Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro (* 16th October 1929 in Rio de Janeiro as Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva ) is a Brazilian actress .
Montenegro is considered the great lady of Brazilian cinema and television . She became known worldwide through the film Central Station by Walter Salles , for which she received the Silver Bear at the 1998 Berlinale . The film also won the festival . In 1999 she received a Golden Globe nomination for this film for best actress in a drama and was nominated for an Oscar as the first Brazilian actress . In 2007 she played in the US film version of the novelLove in the times of cholera .
She was married to actor Fernando Torres from 1954 to 2008 . Fernando Torres died on September 4, 2008. Their children, Fernanda Torres and Claudio Torres, are actress and director, respectively.
Filmography (selection)
- 1965: The Dead ( A falecida )
- 1970: Em Família
- 1970: Mortal Sin ( Pecado mortal )
- 1970: Minha Namorada
- 1971: A vida de Jesus Cristo
- 1976: Marília e Marina
- 1978: Tudo bem
- 1981: Without tie and collar ( Eles nao usam black-tie )
- 1985: Great moment ( A hora de estrela )
- 1986: Trancado por dentro
- 1988: Fogo e Paixão
- 1994: Veja esta canção
- 1997: O que é isso, Companheiro?
- 1998: Central Station ( Central do Brasil )
- 1999: Gêmeas
- 2000: O Auto da Compadecida
- 2004: In the house opposite
- 2004: Olga
- 2004: Redentor
- 2005: The House of Sand ( Casa de areia )
- 2007: Love in the times of cholera
- 2009: Som & Fúria
- 2010: Passione
- 2012: As Brasileiras
- 2012: Sweet Mother
- 2013: Saramandaia
- 2019: The Longing of the Sisters Gusmão (A Vida Invisível De Eurídice Gusmão)
theatre
Montenegro worked in the theater for more than 50 years. Some plays of Montenegro:
- 1954 - "O Canto da Cotovia" by Jean Anouilh - director Gianni Ratto
- 1955 - "Com a Pulga Atrás da Orelha" by Georges Feydeau - director Gianni Ratto
- 1955 - "A Moratória" by Jorge de Andrade - director Gianni Ratto
- 1956 - "Eurídice" by Jean Anouilh - director Gianni Ratto
- 1958 - "Vestir os Nus" by Luigi Pirandello - director Alberto D'Aversa
- 1959 - "O Mambembe" by Arthur Azevedo and José Piza - director Gianni Ratto
- 1960 - "A Profissão da Sra. Warren" by George Bernard Shaw - director Gianni Ratto
- 1960 - "Com a Pulga Atrás da Orelha" by Georges Feydeau - director Gianni Ratto
- 1961 - "O Beijo no Asfalto" by Nelson Rodrigues - director Fernando Torres
- 1963 - "Mary, Mary" by Jean Kerr - director Adolfo Celi
- 1966 - "O Homem do Princípio ao Fim" by Millôr Fernandes - director Fernando Torres
- 1967 - "A Volta ao Lar" by Harold Pinter - director Fernando Torres
- 1970 - "Oh! Que Belos Dias" by Samuel Beckett - director Ivan de Albuquerque
- 1971 - "Computa, Computador, Computa" by Millôr Fernandes - director Carlos Kroeber
- 1972 - "Seria Cômico ... Se Não Fosse Trágico" by Friedrich Dürrenmatt - director Celso Nunes
- 1976 - "A Mais Sólida Mansão"
- 1977 - "É ..." by Millôr Fernandes - director Paulo José
- 1982 - "As Lágrimas Amargas de Petra von Kant" by Rainer Werner Fassbinder - director Celso Nunes
- 1986 - Fedra von Racine - director Augusto Boal
- 1987 - "Dona Doida" by Adélia Prado - director Naum Alves de Souza
- 1993 - The Flash and Crash Days by Gerald Thomas - director Gerald Thomas
- 1995/96 - Dias Felizes by Samuel Beckett - director Jacqueline Laurence
- 1998 - "Da Gaivota" adaptation of "A Gaivota" by Anton Tchekhov - director Daniela Thomas
Web links
- Fernanda Montenegro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montenegro, Fernanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Torres, Arlette Pinheiro Esteves (full name); Silva, Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |