Leila Lopes (19 November 1959 – 3 December 2009)
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s on the

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channel and later for entering the pornographic film industry.

Early life

Born Leila Gomes Lopes in

São Leopoldo São Leopoldo () (Portuguese for ''Saint Leopold'') is a Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. Geography It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² (around 80 km² urban area) at ''circa'' 30 km fro ...

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, Brazil, she was the daughter of Reúcio Lopes, a teacher from

Esteio Esteio is a municipality situated in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, the state capital. About 9.3 miles from Porto Alegre, and neighboring Canoas and Sapucaia do Sul, it has about 83,000 inhabit ...

, and Natália Gomes Lopes. She lived in Esteio with her parents until she became famous in 1990 when she became a journalist for the television channel Rede Globo. She appeared twice in ''Playboy'' magazine, the first time in March 1997 and also in May 2008 after appearing in a pornographic film for the

Brasileirinhas ''Brasileirinhas'' is a Brazilian pornographic film studio founded in the late 1990's by Luis Alvarenga. ''Brasileirinhas'' label has some of the most famous pornographic performers of Brazil including Monica Mattos, Pâmela Butt, Júlia Paes, ...

studio. Her last work had been as a presenter of the television program, ''Entre 4 Paredes com Leila Lopes''. She also appeared on ''JustTV'', ''Calcinha Justa'', and ''Sexprivé''.

Death

Lopes was found dead in her home early on 3 December 2009. It was subsequently confirmed that she had committed suicide by ingesting

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Career

Soap operas

*1990: ''

Pantanal The Pantanal () is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and p ...

'' as Lúcia *1991: ''O Guarani'' as Severina *1992: ''Despedida de Solteiro'' as Carol *1993: ''Renascer'' as Teacher Lu *1994: ''

Tropicaliente Tropicaliente was a Brazilian soap opera produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by TV Globo, ran from May 16 to December 31, 1994, totaling 194 chapters. Written by Walter Negrao, in collaboration with Elizabeth Jhin, Angela Lamb, Mark Si ...

'' as Olívia María *1996: ''

O Rei do Gado ''O Rei do Gado'' (English: ''King of Cattle'') is a Brazilian telenovela written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa and directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho that was produced and broadcast on TV Globo, from 17 June 1996 to 15 February 1997, totaling 209 epi ...

'' as Suzane *1997: ''

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'' as Rosa *1998: ''Caça Talentos'' as Rosinha *1999: ''Chiquititas'' as Mãe de Vivi *2000: ''Marcas da Paixão'' as Creuza

Pornographic films

*2008: ''Pecado sem Perdão'' as Marlene *2009: ''Pecados and Tentações'' as Marlene *2009: ''Pecado Final'' as Marlene *2009: ''A Última Enterrada''

Theatre

*1994: ''Quero Voltar Pra Casa'' *1995: ''Entre Amigas'' *1995: ''Frankestein'' *1996: ''Socorro, Mamãe foi Embora'' *1997: ''A Beata Maria do Egito'' *1998: ''Paixão de Cristo'' *1998: ''Pedro Mico'' *1999: ''Terapia Sexual'' *2002: ''Em Nome do Filho'' *2002: ''Diva'' *2003: ''Despedida Muito Louca'' *2004: ''Nunca Se Sábado'' *2005: ''Em nome do Pai''

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* 1959 births 2009 deaths People from São Leopoldo People from Rio Grande do Sul South American actors Brazilian television actresses Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian soap opera actresses Brazilian pornographic film actresses Brazilian female adult models Brazilian journalists Brazilian television personalities Women pornographic film producers Glamour models Suicides by poison 20th-century Brazilian actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses 20th-century journalists 2009 suicides Suicides in Brazil {{Pornographic-actor-stub