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Lucélia Santos (born in São Paulo 1957) is a famous Brazilian actress, director and producer.
Her career spans for three and a half decades full of creativity and success. Her first work for television, Escrava Isaura, 1976, (based in the novel by Bernardo Guimarães) is probably one of the most famous telenovelas ever made. Her portrait of a slave in imperial Brazil was acclaimed in Latin America. Dubbed versions have been watched in almost seventy countries. It has charmed audiences in Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa and Asia, transforming Santos in an international star.
Lucélia Santos was the first foreign actress to ever win the Golden Eagle prize in China. She has also been successful as a director, particularly with her documentary "Timor Lorosae - O Massacre Que o Mundo Não Viu" ("Timor Lorosae - The Massacre The World Did Not See"), that investigates the killings that took place before the independence of Timor-Leste.
She married the composer and classical music conductor John Neschling. They divorced.
Career details
Actress:
Theater
- "Godspell", 1974
- "Transe no Dezoito" 1976
Telenovelas
- "Escrava Isaura", 1976
- "Locomotivas", 1977
- "Feijão Maravilha", 1979
- "Água Viva", 1980
- "Ciranda de Pedra", 1981
- "Guerra dos Sexos", 1983
- "Vereda Tropical", 1984
- "Sinhá Moça", 1986
- "Carmem", 1987
- "Brasileiras e Brasileiros", 1990
- "Sangue do Meu Sangue", 1995
- "Malhação", 1995
- "Dona Anja", 1996
Movies
- "Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente", 1976
- "O Ibraim do Subúrbio", 1976
- "Paranóia", 1976
- "Mau Passo", 1977
- "Um Brasileiro Chamado Rosaflor", 1977
- "Luz del Fuego", 1981
- "O Sonho Não Acabou", 1981
- "Álbum de Família", 1981
- "Bonitinha Mas Ordinária", 1981
- "Engraçadinha", 1981
- "História Devassa", 1981
- "Baixo Gávea", 1986
- "As Sete Vampiras", 1986
- "Fonte da Saudade", 1986
- "Kuarup", 1989
- "Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato", 1992
- "Três Histórias da Bahia", 2001
- "O Sonho de Rose 10 Anos Depois", 2001
Director:
- "Timor Lorosae - O Massacre Que o Mundo Não Viu", 2001, documentary film
- "O ponto de Mutaçâo China Hoje", 1997, television miniseries