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Maria Luísa Mendonça
Maria Luísa Mendonça (born 30 January 1970) is a Brazilian actress. She debuted in television by acting in the 1993 telenovela '' Renascer'' in the role of an intersex woman, Buba. Debuting in cinema with '' Quem Matou Pixote?'', her first most prominent role in films was in '' Foolish Heart'', for which she was nominated for Best Actress at the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil and at the Silver Condor Award. Selected filmography * '' Renascer'' (1993) * '' Explode Coração'' (1995) * '' Corpo Dourado'' (1998) * '' Foolish Heart'' (1998) * '' A Muralha'' (2000) * '' The Three Marias'' (2002) * '' Carandiru'' (2003) * ''Um Só Coração'' (2004) * ''Senhora do Destino'' (2004) * ''Mandrake'' (2005) * '' Querô'' (2007) * ''A Mulher Invisível'' (2009) * ''Viver a Vida'' (2009) * '' O Homem do Futuro'' (2011) * '' Sessão de Terapia'' (2012) * ''Além do Horizonte'' (2013) Selected television * ''Magnifica 70 ''Magnifica 70'' is a 2015 Brazilian television drama aired on H ...
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Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ...
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Senhora Do Destino
''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Lady of the Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by Rede Globo from June 28, 2004, to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' América''. Written by Aguinaldo Silva with the collaboration of Filipe Miguez, Gloria Barreto, Maria Elisa Berredo, and Nelson Nadotti. Directed by Luciano Sabino, Marco Rodrigo, Claudio Boeckel, with general and core direction of Wolf Maya. Nazaré Tedesco, Renata Sorrah's character, is the great villain of the plot and entered the history of Brazilian television drama as one of the best-known and cruel villains of Brazilian soap operas. Featured Suzana Vieira, José Wilker, Carolina Dieckmann, Eduardo Moscovis, Letícia Spiller, José Mayer, Leonardo Vieira, Débora Falabella, Marcello Antony, Dan Stulbach, Tania Khalill, Carol Castro, Dado Dolabella, Marília Gabriela, José de Abreu, Leandra Leal and Renata Sorrah in leading r ...
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Actresses From Rio De Janeiro (city)
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval ...
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1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ...
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Sítio Do Picapau Amarelo (2001 TV Series)
''Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' (European Portuguese title: ''Pirlimpimpim'') is a Brazilian children's television series, based on the work of Monteiro Lobato, adapted by Márcio Trigo and Roberto Talma. It was the fifth television adaptation of the work, after the first version shown by Rede Tupi between 1952 and 1963, the second version shown by TV Cultura in 1964, the third version shown by Band between 1967 and 1969 and the fourth version shown by Globo itself between 1977 and 1986. It was produced and shown by TV Globo from 2001 to 2007, After its original airing on TV Globo, the first 4 seasons of the series were aired by Futura channel from 8 December 2008, the series was also aired by Viva and TV Cultura channel in 2013. Reruns The series began to be rerun by Canal Futura from 8 December 2008, but the channel only aired the episodes of the first four seasons of the series, except for the last episode of the fourth season "O Pequeno Samurai" with only half of the epi ...
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Magnifica 70
''Magnifica 70'' is a 2015 Brazilian television drama aired on HBO Brasil, that ran for three series from 2015 to 2018. Set in 1970s Brazil, "a staid erotica censor falls in love with a film star, who reminds him of an obsessive love from the past"; that love was his wife's sister, who had a mind twisted by her father. Cast *Marcos Winter as Vicente * Simone Spoladore as Dora Dumar * Adriano Garib as Manolo * Maria Luísa Mendonça as Isabel Souto * Paulo César Peréio as General Souto *Leandro Firmino as Carioca * Stepan Nercessian as Larsen *Joana Fomm as Lúcia Souto *Vinícius de Oliveira as Saulo * Cristina Lago as Bianca *Maria Zilda Bethlem as Madre * Mariana Lima as Marina * Tammy Di Calafiori as Melissa * Pietro Mário as Chefe da Cooperativa * Milhem Cortaz as Major Chagas * Rogério Fróes as Seu Lorenço * Bella Camero as Ângela Souto * Carlo Mossy as Lúcifer Santos * Pierre Baitelli as Dario * Charles Fricks as Wolf * Hamilton Vaz Pereira as Inácio Reception Aw ...
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Além Do Horizonte
''Além do Horizonte'' (English: ''Beyond the Horizon'') is a Brazilian telenovela created by Carlos Gregório and Marcos Bernstein. It was produced and broadcast by Globo. The telenovela features an ensemble cast headed by Juliana Paiva, Thiago Rodrigues, Antônio Calloni, Rodrigo Simas, Mariana Rios, Sheron Menezzes, Flávia Alessandra, Alexandre Borges, Marcello Novaes, Cássio Gabus Mendes and special participation by Alexandre Nero. Plot Lili ( Juliana Paiva), Rafa (Vinicius Redd) and William (Thiago Rodrigues) are willing to explore a new world. In search of loved ones who have disappeared without explanation, these three young people get to know each other and, together, discover that one has to go far beyond the horizon to unravel the mysteries that surround their families. In this journey, they intend to find the father of Lili, Luis Carlos (Antonio Calloni); the aunt and brother of William, Tereza ( Carolina Ferraz) and Marlon ( Rodrigo Simas); and Rafa's girl ...
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BeTipul
''BeTipul'' (; lit. ''In Therapy'') is an Israeli television drama, winner of the Television Academy Award revolving around the personal and professional life of an Israeli psychologist, Reuven Dagan, played by Assi Dayan. The series portrays a psychologist who treats patients at his clinic five days a week and then seeks psychological treatment for himself. Filmmaker Ori Sivan served as the head writer of the series together with Hagai Levi and Nir Bergman. Following the show's success it was bought by and remade by HBO in an American version (In Treatment) which was aired two years later. The show was critiqued as a "television phenomena" and was said to have a great influence on the field of Psychology. Overview As of 2024, two seasons have been produced, with co-creators Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan, and Nir Bergman working on a spin-off program in a format similar to the ''Up'' series. The program has been adapted for audiences in the United States, Argentina, North Macedoni ...
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O Homem Do Futuro
''The Man from the Future'' () is a 2011 Brazilian science fiction romantic comedy film directed by Cláudio Torres. The film stars Wagner Moura and Alinne Moraes. It was shot in Paulínia and Campinas in the state of São Paulo, and in Rio de Janeiro. Plot In 2011, João "Zero", a bitter but brilliant physicist, spends his days brooding over a fateful night 20 years before when he was publicly betrayed and humiliated at a college party by his then-girlfriend, Helena. He now heads one of the largest scientific projects in Brazil, but his eccentricities and tantrums have brought him to the verge of being fired by his former college roommate and current sponsor, Sandra, although she still believes in his project, and tries to defend him. Aided by his best friend and fellow scientist, Otávio, João turns on the unfinished machine he has developed that was supposed to ensure his wealth as well as a new source of sustainable energy. Entering the machine, he thinks of the night whe ...
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Viver A Vida
''Viver a Vida'' (literally: Living Life, English title: ''Seize the Day'') is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by TV Globo from September 14, 2009 to May 14, 2010. It is written by Manoel Carlos in collaboration with Ângela Chaves, Cláudia Lage, Daisy Chaves, Juliana Perez and Maria Carolina. Directed by Teresa Lamprey, Frederico Mayrink, Luciano Sabino, Leonardo Nogueira, Adriano Mello and Maria José Rodrigues. It is directed by Jayme Monjardim and Fabrício Mamberti. Topbilled by Taís Araújo, José Mayer José Mayer Drumond (born 3 October 1949) is a Brazilian former actor. Biography and career Mayer was born in Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, and made his debut on television in 1977 in an children's television series '' Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' ..., Lília Cabral and Alinne Moraes and Mateus Solano. Originally it ran for 209 episodes but internationally the episodes are condensed into 100. Plot Luciana is a spoiled model whose envy of supermodel Helena extends b ...
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A Mulher Invisível
''A Mulher Invisível'' (''The Invisible Woman'') is a weekly Brazilian Emmy-winning comedy TV series produced by Rede Globo; it is a spin-off from the film of the same name. It stars Selton Mello, Débora Falabella and Luana Piovani. Its first episode aired on May 31, 2011. Premise Pedro (Selton Mello) is a young man, recently married to Clarisse (Débora Falabella), whom he sincerely loves. Pedro is a successful publicist with a promising career, and Clarisse happens to be his boss. But apparently that's not enough, for Pedro has an imaginary paramour, Amanda (Luana Piovani), a beautiful and sensuous blonde woman whom of course only he can see. Amanda is an ideal woman, in love with Pedro. As she herself states, she exists only to make him happy. Pedro's coworker and best friend Wilson, a cynical lover yet loyal friend, is, as the series begins, the only one to know Pedro's secret. In the pilot episode, Clarisse, after a crisis, is up to divorce Pedro and discovers his imag ...
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