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'', '' Pecado Capital'', ''

Gabriela Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine given name * ''Gabriela'' (1942 film), a Czech film * ''Gabriela'' (1950 film), a German film * ''Gabriela'' (1983 film), a Brazilian film * ''Gabriela' ...

'', '' 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'', 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'' (1978) * '' Gabriela, Cravo e Canela'' (1983) * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) * '' Subway to the Stars'' (1987)

Telenovelas

* '' A Sucessora'' (1978) * ''

Tieta ''Tieta'' ( 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 remote village of Santan ...

'' (1989) * '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Xica da Silva'' (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'' (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'' (2004)

References

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