Yoná Magalhães
Birthday: Born in 1935-08-07 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Deathday: 2015-10-20
Yoná Magalhães Gonçalves Mendes da Costa (Rio de Janeiro, August 7, 1935 - Rio de Janeiro, October 20, 2015) was a Brazilian actress.
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As Filhas da Mãe
Character: Violante Ventura
The central story is focused on the daughters of Lulu de Luxemburgo - Tatiana , Alessandra and Ramona, who fight among themselves for Jardim do Éden resort, which their father, Fausto Cavalcante , left behind after cheating his two partners, Arthur Brandão and Manolo Gutierrez. With the disappearance of Fausto, the whole family, which was separated and spread across the world (between Rome, Los Angeles and Las Vegas), returns to Brazil....
Paraíso Tropical
Character: Virgínia Batista
The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child ...
A Vida Como Ela É...
Character: Glória
Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951 and 1961. The stories were considered scandalous at the time as Rodrigues used immoral characters and black humor to satirize the hypocrisy and repression in people's daily lives....
A Vida Como Ela É...
Character: Mulher de Alfredo
Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951 and 1961. The stories were considered scandalous at the time as Rodrigues used immoral characters and black humor to satirize the hypocrisy and repression in people's daily lives....
Amor com Amor Se Paga
Character: Grace (Maria da Graça Santana)
Nonô Corrêa, a character inspired by Molière's "The Miser", is the story's protagonist. The orphan Zezinho crosses paths with Nonô and wins the neurotic gentleman's heart....
O Semideus
Character: Adriana Penha
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Meu Bem, Meu Mal
Character: Valentina Venturini
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Grande Sertão: Veredas
Character: Maria Mutema
A cowboy narrates his 'jagunço' life of disputes, revenges, loves and deaths, through the years that he traveled central-east Brazil, in the first decades of the 20th century, while federal troops were in conflict with provincial forces....
Agora é Que São Elas
Character: Sofia Ramos Zabelheira
The synopsis was loosely inspired by an argument by Paulo José called Cidade das Formigas. It was based on what happened in the city of Formiga, in Minas Gerais, where women work for large clothing manufacturers in the country. In Formiga Real, women guarantee a large part of their families' livelihood with this work....
Sonho Meu
Character: Magnólia Guerra
Golden Dream is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It ran from September 27, 1993 to May 14, 1994. It was written by Marcílio Moraes and directed by Reynaldo Boury, with co-direction by Roberto Naar. The action takes place in the city of Curitiba. It was also broadcast in Portugal....
Tieta
Character: Maria Antônia Esteves (Tonha)
Inspired on Jorge Amado's romance "Tieta do Agreste", the plot is set on the fictional city of Santana do Agreste, at Brazil's northwest, and has as main theme Tieta's life turnarounds. Twenty-five years after being chased out of town by her father Zé Esteves, she returns to her home town seeking revenge against everyone who mistreated her and laugh at her face in the past....
Era Uma Vez...
Character: Anita
The soap opera portrayed the daily lives of three generations to show that there is no ideal time to love and be happy. The relationship between widower Álvaro and lawyer Bruna is shaken by the arrival of sweet Madalena in the fictional town of Nova Esperança. The young woman is hired as a housekeeper for businessman Xistus, Álvaro's father-in-law, and charms everyone....
Cama de Gato
Character: Adalgisa Monteiro de Britto
Imagine a strong and tender hearted woman, a confused man and a villain capable of everything to get money. We have the perfect love triangle to a classic love story....
Senhora do Destino
Character: Flaviana Mendonça
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old....
A Próxima Vítima
Character: Carmela Ferreto Vasconcellos (Cacá)
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....
Vila Madalena
Character: Abigail Ramirez (Bibiana)
Two couples have their destinies intertwined after their happiness is unexpectedly interrupted. This is the starting point of the telenovela, which shares the same name as the São Paulo neighborhood where the story takes place. Solano Xavier is a man of humble origins who never had the chance to obtain a formal education. Unemployed for months, he celebrates with his wife Eugênia the fact that he has landed a temporary job as a truck driver. She reciprocates the good news by telling him she is p...
Roque Santeiro
Character: Matilde
In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's...
Negócio da China
Character: Suzete Noronha
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Sangue Bom
Character: Glória Pais
Follows the story of six young individuals who work hard to achieve their dreams and also dream of loving someone special and being loved as well. Amora, Bento and Fabio were raised at an orphanage at Capo Verde by Gilson and his wife, Selma. They each took their own path in life when Amora was adopted by actress Barbara Ellen, Fabio with a broke family in the countryside and Bento grew up to become a florist in a cooperative with Gilson, Selma and Giane, a childhood friend Who secretly has a cr...
Despedida de Solteiro
Character: Lola
After an unjust imprisonment, friends return to the town of Remanso, facing betrayals and lost loves, while battling a corrupt lawyer....
A Sombra de Rebecca
Character: Suzuki Lee
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Vida Nova
Character: Laura (Lalá)
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A Vida Como Ela É...
Character: Mulher do Dr. Guedes
Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951 and 1961. The stories were considered scandalous at the time as Rodrigues used immoral characters and black humor to satirize the hypocrisy and repression in people's daily lives....
O Outro
Character: Índia do Brasil
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Maçã do Amor
Character: Lia Barreto
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Saramandaia
Character: Zélia Tavares
Saramandaia is a Brazilian telenovela originally written by Dias Gomes in 1976. It's considered remarkable because of the Magic Realism (used by the author to subtly criticize the Military Regime of the time) and had 160 chapters. The story centers on the name change that the city undergoes, promoted by the younger citizens and reviled by the older ones. It also focuses on the lives of the city's quirky residents....
Cuca Legal
Character: Fátima
'Cuca Legal' tells the story of Mário Barroso, a single aviator involved with three women at the same time: Virgínia, Irene, and Fátima. Virgínia is a wealthy businesswoman obsessed with the direction of her late father's business; Irene is a middle-class young woman who gives private piano lessons; and Fátima is a poor widow. Mário can't decide which of them is the ideal woman to give him a child with a "cool head" (cuca legal). Things get even more complicated when Maria Joaquina, nicknamed Ki...
Espelho Mágico
Character: Nora Pelegrini (Assunta)
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Gaivotas
Character: Maria Emília
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Cavalo Amarelo
Character: Pepita
The irreverent Dulcinéa struggles to keep her revue theater, *Mambembe*, afloat; the building itself belongs to the traditional Maldonado family. The patriarch, Salvador Maldonado—a conservative man—keeps a tight rein on the clan, maintaining control over both the business and his children: Joana, an elegant and snobbish woman who is the staunchest defender of the views held by Pops, as the children call him; Téo, who has always silently submitted to the old man's high-handedness; Walter, domina...
Sinal de Alerta
Character: Talita Borges
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Corrida do Ouro
Character: Walkíria Albuquerque
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?...
A Gata de Vison
Character: Maggie Parker / Dolly Parker
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Uma Rosa com Amor
Character: Nara
Serafina is a romantic young woman who dreams of experiencing great love. Claude is a wealthy businessman who is in the country illegally. The two make a deal that will transform their lives....
O Grito
Character: Kátia
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Os Imigrantes
Character: Pilar Molina
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Os Imigrantes
Character: Mercedez Hernandez
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Caso Especial
Character:
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Anjo de Mim
Character: Yvete Freitas Bastos
The story's theme is spiritualism, viewed through the lens of past-life regression. Floriano Ferraz is a skeptical sculptor tormented by severe shoulder pain and visions of a woman dying at his feet. Exhausted, and encouraged by his master and friend, the craftsman Quirino, he seeks the help of psychiatrist Ulisses. Through regression techniques, he discovers that in 1880, in the city of Petrópolis, in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, he was Lieutenant Belmiro, in love with the young Va...
Simplesmente Maria
Character: Maria Ramos
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Eu Compro Essa Mulher
Character: Maria Teresa
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Retrato de Mulher
Character: Laís
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Dulcinéa Vai à Guerra
Character: Pepita
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Os Trapalhões
Character: Ela mesma
Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 199...
Partido Alto
Character: Drª Miranda Barros
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Como Salvar Meu Casamento
Character: Lila
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O Sheik de Agadir
Character: Janette Legrand
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O Homem Proibido
Character: Surama
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A Ponte dos Suspiros
Character: Leonor Dandolo
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A Public Opinion
Character:
Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations and political alienation....
Black God, White Devil
Character: Rosa
Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures....
Joy of Living
Character: Silvia
The boss of Gilberto, an exemplary employee, wants to marry him with his daughter, Elisabeth. But her cousin, an unattractive girl, appears to meet him. Gilberto, who leads a hectic life, knows Betty, independent girl by whom one falls in love. In the end, she discovers that she is the boss's daughter....
Society em Baby-Doll
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Two women from Méier, a suburban neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, marry wealthy men who suddenly become millionaires. Displaced from their original social background and unsuited to wealth, the two wives must devise a plan to, acting like socialites, win over high society and win back their husbands....
Delicado
Character: Glória
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Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
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The film tells the story of Luciano who hides his identity as a rich boy to work in the stables of Patrícia, a woman he is in love with....