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Mara Rúbia
Actor

Mara Rúbia

3 Feb 1919Born
15 May 1991Died
72Age at death
17Credits

Biography

Osmarina Lameira Colares Cintra (Belém, February 3, 1918 – Rio de Janeiro, May 15, 1991) was a Brazilian actress, dancer, and showgirl, better known by her stage name Mara Rúbia.

She established herself in revue theater during the 1940s and 1950s. By 1953, she was earning 46,000 cruzeiros per month as a contract worker for TV Tupi in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Four years later, she began hosting an exclusive program on the Rio de Janeiro station.

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At that time, she decided to abandon theater to dedicate herself to other artistic pursuits, but was forced to return at the request of admirers and managers.

Her career also included film work—Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Os Deuses e os Mortos —and television— soap operas such as Sinal de Alerta and Feijão Maravilha, on Rede Globo.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1980Bububu no BobobóFilm
  2. 1979Feijão MaravilhaSeries: Madame Fifi de Queiroz e Queiroz (120 episodes)
  3. 1978Sinal de AlertaSeries: Cotinha (130 episodes)
  4. 1978O Pulo do GatoSeries: Bilu (140 episodes)
  5. 1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsFilm: Claudete
  6. 1976The WeddingFilm: Eudóxia
  7. 1975O Padre Que Queria PecarFilm: Lola
  8. 1975Aventuras d'um Detetive PortuguêsFilm: Beatriz
  9. 1973Como nos Livrar do SacoFilm
  10. 1971O DonzeloFilm
  11. 1970Of Gods and the UndeadFilm: Prostitute
  12. 1954Toda a Vida em 15 MinutosFilm
  13. 1950Aviso aos NavegantesFilm
  14. 1948That's What I'm Gonna DoFilm
  15. 1946No Trampolim da VidaFilm
  16. 1946Fantasma por AcasoFilm
  17. 1945Loucos por MúsicaFilm

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