Maria Gladys
| Maria Gladys | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maria Gladys Mello da Silva 23 November 1939 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959-present |
| Relatives | Mia Goth (granddaughter) |
Maria Gladys Mello da Silva (born November 23, 1939), best known as Maria Gladys, is a Brazilian actress.
Gladys was born in the Cachambi neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rachel's third daughter after two unsuccessful births, in which the children did not survive. At the age of three she had children's paralysis and, at fifteen, became pregnant. Moved with the family to the Grajaú neighborhood, where her first son, Glayson, was born, whose father soon was to disappear in the world. In the new neighborhood, Gladys knew Erasmo Carlos, Carlos Imperial, Tim Maia and Roberto Carlos, with whom began to date. It was at this time that Gladys became one of the official dancer of the program Clube do Rock, organized by Carlos Imperial.
In the late 50's, Gladys decided to do theater and moved with the family to Copacabana, in the south zone of Rio. In 1959, she debuted with the play "O Mambembe" by Arthur Azevedo, in the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, next to Fernanda Montenegro, Fernando Torres, Sergio Britto and Ítalo Rossi. At the same time, while studying to be an actress, Gladys became part of the company Teatro Jovem. In the publicity poster for the play O Chão dos Penitentes, she appeared with her breasts on display, being considered the first serious actress to show the body. In 1962, he starred in the play Sétimo Céu, set up by his friend Domingos de Oliveira.
Later, Gladys lived with Betty Faria and shared a house in Vidigal with Leila Diniz. Her mother had passed away and her father had gone back to the suburbs to raise his grandson. At that time, in 1964, she participated in Ruy Guerra's film "Os Fuzis", which won the Silver Bear in the Berlin Festival was indicated to the Golden Bear.
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