Norma Bengell
Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães D'Áurea Bengell (born September 21, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro ; † October 9, 2013 ibid) was a Brazilian actress and film director .
Life
Bengell began her film career in 1959 and appeared, especially in the following decade, in numerous films of international productions, including several times in Italy . But she also participated in the Brazilian Fifty Steps to Justice , which was nominated for an Oscar . She had already caused controversy the year before with a nude scene in Os cafajestes . From 1970 she was mainly employed again in her home country and was also committed to feminism ; since 1996 also repeatedly as a director. Her first own film was an adaptation of José de Alencar's novel O Guarani .
Bengell was also active as a singer; In 1959 she released the LP Ooooooh! Norma . From 1963 to 1969 she was married to the Italian actor Gabriele Tinti .
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: O homem do Sputnik
- 1962: Os cafajestes
- 1962: Fifty Steps to Justice (O pagador de promessas)
- 1965: Planet of the Vampires (Terrore nello spazio)
- 1967: Fedra West
- 1967: The Cruel (I crudeli)
- 1970: OSS 117 prend des vacances
- 1978: Na boca do mundo
- 1987: Eternamente Pagu (& direction)
- 1996: O guarani (director)
- 2003: Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes (director)
Web links
- Norma Bengell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Norma Bengell in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brazil: Actress Norma Bengell died
- ↑ http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC21folder/BrazilStamJohnson2.html
- ↑ http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/artistas/ver/norma-bengell
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bengell, Norma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guimarães D'Áurea Bengell, Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian actress and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 2013 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |