in automobile plants which happened in the late 1970's during the military regime, intertwining its story with a family's division, Hirszman conquered audiences and the critics again with his memorable sequences and a power driven story. The film won three awards at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Lion as well. This adaptation of Gianfrancesco Guarnieri celebrated play - who also acted in the leading role - was a massive hit. Around the making of this film, Hirszman was filming the real events that also inspired this film in ABC da Greve (1990), which was released a few years after his death.
During the last year of his life, he managed to release three different projects: his final feature films A Barca do Sol (1987), and Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano (1987) and the short documentary Imagens do Inconsciente (1987). He died on September 15, 1987 due to complication of AIDS, having been diagnosed in 1986 due to a blood transfusion. Along with ABC da Greve (1990), the documentary Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996) was released posthumously.- Director
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Jean-Gabriel Albicocco was born on 15 February 1936 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Wanderer (1967), Rat Trap (1963) and The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961). He was married to Marie Laforêt. He died on 9 April 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Adriano Reys was born on 20 July 1934 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for The Buzz (1985), Aí Vêm os Cadetes (1959) and Ciranda de Pedra (1981). He was married to Viviane Cantinho. He died on 20 November 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Aracy Balabanian was born on 22 February 1940 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. She was an actress, known for The Next Victim (1995), Rainha da Sucata (1990) and Nino, o Italianinho (1969). She died on 7 August 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Stelvio Rosi was born on 1 August 1938 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and producer, known for Anaconda (1997), The Leopard (1963) and They Were Called Three Musketeers But They Were Four (1973). He died on 19 December 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Handsome, talented and a man who defined a generation with his presence and acting in movies and TV series, Lauro Corona was one of a kind. And one who's gone too soon at an early age leaving a mark to his fans with his brief career.
Corona was born on 6 July, 1957, in Rio de Janeiro. At 16, he began as a salesman working at his mother boutique. By the late 1970's he was doing plays and was discovered by actor Paulo José and a famous theater director who loved his talent and knew he could do more. Next thing he knew a TV show came his way, the massive hit Dancin' Days (1978) where he played Beto. That was his first soap opera and very first TV appearance and soon after he was the talk of the town and the crush of many girls. From then on, he was a constant presence on TV with several shows, which includes Baila Comigo (1981) and Marina (1980).
His film debut was as one of the leads in Sergio Rezende's O Sonho Não Acabou (1982) , a testament about Brasília's youth in the early 1980's with a generation of sex, drugs and rock n'roll in the final years of the military regime - in fact, in one of the most memorable moments of the film Corona appears next to president João Figueiredo's guards, a moment that was captured with the real politicians and soldiers who didn't know they were being filmed, a very bold move by the director, crew and the actor. Then, he made only one movie Swingin' Betty (1984), a huge hit - possibly the film people remember him the most.
The miniseries Memórias de um Gigolô (1986), the TV series Direito de Amar (1987) were also great moments in his career and he also presented the Globo de Ouro, a musical program that brought artists performing their classics or latest hits. That program showcased his talents as a great host.
But the last memory people have of him was as the Portuguese Manuel Victor in Vida Nova (1988), which ended up being his last TV show and one that he didn't manage to end. By the middle of the show, he discovered he had AIDS. He never told the network about that - since then revealing about such condition was a career killer - only said that he was really sick and needed to stay away from the show. Concerned about his health, the creators decided to give an alternate ending for his character, even though the show was in its middle and he was one of the main characters- a memorable scene where he kisses goodbye to his girl, enters the car and reads an off-screen poem by Fernando Pessoa, and then he goes back to his native land.
A few days after his 32nd birthday he passed away from complications of AIDS - news that wasn't revealed immediately due to his family concerns. He was one of the first famous victims of this deadly disease in Brazil. Fans and nostalgic TV buffs always remember him with care, love and fondness. - Actress
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Lady Francisco was born on 7 January 1935 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was an actress and director, known for O Crime do Zé Bigorna (1977), Anjos do Sexo (1981) and Explode Coração (1995). She died on 25 May 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Elias Gleizer was born on 4 January 1934 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Pé na Jaca (2006), Caminho das Índias (2009) and José do Egito (1959). He died on 16 May 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- One of the most beautiful women in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s, Ilka Soares' career began in 1947 in a Miss Brazil pageant promoted by 'O Globo' newspaper. There, she met Vittorio Cardineli and Ugo Lombardi, actress Bruna Lombardi's father, who invited her to audition for Iracema (1949), an adaptation of the novel of the same name by José de Alencar. After a successful screen test at 'Brasil Vita Filmes' studios, she got the leading role in what is now considered a lost film.
In the 50s, she starred in ten films for 'Atlântida Empresa Cinematográfica do Brasil' and 'Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz', two of the most prestigious Brazilian film studios at that time.
She started on TV in 1956 as a news anchor and variety show host, becoming popular on magazine covers as well as a professional model. Her 40-decade-long career in telenovelas began with O Cafona (1971). - Carlos Eduardo Dolabella was born on 11 June 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for O Espigão (1974), Pai Herói (1979) and Carnaval Barra Limpa (1967). He was married to Pepita Rodrigues, Sandra Depes and Erika Mattfeld. He died on 26 May 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Carlos Augusto Strazzer was born on 4 August 1946 in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for O Profeta (1977), Éramos Seis (1977) and Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989). He died on 19 February 1993 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Dary Reis was born in Formigueiro, at that time a small village in São Sepé County - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil on February 12th, 1926. He was the third son of João Felipe dos Reis and Idalina Berger. After Dary was born the family moved to a larger town called Santa Cruz do Sul - RS. They lived there till 1931 when they moved again, this time to São Leopoldo, a town 15 miles north from the State Capital Porto Alegre. Dary lost his mother very soon after this move, in 1939 and his father later, in 1947.
Around 1945 he tried to work as a stage actor. In order to accomplish this and become a show business star, he moved to Rio de Janeiro where all the major opportunities in this area were opening up in Brazil at that time. At the beginning he had a few roles but very quickly climb the stairs of fame working on stage in Dulcina de Moraes theatrical group in several shows; in twenty two (22) movies and also in twenty six (26) soap operas most of those taking place in Globo TV.
His first marriage was with the actress Sonia de Moraes with whom he had a daughter called Leana (deceased) who married and gave him a grandson: Dary Hugo dos Reis Neto. After divorcing he married again in 1962 to Leda Lucia Marques with whom he had two children: Katia Christina and Dary Hugo dos Reis Junior. This son and daughter gave him four grandchildren: Pedro Alberto and Ana Clara, Katia's children and from his son Junior, Lucas Santos dos Reis and João Felipe dos Reis (named after his great-grandfather - Dary's father name). His last work at TV Globo was in 2005, a soap opera called 'Bang Bang' completing, therefore, sixty years of shows, movies and soap operas. On December 26th, 2010 Dary Reis passed away after a short period in coma because of cerebral-vascular disease. - Wilma Dias was born on 20 April 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas (1978), Profissão Mulher (1983) and As Três Marias (1980). She died on 10 April 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Jorge Fernando was born on 29 March 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a director and producer, known for The Next Victim (1995), Macho Man (2011) and Vereda Tropical (1984). He died on 27 October 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actress
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Lia Tora was born Horacia Correa D'Avila on May 12, 1907, in Rio de Janerio to Portuguese and Spanish parents,
She studied dance at the Dance Academy of Barcelona in Spain and when she was 18 returned to Brazil with the Velasco Dance Company to perform.
In 1924, she met Julio De Moraes, a Brazilian newspaperman and industrialist who was 26 years older than Tora. De Moraes was married and had a son, but he left his wife for Tora and they married. In 1925, twins Marie Julio and Julio Mario were born.
Tora had hoped to transition from dancing to a film career. A year after her children were born, she entered a contest sponsored by Fox Films' foreign offices in their search new talent from Brazil, Spain and Italy. The prize was an expense-paid trip to Hollywood and an audition that would lead to a film contract. Tora won the contest arrived in the United States in September 1927.
Director Wallace MacDonald cast her in the comedy "The Low Necker" (1927) and released it just three moths after Tora's arrival in the United States. But Fox didn't know what to do with Tora, especially since sound had arrived and the Brazilian actress spoke little English. She was virtually idle for a year before appearing in a small role as a girlfriend in "Making the Grade" (1929).
With no significant parts offered, Tora co-wrote with De Moraes a screenplay for director Douglas Z. Doty. The result was "The Veiled Woman" (1929) with Paul Vincent and Bela Lugosi. The plot focused on Tora's character who rescues a young woman from a womanizer. She then tells the young woman of the men in her own life through flashbacks.
Fox then dropped Tora from her contract. She decided to stay in Hollywood, forming Brasilian Southern Cross Productions in 1929 and setting up her headquarters at Tec-Art Studios on Melrose Avenue. The new production company's first project was "Mary, the Beautiful" (possibly retitled "Soul of a Peasant"). De Moraes directed the project with Tora as the leading lady. But the production company did little after its initial film.
After appearing in the Universal film "Don Juan Diplomático" (1931), Tora returned to Fox to film the Spanish-language version of "Charlie Chan Carries On" ("Eran Trece"), which was released in December 1931.
But Tora never mastered English and her efforts to produce Spanish-language films through Brasilian Southern Cross failed. Her Hollywood career effectively ended in 1932.
She returned to Rio de Janerio where she indulged in her passion for auto racing. She often joined her husband as a co-driver and navigator. During the 279-kilometer Grand Prix Cidade de Rio de Janeiro Gávea Circuit race on Oct. 3, 1934, De Moraes and Tora crashed their Chrysler Adaptado on the sixth lap. Tora was seriously injured, but she recovered.
By 1938, Tora was heavily involved in Brazilian politics. During this period Germans in Brazil formed the Integralista, an organization of intellectuals and artists who advocated for a fascist government.
On May 11, 1938, the Integralists staged an attempted coup of President Getulio Vargas' government. The uprising failed and police arrested more than 1,000 civilians and hundreds of military officers. Tora and De Moraes were tried in a tribunal on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government. Evidence included testimony that Belmiro Valverde, a ringleader of the attempted coup, was arrested at Tora's home with a large quantity of dynamite hidden his car.
The court convicted De Moraes but it ruled Tora not guilty on March 1, 1939.
Tora appeared in one more movie, the Brazilian production of "The Confessions of Frei Pumpkin" (1971). She died in May 27, 1972.- Dirce Migliaccio was born on 30 September 1933 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Brava Gente (2000), Célia & Rosita (2000) and O Bem-Amado (1973). She died on 22 September 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- He began his acting career when Argentine producers found him, at the age of eleven, playing soccer on one of Copacabana's sidewalks. He was invited to join the cast of Tercer Mundo (1962), a Brazilian-Argentine co-production shot on Rio's hill slums, only released in 1973. Right after this role, he was invited to act in Luigi Pirandello's play "O Homem Besta e a Virtude", for which he received several theatrical revelation awards in 1962. This play led to several successful appearances as a child-actor on Grande Teatro Tupi (1951) over the next two years, launching his 55-year career on TV.
in 1965, he made his debut on Globo TV, Brazil's largest TV production company, in the telenovela Rua da Matriz (1965), the network's first serial drama production. Over the next few decades, among his most popular interpretations are 'Tavico' on Estúpido Cupido (1976) and 'Toninho Jiló' on Roque Santeiro (1985), the latter, perhaps his most memorable character. - Actor
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Hugo Carvana was born on 4 June 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo (1973), Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo II (1991) and Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria (2003). He was married to Martha Alencar. He died on 4 October 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Daniella Perez was born on 11 August 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for De Corpo e Alma (1992), O Dono do Mundo (1991) and Barriga de Aluguel (1990). She was married to Raul Gazolla. She died on 28 December 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Cláudia Jimenez was born on 18 November 1958 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Torre de Babel (1998), Seven Sins (2007) and O Corpo (1991). She died on 20 August 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Domingos de Oliveira was born on 28 September 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1966), Amores (1998) and Barata Ribeiro, 716 (2016). He was married to Priscilla Rozenbaum, Leila Diniz and Nazareth Ohana. He died on 23 March 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Fernando Torres was born on 14 November 1929 in Guaçuí, Espírito Santo, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Baila Comigo (1981), Minha Doce Namorada (1971) and The Oyster and the Wind (1997). He was married to Fernanda Montenegro. He died on 4 September 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Helmuth Schneider was born on 18 December 1920 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Die Göttin vom Rio Beni (1950), Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) and Joseph and His Brethren (1961). He died on 17 March 1972 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Dina Sfat was born on 28 October 1938 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for The Brazilwood Man (1982), Selva de Pedra (1972) and Eros, the God of Love (1981). She was married to Paulo José. She died on 20 March 1989 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.