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Norma Bengell
Born 1935-09-21Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 1935 – Rio de Janeiro, October 9, 2013) was a Brazilian actress, filmmaker, producer, singer and songwriter. Considered one of the greatest muses of Brazilian cinema and theater in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Norma began her career in the early 1950s, being launched into the artistic world through revue theater by producer Carlos Machado. She acted in 64 films during her career, several of them in Europe.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Long Voyage of the Yellow BusRoleJ. Carlos - O Cronista do RioEla mesmaGlauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema BrasileiroSelf (archive footage)Dzi CroquettesSelfAs Mulheres no Cinema BrasileiroApresentadoraAnabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber RochaRoleCoisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf (archive footage)Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthSelfBanqueteRoleCelebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelfVagas para Moças de Fino TratoGertrudesThe Colour of His DestinyLauraFonte da SaudadeRoleEternamente PaguElsie HoustonNo Tempo de GlauberRoleRunning Out of LuckLolaThe Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal ManRoleTensão no RioDona DoloresO Filho AdotivoMaria RosaTabuMadame XavierRio BabiloniaSolangeNuclear ShelterLixEros, the God of LoveAdaThe Age of the EarthAmazon Queen