Eva Nil (25 June 1909 â€" 15 August 1990), born Eva Comello, was an
Egyptian-born Brazilian film actress.Eva Comello was born in Cairo in
1909, the daughter of Ida Tonetti and Pietro Comello, both born in
Italy. Her father was a photographer who became a filmmaker in Brazil
after they immigrated in Eva's childhood."Eva Nil" (also seen as Eva
Nill), her chosen screen name, refers to her Egyptian birth, on the
Nile River. Silent films featuring Eva Nil included Valadião, o
Cratera (1925, "Valadião, the Crater", a short by Comello and his
filmmaking partner Humberto Mauro), Na Primera da Vida (1925, "The
Spring of Life", also by Mauro), Senhorita Agora Mesmo (1928, "Miss
Right Now", with Comello as cinematographer, producer, director, and
actor), and Barro Humano (1929, by Adhemar Gonzaga). She was counted
among the melindrosas, modern young actresses of 1920s cinema in
Brazil. None of her film appearances have survived, though there are
some existing stills.In 1978, archival footage of Nil was featured in
a documentary about women in film, Mulheres de Cinema.
Egyptian-born Brazilian film actress.Eva Comello was born in Cairo in
1909, the daughter of Ida Tonetti and Pietro Comello, both born in
Italy. Her father was a photographer who became a filmmaker in Brazil
after they immigrated in Eva's childhood."Eva Nil" (also seen as Eva
Nill), her chosen screen name, refers to her Egyptian birth, on the
Nile River. Silent films featuring Eva Nil included Valadião, o
Cratera (1925, "Valadião, the Crater", a short by Comello and his
filmmaking partner Humberto Mauro), Na Primera da Vida (1925, "The
Spring of Life", also by Mauro), Senhorita Agora Mesmo (1928, "Miss
Right Now", with Comello as cinematographer, producer, director, and
actor), and Barro Humano (1929, by Adhemar Gonzaga). She was counted
among the melindrosas, modern young actresses of 1920s cinema in
Brazil. None of her film appearances have survived, though there are
some existing stills.In 1978, archival footage of Nil was featured in
a documentary about women in film, Mulheres de Cinema.
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