Fada Santoro Explained

Fada Santoro
Birth Name:Mafalda Basílio Monteiro dos Santos
Birth Date:1924 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1936–1958

Mafalda Basílio Monteiro dos Santos (born 29 August 1924) is a Brazilian actress, active in Brazilian classic era.[1]

Life and career

She was born in August 1924 in Rio de Janeiro. Fada began her career at a very young age, working as a dancer in the Alda Garrido Company and later as a crooner in casinos in the 1940s.[2]

Her debut as an actress in cinema was at the end of the 1930s in the film O Samba da Vida, having made several appearances until becoming established in 1949 in the film A Escrava Isaura,[3] beginning the couple's cinematographic fame alongside the actor .[4] They later starred in Pecado de Nina and Tocaia, both from 1951. Due to her fame in Brazilian cinema, she was invited to participate in the Argentine films La Delatora (1955) and África Ríe (1956).[5]

She retired from acting in the late of 50s when she got married and dedicated herself to family.[6]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Flórido, Eduardo Giffoni . As grandes personagens da história do cinema brasileiro . 1999 . Fraiha . 978-85-85989-04-0 . pt-BR.
  2. Book: Castro, Ruy . Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World . 2012-04-01 . Chicago Review Press . 978-1-61374-574-8 . en.
  3. Web site: Ramon . Francisco . 2023-08-25 . A Escrava Isaura no cinema . 2023-09-29 . Medium . en.
  4. Book: Cinelândia . 1956 . Rio Grafica e Editora . pt-BR.
  5. Web site: Mulheres do Cinema Brasileiro – Mulheres . 2023-09-29 . www.mulheresdocinemabrasileiro.com.br.
  6. Book: Dennison . Stephanie . Popular Cinema in Brazil: 1930–2001 . Shaw . Lisa . 2004-11-27 . Manchester University Press . 978-0-7190-6499-9 . en.
  7. Book: Demasi, Domingos . Chanchadas e dramalhões . 2001 . Min.da Cultura, FUNARTE . 978-85-85781-96-5 . es.
  8. Book: Rubens de Falco: um internacional ator brasileiro . 2005 . Cultura, Fundação Padre Anchieta . 978-85-7060-345-6 . pt-BR.
  9. Book: Núbila, Domingo di . Historia del cine argentino . 1959 . Edicion Cruz de Malta . es.
  10. Book: Demasi, Domingos . Chanchadas e dramalhões . 2001 . Min.da Cultura, FUNARTE . 978-85-85781-96-5 . es.
  11. Book: Demasi, Domingos . Chanchadas e dramalhões . 2001 . Min.da Cultura, FUNARTE . 978-85-85781-96-5 . es.
  12. Book: Flórido, Eduardo Giffoni . As grandes personagens da história do cinema brasileiro . 1999 . Fraiha . 978-85-85989-04-0 . pt-BR.
  13. Book: Barros, Orlando de . A guerra dos artistas: dois episódios da história brasileira durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial . 2010 . Editora E-papers . 978-85-7650-286-9 . pt.
  14. Book: Augusto, Sergio . Este mundo é um pandeiro: a chanchada de Getúlio a JK . 1989 . Companhia das Letras . 978-85-7164-061-0 . pt-BR.

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