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Léa Garcia(1933-2023)

  • Actress
  • Producer
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A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
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Black Orpheus (1959)
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Léa Garcia was born on 11 March 1933 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and producer, known for Black Orpheus (1959), Acalanto (2012) and O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006). She was married to Armando Aguiar. She died on 15 August 2023 in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
BornMarch 11, 1933
DiedAugust 15, 2023(90)
BornMarch 11, 1933
DiedAugust 15, 2023(90)
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Known for

Black Orpheus (1959)
Black Orpheus
7.4
  • Serafina
  • 1959
Léa Garcia and Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos in Acalanto (2012)
Acalanto
7.4
Short
  • Luzia
  • 2012
O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006)
O Maior Amor do Mundo
6.6
  • Zezé
  • 2006
Pacified (2019)
Pacified
6.8
  • Dona Preta
  • 2019

Credits

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Actress

  • Léa Garcia, Thiago Justino, Raiza Noiá, and Celena Ferreira in Bela Lx-404 (2024)
    Bela Lx-404
    6.5
    Short
    • Bela LX-404
    • 2024
  • IndependênciaS (2022)
    IndependênciaS
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Mãe de Osória (as Lea Garcia)
    • 2022
  • Ibeji Ibeji (2021)
    Ibeji Ibeji
    Short
    • Nanã (as Lea Garcia)
    • 2021
  • O Pai da Rita (2021)
    O Pai da Rita
    5.7
    • Tia Neguita (as Lea Garcia)
    • 2021
  • Marcello Melo Jr. in Arcanjo Renegado (2020)
    Arcanjo Renegado
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dona Laura (as Lea Garcia)
    • 2020
  • Léa Garcia, Antonio Pitanga, Débora Marçal, and Viviane Ferreira in Um Dia Com Jerusa (2020)
    Um Dia Com Jerusa
    6.8
    • Jerusa
    • 2020
  • Raphael Logam and Juan Paiva in M-8 (2019)
    M-8
    7.0
    • Dona Angela
    • 2019
  • Golden Mouth (2019)
    Golden Mouth
    6.5
    • Preta
    • 2019
  • Neighbors (2019)
    Neighbors
    5.8
    • Olga (as Lea Garcia)
    • 2019
  • Pacified (2019)
    Pacified
    6.8
    • Dona Preta
    • 2019
  • Baile de Máscaras (2019)
    Baile de Máscaras
    7.1
    TV Series
    • (as Lea Garcia)
    • 2019
  • Jailers (2017)
    Jailers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Clotilde
    • 2018
  • Júlio Andrade in Under Pressure (2017)
    Under Pressure
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Dona Leda
    • 2018
  • Harassment (2018)
    Harassment
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Conceição Duarte Silva
    • 2018
  • Acúmulo
    Short
    • 2018

Producer

  • Frangin (2019)
    Frangin
    Short
    • co-producer
    • 2019

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lea Garcia
  • Born
    • March 11, 1933
    • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Died
    • August 15, 2023
    • Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil(acute myocardial infarction)
  • Spouse
    • Armando Aguiar(divorced, 1 child)

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