Iracema de Alencar (1900–1978) was a Brazilian
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
. She made her debut as the lead in the 1917 silent film ''
Iracema
''Iracema'' (in Portuguese: ''Iracema - A Lenda do Ceará'') is one of the three indigenous novels by José de Alencar. It was first published in 1865. The novel has been adapted into several films.
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[Pick p.139] After working in theatre for many years she appeared in several other films, much later in her career.
Selected filmography
* ''
Iracema
''Iracema'' (in Portuguese: ''Iracema - A Lenda do Ceará'') is one of the three indigenous novels by José de Alencar. It was first published in 1865. The novel has been adapted into several films.
Plot introduction
The story revolves around t ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Brazil Year 2000
''Brazil Year 2000'' ( pt, Brasil Ano 2000) is a 1969 Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Lima Jr.
Cast
* Anecy Rocha as Girl
* Ênio Gonçalves as Reporter
* Hélio Fernando as Son
* Iracema de Alencar as Mother
* Zbigniew Ziembinski as ...
'' (1969)
References
Bibliography
* Pick, Zuzana M. '' The New Latin American Cinema: A Continental Project''. University of Texas Press, 2010.
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1900 births
1978 deaths
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian stage actresses
20th-century Brazilian actresses
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