Black Orpheus
1959
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Léa Lucas Garcia de Aguiar (11 March 1933 – 15 August 2023) was a Brazilian actress. She was known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout role was in the 1959 Oscar-winning Black Orpheus, in which she portrayed Serafina, Eurydice's cousin. Garcia died of heart complications on 15 August 2023, at the age of 90.
- Actress
- 1950–2023
Aug 25, 2023 · Léa Garcia, a pioneering actress who brought new visibility and respect to Black actors in Brazil after her breakout performance in the Academy Award-winning 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” died on...
Aug 16, 2023 · Léa Garcia (1933–2023), Brazilian actress in Black Orpheus. By Linnea Crowther August 16, 2023. 0. Léa Garcia was a Brazilian actress best known for the Academy Award-winning 1959 film...
Léa Garcia was born on 11 March 1933 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and producer, known for Acalanto (2012), O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006) and Filhas do Vento (2004). She was married to Armando Aguiar. She died on 15 August 2023 in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Aug 28, 2023 · Léa Garcia, Brazilian actress known for ‘Black Orpheus,’ dies at 90 - The Washington Post. By Harrison Smith. August 28, 2023 at 5:43 p.m. EDT. Brazilian actress Léa Garcia in 1960. She was...
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Léa Lucas Garcia de Aguiar (Rio de Janeiro, 11 de março de 1933 – Gramado, 15 de agosto de 2023) foi uma atriz brasileira. Internacionalmente conhecida como indicada ao prêmio de melhor interpretação feminina no Festival de Cannes em 1957 por sua atuação no filme Orfeu Negro, vencedor do Oscar de melhor filme estrangeiro. [1]
NEW YORK, NY.- Léa Garcia, a pioneering actress who brought new visibility and respect to Black actors in Brazil after her breakout performance in the Academy Award-winning 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” died Aug. 15 in Gramado, a mountain resort town in southern Brazil. She was 90.
