Carmen Silva (April 5, 1916 â€" April 21, 2008), who was often
credited as Carmem Silva, was a Brazilian television, stage and film
actress. She was best known in recent years for her role on the
Brazilian telenovela, Mulheres Apaixonadas in which she played Flora
de Souza Duarte, the wife of Leopoldo Duarte (Oswaldo Louzada).
Mulheres Apaixonadas was created by Manoel Carlos.Silva was born Maria
Amália Feijó in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 5, 1916.
Her acting career only began in earnest in 1939 when she took a job at
Rádio Cultura in Pelotas. She worked at the station, as well as
others, in various capacities, until she moved to Sao Paulo, where she
joined Radio Tupi. She also worked on Rádio Record with Janete Clair.
The two wrote programs aimed at a female audience.Silva's career
switched to the newly popular medium of television during the 1950s.
She began acting in soap operas and telenovelas during the decade,
including A Próxima Atração, Ossos do Barão, Sinal de Alerta, as
well as the miniseries O Primo BasÃlio. She also founded her own
theater company in Rio Grande do Sul during the 1960s.Silva hit a
career highlight when she joined the popular Brazilian telenovela
Mulheres Apaixonadas in 2003. She played an elderly character, Flora
de Souza Duarte, while Brazilian actor Oswaldo Louzada portrayed her
husband, Leopoldo Duarte, on the soap opera. Their characters often
suffered ill treatment at the hands of their granddaughter, Dóris,
who was played by actress Regiane Alves.
credited as Carmem Silva, was a Brazilian television, stage and film
actress. She was best known in recent years for her role on the
Brazilian telenovela, Mulheres Apaixonadas in which she played Flora
de Souza Duarte, the wife of Leopoldo Duarte (Oswaldo Louzada).
Mulheres Apaixonadas was created by Manoel Carlos.Silva was born Maria
Amália Feijó in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 5, 1916.
Her acting career only began in earnest in 1939 when she took a job at
Rádio Cultura in Pelotas. She worked at the station, as well as
others, in various capacities, until she moved to Sao Paulo, where she
joined Radio Tupi. She also worked on Rádio Record with Janete Clair.
The two wrote programs aimed at a female audience.Silva's career
switched to the newly popular medium of television during the 1950s.
She began acting in soap operas and telenovelas during the decade,
including A Próxima Atração, Ossos do Barão, Sinal de Alerta, as
well as the miniseries O Primo BasÃlio. She also founded her own
theater company in Rio Grande do Sul during the 1960s.Silva hit a
career highlight when she joined the popular Brazilian telenovela
Mulheres Apaixonadas in 2003. She played an elderly character, Flora
de Souza Duarte, while Brazilian actor Oswaldo Louzada portrayed her
husband, Leopoldo Duarte, on the soap opera. Their characters often
suffered ill treatment at the hands of their granddaughter, Dóris,
who was played by actress Regiane Alves.
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