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Miriam de Souza Pires (20 April 1927 – 7 September 2004) was a Brazilian actress. She acted in over 40
telenovelas A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...
, including prominent roles in ''
Irmãos Coragem ''Irmãos Coragem'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 8 June 1970 and ended on 12 July 1971, with a total of 328 episodes. It's the ninth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and ...
'', ''
Pecado Capital ''Pecado Capital'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 November 1975 and ended on 4 June 1976, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the sixteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is crea ...
'', ''
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'', '' Pedra sobre Pedra'', ''
Sonho Meu ''Sonho Meu'' (, ) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It ran from September 27, 1993, to May 14, 1994. It was written by Marcílio Moraes and directed by Reynaldo Boury, with co-direction by Roberto Naar. The action t ...
'', and '' O Casarão''. Having won the
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Best Supporting Actress Award in 1978 for ''
A Summer Rain ''A Summer Rain'' ( pt, Chuvas de Verão) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It tells the story of Afonso, a newly retired sixty-five-year-old man who falls in love with his neighbor. Cast *Joffre Soares as Afonso * ...
'', Pires acted in twelve films during her career. She was born in
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, where she died from
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.


Selected filmography


Films

* ''
A Summer Rain ''A Summer Rain'' ( pt, Chuvas de Verão) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It tells the story of Afonso, a newly retired sixty-five-year-old man who falls in love with his neighbor. Cast *Joffre Soares as Afonso * ...
'' (1978) * '' Gabriela, Cravo e Canela'' (1983) * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) * '' Subway to the Stars'' (1987)


Telenovelas

* ''
A Sucessora ''A Sucessora'' is a novel written by the Brazilian writer Carolina Nabuco. It was first published in 1934 and was later adapted into the 1978 telenovela ''A Sucessora (telenovela), A Sucessora''. Synopsis The story revolves around the characte ...
'' (1978) * ''
Tieta ''Tieta'' (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Tieta do Agreste'', lit. "''Tieta from Agreste''") is a novel written by the Brazilian author Jorge Amado, published on August 17, 1977. Set in the 1970s, it narrates the return of Tieta to the remo ...
'' (1989) * '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992) * ''
Sonho Meu ''Sonho Meu'' (, ) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It ran from September 27, 1993, to May 14, 1994. It was written by Marcílio Moraes and directed by Reynaldo Boury, with co-direction by Roberto Naar. The action t ...
'' (1993) * ''
Xica da Silva ''Xica'' ( pt, Xica da Silva) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva,http://dicionarioegrama ...
'' (1996) * ''
Uga-Uga ''Uga-Uga'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo from 8 May 2000 to 19 January 2001 for 221 episodes. It is written by Carlos Lombardi, with the collaboration of Margareth Boury and Tiago Santiago. Cast * Humberto Martins a ...
'' (2000) * ''
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu ''Um Anjo Caiu do Céu'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 22 January 2001, replacing ''Uga-Uga'', and ended on 25 August 2001, replaced by '' As Filhas da Mãe''. The telenovela is written by Antônio ...
'' (2001) * ''
Desejos de Mulher ''Desejos de Mulher'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from January 21, 2002, to August 24, 2002, totaling 185 chapters, replacing '' As Filhas da Mãe'' and replaced by ''O Beijo do Vampiro''. It stars Regina Dua ...
'' (2002) * ''
Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' Améric ...
'' (2004)


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* 1926 births 2004 deaths Brazilian film actresses Brazilian television actresses Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-actor-stub