Acting
Marília Pêra
1943-2015
Known for Central Station, Pixote, Playing.
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Born01/22/1943
Died12/05/2015
AgeDied at 72
BirthplaceRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DepartmentActing
Also known asMarília Soares Pêra, Марилия Пера, マリリア・ペーラ, 마릴리아 배, मरिलिया पेरा
Biography
Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night and Diegues' Tieta do Agreste.
