Basza Ajs (born 23 March 1926), known professionally as Berta Loran, is a
Polish Brazilian
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actress.
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Early life
Loran was born Basza Ajs on March 23, 1926 in Warsaw
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from Jewish
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parents. In order to flee from Nazism
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in Europe, Loran, who was only seven years old, and her family immigrated to Brazil in 1937.Rio de Janeiro
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.
In the 40s, Loran was influenced by her father to start her acting career and that was when she decided to use "Berta Loran" as her stage name
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.
Personal life
Loran first fiancé was Suchar Handfuss, whom she married in 1951 for "professional interests." They did not have children, but she got pregnant twice from Handfuss. However, she aborted due to financial problems.
Selected filmography
* ''Amor com Amor Se Paga
Amor com Amor Se Paga is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by TV Globo, March 19 to September 14, 1984, in 155 chapters. Substitute ''Voltei pra Você'' and be succeeded by ''Livre para Voar''.
Written by Ivani ...
'' (1984)
* ''Você Decide
''Você Decide'' (''You Decide'' / ''It's Your Call'') was an interactive television program broadcast on the Brazilian TV network Rede Globo from 1992 to 2000. During each episode special cases were presented, and viewers would decide the ending ...
'' (1995)
* '' Torre de Babel'' (1999)
* ''Cama de Gato
''Cama de Gato'' (English title: ''Cat's Cradle'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo in 2009 and 2010.
Plot
Gustavo, once a poor, kindhearted youngster, is now a successful entrepreneur in the perfume business but h ...
'' (2009)
* ''Ti Ti Ti
''Ti Ti Ti'' (international title: ''The Buzz'') is a Brazilian telenovela that originally aired on Rede Globo from 19 July 2010 to 17 March 2011. Based on the 1985 telenovela ''Ti Ti Ti'', written by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, the remake is created a ...
'' (2010)
* ''Cordel Encantado
''Cordel Encantado'' (English: ''The Enchanted Tale'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 11 April to 23 September 2011. It has been re-aired in Globo's ''Vale a Pena Ver de Novo'' since 14 January 2019.
Synopsis
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'' (2011)
* ''A Dona do Pedaço
''A Dona do Pedaço'' (English title: ''Sweet Diva'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo. It premiered on 20 May 2019, replacing '' O Sétimo Guardião'', and ended on 22 November 2019, replaced by '' Amor de Mãe''. It w ...
'' (2019)
References
External links
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1926 births
Living people
Actresses from Warsaw
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Polish emigrants to Brazil
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