Marília Pêra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marília Pêra
Pêra in September 1970
Born	Marília Soares Pêra (1943-01-22)22 January 1943 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	5 December 2015(2015-12-05) (aged 72) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Actress, singer, stage director
Years active	1948–2015
Spouse(s)	Paulo Graça Mello ​ (sep.)​ Agildo Ribeiro ​ (sep. 1968)​ Paulo Villaça ​ ​ (m. 1969; sep. 1971)​ Nelson Motta ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1980)​ Bruno Faria ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	Manuel Pêra (father)
Relatives	Sandra Pêra (sister) Abel Pêra (uncle)

Marília Soares Pêra (born January 22, 1943 – died December 5, 2015) was a famous Brazilian actress, singer, and stage director. She was known as one of the best actresses of her time.

Marília Pêra won many awards for her acting. In 1982, she received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for her role in the movie Pixote. She also won Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival and the Cartagena Film Festival for her work in Better Days Ahead. Some of her other well-known movies include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night, and Tieta do Agreste.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Marília Soares Pêra was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 22, 1943. Her family was involved in theater, which helped her start acting very young.

When she was a child, her father, Manuel Pêra, encouraged her to dance. She studied classical ballet and appeared on television shows. From age 14 to 21, Marília worked as a dancer in musicals. She even played the famous singer Carmen Miranda in a show called O Teu Cabelo Não Nega.

In 1961, at 18, she traveled around Brazil and Portugal with a play. The next year, she starred in the musical Como Vencer na Vida sem Fazer Força alongside famous actors like Procópio Ferreira.

Television Career

Marília Pêra began her television career in 1965. She was one of the first actors hired by the new TV channel Rede Globo. She starred in early soap operas like Rosinha do Sobrado and Padre Tião.

Later, she joined the cast of Beto Rockfeller (1968) on TV Tupi. This soap opera was very important for Brazilian television because of its modern style. She also played a taxi driver named Noeli in Bandeira 2 and the main character in Supermanoela (1974).

Marília Pêra, 1970.

In 1982, Marília played Alice in the miniseries Quem Ama não Mata. Her performance was very powerful and made a big impact. After some time away, she returned to TV Globo in 1987 for the soap opera Brega & Chique. She also played the villain Juliana in the miniseries O Primo Basílio (1988), which was another memorable role.

Marília continued to work in many popular TV shows. She appeared in Lua Cheia de Amor (1991) and Meu Bem Querer (1998). Her last TV show was Pé na Cova, which aired from 2013.

Film Career

Marília Pêra became famous around the world for her role as Sueli in the movie Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1980). For this film, she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982. She was the first actress from South America to receive this honor in North America.

Another important movie for her was Bar Esperança (1983), where she gave a funny performance. She also appeared in Central do Brasil (1998) and Jogo de Cena (2007). Her last movie was Polaroides Urbanas in 2008.

Awards and Recognition

Marília Pêra won many awards throughout her career for her amazing acting in movies and TV shows.

Year	Organisation	Category	Work	Country	Result
1982	National Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	Pixote	United States	Won
	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	Pixote	United States	Won
1983	Gramado Film Festival	Best Actress	Bar Esperança	Brazil	Won
	Associação Paulista de Críticos de Artes	Best Actress	Quem Ama Não Mata	Brazil	Won
1984		Best Actress	Bar Esperança	Brazil	Won
1987	Gramado Film Festival	Best Actress	Anjos da Noite	Brazil	Won
1988	Troféu Imprensa	Best Actress	Brega & Chique	Brazil	Won
	Associação Paulista de Críticos de Artes	Best Actress		Brazil	Won
1991	Cartagena Film Festival	Best Actress	Dias Melhores Virão	Colombia	Won
	Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Artes	Best Actress		Brazil	Won
1997	Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Artes	Best Supporting Actress	Tieta do Agreste	Brazil	Won
2000	Cinema Brazil Grand Prize	Best Actress	O Viajante	Brazil	Won
2001	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Actress in a Special Project	Os Maias	Brazil	Nominated
2005	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Supporting Actress	Começar de Novo	Brazil	Nominated
2006	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Actress in Television	JK [pt]	Brazil	Nominated
2007	Miami Brazilian Film Festival	Best Actress	Polaróides Urbanas	United States	Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Supporting Actress	Cobras & Lagartos	Brazil	Nominated
2008	Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema	Best Actress	Polaróides Urbanas	Brazil	Nominated
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Supporting Actress	Duas Caras	Brazil	Won

Filmography

Movies

Telenovelas

Series and Mini-Series

• 1982: Quem Ama Não Mata
• 1988: O Primo Basílio
• 1994: Incidente em Antares
• 2001: Os Maias
• 2006: JK
• 2007: Toma Lá, Dá Cá
• 2008: Casos e Acasos
• 2010: A Vida Alheia
• 2012: Louco Por Elas
• 2013–2016: Pé na Cova

Death

Marília Pêra passed away at her home in Rio de Janeiro on December 5, 2015. She was 72 years old and had been battling lung cancer.

See also

In Spanish: Marília Pera para niños