Leonora Amar (1 March 1926 – 2 February 2014) was a Brazilian

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. In the mid-1940s she moved to Mexico, where she was dubbed by the press as The Brazilian Venus.Agrasánchez p.84 She played leading roles in a number of films before retiring at the age of twenty seven. Her final film was the 1953 American

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'' that was filmed in Mexico. She was married to the Argentine actor and co-star Luis Aldás at one point, although this may have been for publicity purposes.

Selected filmography

* '' The Magician'' (1949) * '' Zorina'' (1949) * ''

'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Beauties of Mexican Cinema''. Agrasanchez Film Archive, 2001.

External links

* 1926 births 2014 deaths Brazilian film actresses 20th-century Brazilian actresses Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-film-actor-stub