Fada Santoro
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| Born | Mafalda Basílio Monteiro dos Santos 29 August 1924 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936–1958 |
Mafalda Basílio Monteiro dos Santos (born 29 August 1924) is a Brazilian actress, active in Brazilian classic era.[1]
Life and career[edit]
She was born in August 1924 in Rio de Janeiro. Fada began her career at a very young age, working as a dancer in the Alda Garrido Company and later as a crooner in casinos in the 1940s.[2]
Her debut as an actress in cinema was at the end of the 1930s in the film O Samba da Vida, having made several appearances until becoming established in 1949 in the film A Escrava Isaura,[3] beginning the couple's cinematographic fame alongside the actor Cyll Farney.[4] They later starred in Pecado de Nina and Tocaia, both from 1951. Due to her fame in Brazilian cinema, she was invited to participate in the Argentine films La Delatora (1955) and África Ríe (1956).[5]
She retired from acting in the late of 50s when she got married and dedicated herself to family.[6]
Filmography[edit]
- O Boca de Ouro (1957)[7]
- O Capanga (1957) - Angela[8]
- Africa Rie (1956) - Gloria
- La Delatora (1955) - Celina Rodriguez[9]
- Detective (1954)
- Nem Sansão Nem Dalila (1954) – Miriam
- Neddle in the Haystack (1953) – Mariana
- Forca Do Amor (1952)[10]
- Tocaia (1951)[11]
- Milagre de Amor (1951) - Teresa[12]
- O Pecado de Nina (1950) - Nina
- Pra La de Bora (1949)
- A Escrava Isaura (1949) - Isaura
- Pif-Paf (1945)
- Romance Poribido (1944)
- Berlin to the Samba Beat (1944)[13]
- Maridinho de Luxo (1938)
- Samba da Vida (1937)[14]
References[edit]
- ^ Flórido, Eduardo Giffoni (1999). As grandes personagens da história do cinema brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fraiha. ISBN 978-85-85989-04-0.
- ^ Castro, Ruy (2012-04-01). Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61374-574-8.
- ^ Ramon, Francisco (2023-08-25). "A Escrava Isaura no cinema". Medium. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Cinelândia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio Grafica e Editora. 1956.
- ^ "Mulheres do Cinema Brasileiro – Mulheres". www.mulheresdocinemabrasileiro.com.br. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Dennison, Stephanie; Shaw, Lisa (2004-11-27). Popular Cinema in Brazil: 1930–2001. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-6499-9.
- ^ Demasi, Domingos (2001). Chanchadas e dramalhões (in Spanish). Min.da Cultura, FUNARTE. ISBN 978-85-85781-96-5.
- ^ Rubens de Falco: um internacional ator brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cultura, Fundação Padre Anchieta. 2005. ISBN 978-85-7060-345-6.
- ^ Núbila, Domingo di (1959). Historia del cine argentino (in Spanish). Edicion Cruz de Malta.
- ^ Demasi, Domingos (2001). Chanchadas e dramalhões (in Spanish). Min.da Cultura, FUNARTE. ISBN 978-85-85781-96-5.
- ^ Demasi, Domingos (2001). Chanchadas e dramalhões (in Spanish). Min.da Cultura, FUNARTE. ISBN 978-85-85781-96-5.
- ^ Flórido, Eduardo Giffoni (1999). As grandes personagens da história do cinema brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fraiha. ISBN 978-85-85989-04-0.
- ^ Barros, Orlando de (2010). A guerra dos artistas: dois episódios da história brasileira durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial (in Portuguese). Editora E-papers. ISBN 978-85-7650-286-9.
- ^ Augusto, Sergio (1989). Este mundo é um pandeiro: a chanchada de Getúlio a JK (in Brazilian Portuguese). Companhia das Letras. ISBN 978-85-7164-061-0.
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