Fernanda Montenegro turns 95; remember 5 award-winning performances by the actress

The actress Fernanda Montenegro one of the main actresses in Brazilian history, turns 95 this Wednesday (16) . The star of “Central do Brasil” and “Doce Mãe” collects numerous awards and memorable works throughout his 80-year career.

The Rio native was raised in the Madureira neighborhood, in the north of Rio de Janeiro, and started working at the age of 15, when she won a competition and became an announcer on MEC radio. Her stage debut came in 1950, alongside her husband Fernando Montenegro, in the play “Alegres Canções nas Montanhas”; on television, Fernanda began in 1951, when she was the first actress hired by TV Tupi in Rio de Janeiro.

Since then, Fernanda Montenegro has established herself in the pantheon of the main Brazilian actresses, being the only one nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress, for her performance in “Central do Brasil”, in 1998. She also has an Emmy for the film “Sweet Mother”. and collects a series of awards for his roles in soap operas such as “Guerra dos Sexos” and “Belíssima”.

Remember five award-winning performances by Fernanda Montenegro

“War of the Sexes” — 1983

With text by Sílvio de Abreu with Carlos Lombardi and directed by Jorge Fernando and Guel Arraes, “Guerra dos Sexos” is humorously based on the succession dispute between cousins ​​Charlô (Fernanda Montenegro) and Otávio (Paulo Autran). The two divide the family and the soap opera’s environment into teams based on gender to win a bet that has as its prize the presidency of the family stores.

Fernanda Montenegro’s performance, which shone in scenes such as the one in which she and Paulo Autran throw food at each other during a meal, was awarded and the actress took home the APCA Trophy for Best Actress on Television and the Imprensa Trophy for Best Actress.

“Central do Brasil” — 1998

Fernanda Montenegro was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her performance in “Central do Brasil”, a film directed by Walter Salles that portrays the story of a teacher who helps a boy whose mother died in a bus accident find him. your father.

Despite missing out on the two main awards season trophies, she took home the Best Actress award at events such as the National Board of Review Award, the Berlin Film Festival, the APCA Trophy, and the Havana Film Festival.

“Beautiful” – 2005

She also shone in another soap opera made by Silvio de Abreu, “Belíssima”. In the production, shown in prime time on TV Globo, Fernanda Montenegro played Bia Falcão, a rich villain who was marked by the scene in which she flees from Brazil to Paris after committing a series of crimes.

For her work, Fernanda won the awards for Best Television Actress at the APCA Trophy and Best Soap Opera Actress at the Contigo Award! of TV.

“The Lady of Estácio” — 2012

“A Dama do Estácio” was a short film reinterpretation of the film “A Falecida”, which marked Fernanda Montenegro’s first performance in cinema. In the new production, the actress once again plays the prostitute Zulmira who, this time, wakes up one day tormented by the idea that one day she will die.

For the production, Fernanda won the awards for Best Actress at the Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto, Curta Canoa – Festival Latino Americano de Cinema, FestCine São Gonçalo, Festin Lisboa, Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional, Festival de Brasília, Moscow Film Festival, among others.

“Sweet Mother” — 2013

“Doce Mãe” was designed to be a TV Globo end-of-year special, but it ended up being much more than that. The film, produced by Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre and directed by Jorge Furtado and Ana Luiza Azevedo, won the International Emmy for Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro.

The actress plays Dona Picucha, an elderly woman from Porto Alegre whose adventures are portrayed in the production. The story was extended and became a series that earned Fernanda her second International Emmy nomination for the same character.

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