Carmen Silva | |
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Born |
Maria Amália Feijó April 5, 1916 Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Died | April 21, 2008 Porto Alegre, Brazil |
(aged 91)
Other names | Carmem Silva |
Occupation | Film and Telenovela Actress |
Carmen Silva (April 5, 1916 – April 21, 2008), who was often credited as Carmem Silva, was a Brazilian television, stage and film actress. She was best known in recent years for her role on the Brazilian telenovela, Mulheres Apaixonadas in which she played Flora de Souza Duarte, the wife of Leopoldo Duarte (Oswaldo Louzada).Mulheres Apaixonadas was created by Manoel Carlos.
Silva was born Maria Amália Feijó in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 5, 1916. Her acting career only began in earnest in 1939 when she took a job at Rádio Cultura in Pelotas. She worked at the station, as well as others, in various capacities, until she moved to Sao Paulo, where she joined Radio Tupi. She also worked on Rádio Record with Janete Clair. The two wrote programs aimed at a female audience.
Silva's career switched to the newly popular medium of television during the 1950s. She began acting in soap operas and telenovelas during the decade, including A Próxima Atração, Ossos do Barão, Sinal de Alerta, as well as the miniseries, O Primo Basílio. She also founded her own theater company in Rio Grande do Sul during the 1960s.