Lady Chuquer Volla Borelli de Bourbon (January 7, 1935 – May 25, 2019), also known as Lady Francisco, was a Brazilian actress and director. She appeared in 25 films and several TV soaps.

Life

Born in Belo Horizonte, she appeared in the TV soap opera ''Sin Capital'' in 1975 and Carla Lambrini in ''

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'' in 1977. She returned to the genre to appear in ''Explodes Heart'' in 1995, ''For Love'' in 1998 and ''Full of Charm'' in 2012. Her best remembered role was said to be ''Bellies for Hire'' in 1990, where she played a geneticist named Yara. She appeared in 25 films. In 1981, she co-directed the film ''Angels of Sex'' with Levy Salgado. Francisco died in

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in 2019, aged 84, during hospital treatment for complications after the repair of a broken femur.

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1935 births 2019 deaths People from Belo Horizonte Brazilian film actresses Brazilian soap opera actresses Brazilian women film directors {{Brazil-actor-stub