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Nara Leão(1942-1989)

  • Actress
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Nara Leão was born on 19 January 1942 in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. She was an actress and composer, known for Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972), Girl of Ipanema (1967) and Onde a Terra Começa (1966). She was married to Carlos Diegues. She died on 7 June 1989 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BornJanuary 19, 1942
DiedJune 7, 1989(47)
BornJanuary 19, 1942
DiedJune 7, 1989(47)
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Known for

Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972)
Quando o Carnaval Chegar
6.1
  • Mimi
  • 1972
Girl of Ipanema (1967)
Girl of Ipanema
6.8
  • Nara Leão
  • 1967
Onde a Terra Começa
  • Actress
  • 1966
Tony Ramos in Torre de Babel (1998)
Torre de Babel
6.5
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
  • 1998

Credits

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Actress

  • Um Homem Célebre (1974)
    Um Homem Célebre
    6.4
    • 1974
  • As Moças Daquela Hora (1973)
    As Moças Daquela Hora
    5.2
    • 1973
  • Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972)
    Quando o Carnaval Chegar
    6.1
    • Mimi
    • 1972
  • The Inheritors (1969)
    The Inheritors
    6.0
    • Amiga
    • 1969
  • Girl of Ipanema (1967)
    Girl of Ipanema
    6.8
    • Nara Leão
    • 1967
  • Onde a Terra Começa
    • 1966
  • Ganga Zumba (1963)
    Ganga Zumba
    6.6
    • Cipriana (singing voice)
    • 1963

Composer

  • Paola
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966

Soundtrack

  • Andréia Horta in Elis (2016)
    Elis
    6.7
    • performer: "Borandá"
    • 2016
  • Marcio Garcia, Juliana Paes, and Rodrigo Lombardi in Caminho das Índias (2009)
    Caminho das Índias
    6.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Até Quem Sabe"
    • 2009
  • Por Toda Minha Vida (2006)
    Por Toda Minha Vida
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Chegando de Mansinho"
    • performer: "O Negócio é Amar"
    • performer: "Desafinado", "Carcará", "João e Maria", "Samba do Avião", "O Que Será (A Flor da Terra)", "Insensatez", "Sabiá Laranjeira", "O Barquinho", "Samba de Uma Nota Só", "Chega de Saudade", "Se é Tarde Me Perdoa", "É Tão Triste Dizer Adeus", "O Sol Nascerá (A Sorrir)", "Diz Que Fui Por Aí", "Acender as Velas", "Berimbau", "Guantanamera", "Quem Te Viu, Quem Te Vê", "Opinião", "Samba, Samba, Samba", "Noite dos Mascarados", "Olê Olá", "A Banda", "Em Tempo de Adeus", "Com Açucar, Com Afeto", "Quem É", "Lindonéia", "Esse Mundo é Meu", "Fiz a Cama na Varanda", "Debaixo dos Caracóis dos Seus Cabelos", "Cantores do Rádio", "Soneto", "Traduzir-se", "Trevo de 4 Folhas (I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover)", "Chiquita Bacana", "Proposta", "Além do Horizonte", "A Rita", "Vence na Vida Quem Diz Sim"
    • 2007–2008
  • Eduardo Moscovis in Soul Mate (2005)
    Soul Mate
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Um Sonho de Verão (Moonlight Serenade)"
    • 2005–2006
  • Antônio Fagundes, Débora Falabella, Rodrigo Santoro, and Marieta Severo in A Dona da História (2004)
    A Dona da História
    6.5
    • performer: "A Banda"
    • 2004
  • Women in Love (2003)
    Women in Love
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Meditação" (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Esperança (2002)
    Esperança
    6.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Cuitelinho"
    • 2002–2003
  • Tony Ramos in Torre de Babel (1998)
    Torre de Babel
    6.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Telefone"
    • 1998–1999
  • Infinita Tropicália (1986)
    Infinita Tropicália
    Short
    • performer: "Lindonéia"
    • 1986
  • Sonia Braga in Dancin' Days (1978)
    Dancin' Days
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "João e Maria"
    • 1978–1979
  • Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972)
    Quando o Carnaval Chegar
    6.1
    • performer: "Soneto", "Cantores do Rádio", "Mais Uma Estrela", "Formosa"
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 19, 1942
    • Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
  • Died
    • June 7, 1989
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(brain cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Carlos Diegues1967 - 1977 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Isabel Diegues
  • Relatives
      Danuza Leão(Sibling)
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    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Daughter of Altina Lofego and Jairo Leão.

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