Regina Maria Barreto Casé OMC (born 25 February 1954) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer, and television presenter.

Career

In 1974, Casé, together with Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Jorge Alberto Soares, Luiz Arthur Peixoto e Daniel Dantas, founded a theater company called Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone ("Asdrúbal brought the trombone") in

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. The group was influential in the cultural scene of Rio in the late 1970s. The group's debut production was an adaptation of '' The Inspector General'' by

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. For her performance in that production, Casé won the Governor's Prize for breakout actress. Another important production was ''Trate-me Leão'' in 1977, which won the Molière Prize. Casé also began appearing in films in the 1970s, including ''Chuvas de Verão'' ("Summer Rains") (1978) directed by Cacá Diegues. Her film career included some of the classics of Brazilian cinema in the 1980s, including ''Eu Te Amo'' ("I Love You") (1981) by

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, ''Os Sete Gatinhos'' ("The Seven Kittens") (1980) by Neville de Almeida, ''O Segredo da Múmia'' ("The Mummy's Secret") (1982) by Ivan Cardoso, and ''A Marvada Carne'' (1985) by André Klotzel. Other film work in the 1980s included ''Cinema Falado'' ("Spoken Cinema") (1986) by

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; ''O Grande Mentecapto'' ("The Big Lunatic") (1989) by Oswaldo Caldeira; and ''Eu, Tu, Eles'' ("Me, You, Them") (2001), by Andrucha Waddington. She also appeared in the American film,

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("Luar sobre Parador") (1988) by

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. In 1983, Casé made her television debut on the Globo network telenovela '' Guerra dos Sexos'' ("War of the Sexes") by Sílvio de Abreu. In that same year she was also appearing in the children's program '' Sítio do Pica Pau Amarelo'' ("Yellow Woodpecker Farm"), at that time directed by her father, Geraldo Casé. In 1984, she joined the cast of ''

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'' ("Tropical sidewalk") by Carlos Lombardi, and appeared in the children's program ''Plunct, Plact, Zuuum II''. She gained notoriety in the group ''Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone'' and in the sitcom TV Pirata. In the 1990s she presented the TV shows ''Programa Legal'', ''Brasil Legal'' and ''Muvuca'' on

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. Nowadays she's on Futura channel and in ''Central da Periferia'' on Rede Globo, firstly a sketch at '' Fantástico''. In 2016, she appeared in the Olympic games opening ceremonies as part of a showcase of Brazilian pop culture. Casé is the daughter of producer, director, and writer , with other members of her family including her uncle, architect , and grandfather, pioneering radio personality . From 1973 to 1977, she was married to Vaz Pereira. She has been married to since 1999.

Filmography

Television

; As director/screenwriter

Film

Videography

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Case, Regina Brazilian television presenters Brazilian actresses 1954 births Living people Brazilian women comedians Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Comedians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian women television presenters Brazilian Roman Catholics