Gilmara Sanches (born Maria Aparecida Sánchez; 15 June 1943 – 29 March 2023) was a Brazilian actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, the sister of actress , Sanches began her career as a child radio actress when she was just 11 years old. In the 1960s and 1970s she starred in several TV Record

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s, and appeared in the TV show ''Show de Calouros''. In the following decades Gilmara dedicated herself to dubbing, being best known as the voice of

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in ''

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'', Lois Lane in '' Superman: The Animated Series'' and Sailor Mercury in ''

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''. She also served as dubbing director for several animated series, such as ''

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'' and '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. Gilmara died on 29 March 2023, at the age of 79.

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