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Marília Pêra
Born 1943-01-22Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night and Diegues' Tieta do Agreste.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Viva MaríliaSelf (archive footage)Incidente em Antares - O FilmeErotildes da ConceiçãoAll Paulos in the World - Paulo JoséRoleI'm Rich!Madame ClaudeChico: Brazilian ArtistReader (voice)Alô, Dolly!Dolly LeviConsideração do PoemaRoleNow BoardingJustina / GildaDzi CroquettesSelfElas Cantam Roberto CarlosSelfNossa Vida Não Cabe Num OpalaMadame CastilhoUrban Snap-ShotsMagda / MagaliPlayingActressPixote In MemoriamSelfVestido de NoivaMadame ClessyMarília Pêra canta Carmen MirandaHerself - Carmen MirandaLiving the DreamVanessaGarrincha: Lonely StarVanderléiaAurora Miranda - A Irmã Notável de CarmenRoleSeja O Que Deus Quiser!Dona FernandaAméliaAméliaTravellerAna LaraCentral StationIreneTieta of AgrestePerpétua Esteves Batista