Márcia Martins Alves (20 January 1964 – 10 November 2017), known professionally as Márcia Cabrita, was a Brazilian film, television and theater actress known mostly for her comedic roles.

Biography

Márcia Martins Alves was born in

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on 20 January 1964, to a family of Portuguese descent, being the second of two sisters. She took acting lessons during her youth, and made her debut in television in 1992, on

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's miniseries '' As Noivas de Copacabana''. In 1997 she made her breakthrough as the maid Neide Aparecida in the sitcom ''

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'', but left the series in 2000 after getting pregnant with her daughter. After a one-year break, she returned to television in 2001, acting in series such as ''

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'' and ''

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s'' such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2004 she debuted as a film actress on

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's '' Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida''; they collaborated again on 2006's ''

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''. In 2010 she was diagnosed with

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, but continued to act until 2017, when her health worsened. Cabrita's final role prior to her death was in the ''telenovela'' '' Novo Mundo'', as the wife of

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, Narcisa Emília O'Leary. With her health further declining, she was forced to leave the ''telenovela'', but was scheduled to return to its final episode. This, however, never happened; she died on 10 November 2017, aged 53.

Personal life

From 2000 until their divorce in 2004 Cabrita was married to psychoanalyst Ricardo Parente, with whom she had a daughter, Manuela.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrita, Marcia 1964 births 2017 deaths Brazilian film actresses Brazilian television actresses 20th-century Brazilian actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses Actresses from Niterói Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Deaths from ovarian cancer Deaths from cancer in Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian women comedians Comedians from Rio de Janeiro (state)