Lídia Mattos (10 October 1924 – 22 January 2013) was a Brazilian actress whose career spanned radio, theater, television and film.
Mattos was born in
Rio de Janeiro
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in 1924. She had four children with her husband, actor Urbano Lóes.
[ She made her film debut in the 1939 Brazilian movie, ''Aves Sem Ninho'', directed by Raul Roulien. She appeared in numerous films throughout the 1940s and 1950s, including Ruy Costa's ''Pega Ladrão'' in 1940; Moacyr Fenelon's ''Gente Honesta'' in 1944; ''Mãos Sangrentas'', directed by ]Carlos Hugo Christensen
Carlos Hugo Christensen (15 December 1914 in Santiago del Estero – 30 November 1999 in Rio de Janeiro) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, an iconic figure of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical ...
in 1955; and Eurípedes Ramos's ''O Diamante'' in 1956. She continued to be cast in film roles during the 1970s and 1980s as well.[
In 2000, Mattos was awarded as Best Supporting Actress in the ]Gramado Film Festival
The Gramado Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Brazil. It is the biggest ...
by the role of Letícia in the Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model.
Early life
She was born in Uruburetama and lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro until she moved to Italy. A former flight inspector fo ...
's film, ''Eu Não Conhecia Tururu''.
Death
Mattos died on 22 January 2013 from pneumonia
Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...
at the Espanhol Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, where she had been hospitalized since 25 December 2012, at the age of 88. She was buried in the São João Batista cemetery in Botafogo
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.[ Mattos was survived by her four children; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.][
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Filmography
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1924 births
2013 deaths
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian stage actresses
Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
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