Aracy Balabanian
Birthday: Born in 1940-02-22 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Deathday: 2023-08-07
Aracy Balabanian (Campo Grande, February 22, 1940 — Rio de Janeiro, August 7, 2023) was a renowned Brazilian actress.
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Sabor da Paixão
Character: Hermínia Lemos
The telenovela tells the love story of Diana and Alexandre in Rio de Janeiro in 2002, where gastronomy, music, and dance play a prominent role. Defined as a realistic romantic comedy, the plot revolves around Diana's struggle to recover the lands inherited by her family in Portugal, which are illegally occupied by Zenilda Paixão, Alexandre's mother. In love with Alexandre, Diana breaks off her engagement with Nelson. After some misunderstandings and missed encounters, she sees her beloved again,...
Eterna Magia
Character: Inácia Finnegan
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A Próxima Vítima
Character: Filomena Ferreto
A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a series of murders, as well as who is next....
Rainha da Sucata
Character: Dona Armênia
Maria do Carmo becomes wealthy through her father's business dealings and becomes a successful businesswoman, but she retains the habits of her humble past....
Coração Alado
Character: Maria Faz Favor
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Sai de Baixo
Character: Cassandra
It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived....
Saramandaia
Character: Dona Pupu
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Ti Ti Ti
Character: Marta Morgado
'Ti-Ti-Ti' presents a humorous plot, set in São Paulo, whose central theme is the professional, familial, and romantic rivalry between André Spina and Ariclenes Martins, or Ari, as he is known to those closest to him. The two were childhood friends and always fought a lot, engaging in tireless disputes over the same girlfriends....
Sol Nascente
Character: Geppina
Alice is an independent woman, raised in a Japanese family; Mario is an immature guy of Italian origins. Two childhood friends from very distinct families, bond together by a complicity which spans generations. When Alice decides to live abroad, Mario begins to see in her more than just a friend. Now he will go out of his way to make this unlikely love story come to life in this romantic comedy tied by friendship....
Que Rei Sou Eu?
Character: Maria Fromet / Lenoir Gaillard
In the imaginary king of Avilan, the bastard prince Jean Pierre leads a popular group against councilors who will invade Rainha Valentine's palace and take away the power....
Da Cor do Pecado
Character: Germana Cordiolli
A Maranhense young woman and a carioca tourist photographer fall for each other and get separated by destiny and a woman obsessed with his family's fortune....
Queridos Amigos
Character: Teresa Fernandes Moretti
Reserved, intelligent and generous, Leo has achieved professional success and now lives secluded in Serra da Cantareira, alongside young Karina. He discovers that he is ill, and decides to reunite the old friends of the 1970s, with whom he fought the military regime....
Helena
Character: Úrsula do Vale
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Cheias de Charme
Character: Máslova Tilman
"Sparkling Girls" centers around three young and beautiful, hard-working housekeepers who reach stardom instantly when an online video clip of them singing, surprisingly becomes a hit. Their success provokes the wrath of a glamorously gaudy and outspoken famous singer who will do anything to ruin the girls' friendship and career. With humor, romance, over the top characters, and bright, glittery stage performances set to catchy tunes, "Sparkling Girls" delivers all of the expected delights and s...
Passione
Character: Gemma Mattoli
An ambitious young woman with a traumatizing past targets an Italian man, the distant son of a wealthy Brazilian family....
Guerra dos Sexos
Character: Greta
Cousins Charlô and Otávio once had a romance, but today they detest each other. However, fate plays a trick on them: they will receive a large inheritance, on the condition that they live together....
Deus Nos Acuda
Character: Dona Armênia Giovani
The plot tells the story of Celestina, an angel responsible for Brazil. When threatened by God with being sent to the country she was supposed to help grow, she despairs and seeks out her friend, the angel Gabriel. To help Celestina, Gabriel asks the Almighty to let her stay in heaven for another six months. God, however, imposes a condition: Celestina must make a Brazilian citizen more honest, dignified, and compassionate, without disrespecting the free will that every human being should have. ...
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
Character: Shafika Sarakutian
Brazilian comedy about two couples living next to each other in the same building. This show explores the antics between the two couples....
Elas por Elas
Character: Helena Aranha Muniz
Seven high school friends reunite after 20 years. Memories of the past and coincidences of the present reveal the secrets and affections that bind the women and their families....
Bravo!
Character: Cristina Lemos
A widowed conductor rediscovers love when he meets a young woman from the countryside, but doubts about his music make him question his competence and distance himself from the woman he loves....
Locomotivas
Character: Milena Cabral
Kiki Blanche is a former star dedicated to her family and her beauty salon, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. In addition to Milena, her legitimate daughter, Kiki raises Fernanda, Paulo, Renata and Regina. The great conflict of the plot is Fernanda's passion for Fábio, a man also loved by Milena....
Pecado Rasgado
Character: Teca
The famous psychologist Teca falls in love with the widower Renato, father of one of her patients. The romance awakens the jealousy of Stela, who harbors an unhealthy passion for Renato, her brother-in-law....
A Lua Me Disse
Character: Leontina Sá Marques
With lightness and humor, the soap opera tells the story of Heloísa, a kind and hardworking woman whose life is transformed when she becomes involved with her boss's family and business partners....
Ligações Perigosas
Character: Consuelo
Isabel and Augusto are casual lovers and accomplices in dangerous games of seduction. A series inspired by the 1782 French classic *Les Liaisons dangereuses*....
Mania de Querer
Character: Lúcia
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Geração Brasil
Character: Iracema Avelar
The genius Jonas Marra (Murilo Benício, from Brazil Avenue) has attained what few others have — a rich and famous celebrity of the digital world in Silicon Valley and the owner of Marra International, a respected technology conglomerate. But behind his image of a successful businessman lies another person shrouded in conflict and mystery....
O Casarão
Character: Violeta (3º período)
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Antônio Maria
Character: Heloísa
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O Primeiro Amor
Character: Giovana
Professor Luciano Lima arrives in the fictional town of Nova Esperança to take over as principal of a school. A widower, he hires a governess to take care of his four children: Júnior, Babi, Zizi, and Rui. The professor and the governess, Paula, fall in love, but the romance faces strong resistance from the children, especially Babi, the most rebellious of the four. Luciano also encounters difficulties at the school. His former girlfriend, English teacher Maria do Carmo, does everything she can ...
Corrida do Ouro
Character: Tereza Rodrigues
Five women inherit a fortune from a stranger, but to claim the money they must fulfill certain requirements. How much is it worth to choose our own destiny?...
Um Sonho a Mais
Character: Isolda
The story begins with the arrival of millionaire Antônio Carlos Volpone in Brazil. After living in Cairo for 18 years, he returns to his homeland for two reasons: first, to clarify the murder of his father-in-law, Dr. Telles, of which he was accused; second, to get closer to his ex-wife Estela, now married to Orlando Aranha. The millionaire also attracts media attention, and reporter Amélia Bicudo decides to investigate his life. To mislead his enemies and move freely, Volpone uses numerous disg...
Felicidade
Character: Paquita
Helena and Álvaro fall in love, but she marries someone else. Years later, they meet again and Helena becomes pregnant, but keeps it a secret because Álvaro is now the one who is engaged....
Brava Gente
Character: Custódia
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights....
Transas e Caretas
Character: Ana Braga de Souza
The telenovela tells the story of Francisca Moura Imperial, a wealthy businesswoman, and her two sons: Jordão and Tiago, who show little interest in the family business. Jordão is the product of a whirlwind romance in Francisca's youth, while Tiago was born from her marriage to Roberto, a seductive man who moves in high society but is penniless. Francisca is preoccupied with her sons but cannot interfere in their lives as much as she would like. Eccentric and full of outlandish ideas, she decide...
Vila Sésamo
Character: Gabriela
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Caso Especial
Character: Esperança
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Caso Especial
Character: Carlota
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Chico Total
Character: Dona Armênia (Armênia Giovanni)
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O Natal do Menino Imperador
Character: D. Mariana
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Caramujo-Flor
Character: Mulher com vestido preto
Film based on Manoel de Barros poetry. Story about poet's life in the swamp area of Brazil (Pantanal) and its wildlife; & his obsession with the sea and his new life in the big metropolis in Brazil....
Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha
Character: Mosqueteira
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O Espiritismo de Kardec aos Dias de Hoje
Character: Narração
A documentary on the importance of the Spiritism doctrine around the world, from its inception with Allan Kardec's works and experiences, first reported on "The Book of Spirits" and then other works, up to its current influence, wisdom and legacy with teachings about faith, human and spiritual evolution, the physical plan and the spiritual plan....
Sai de Baixo: O Filme
Character: Cassandra
Based on the classic Brazilian television series that conquered audiences during Sunday night prime time on TV Globo, with improv that happens like in scenes of a play. The feature film’s structure maintains the members of a middle-class family from São Paulo, their maid, and the building’s doorman. It’s the return of iconic characters like Caco Antibes, Magda and Ribamar, and also new characters....
Juntos a Magia Acontece
Character: Dona Rosa
The death of the matriarch on Christmas eve provokes a crisis that makes the family review attitudes and give a new meaning to the date....
The Inventor of Dreams
Character: Clarice Lispector
Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s....
The Patriot
Character: Maricota
Policarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems using only the resources of his own country. His visionary and idealistic temperament is behind his strange ideas about how to build a great nation....
Cena Secreta
Character:
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Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú
Character: Self (archive footage)
The documentary retraces the band's meteoric rise, as they became the biggest phenomenon in Brazilian music in 1995 — and one of the most remarkable in the country's history....