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Norma Bengell

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea and the second or paternal family name is Bengell.

Norma Bengell
Bengell in 1966
Born(1935-02-21)21 February 1935
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 78)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • singer-songwriter
Years active1959–2010

Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (21 February 1935 – 9 October 2013)[1] was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. She appeared in several episodes of T.H.E. Cat, the first being in 1966 episode “To Kill a Priest”.

Early life

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Bengell was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Career

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Bengell appeared in numerous international productions, including an extended period during the mid-1960s co-starring in Italian productions, in which she was usually cast as the protagonist's romantic interest. She is possibly best known for starring with Alberto Sordi in Alberto Lattuada's Mafioso (1962) and in Sergio Corbucci's The Hellbenders (1967).[3] She had a major role as a prostitute in Anselmo Duarte's Keeper of Promises (1962), a Brazilian drama that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1963 and won the Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival in 1962.[4] Earlier that same year, she caused major controversy after appearing nude in a scene of the Ruy Guerra film Os Cafajestes.[5]

In 1987, she directed her first film, Eternamente Pagu, a biography of Patrícia Galvão.[6] In 1996, she directed an adaptation of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani, also titled The Guarani.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1959 O Homem do Sputnik B.B Performing a parody of Brigitte Bardot
1960 Conceição Dalva [8]
1961 Mulheres e Milhões Nora Martins [9]
1962 Mafioso Marta
Keeper of Promises
(Portuguese: O Pagador de Promessas) 		Marli
The Unscrupulous Ones
(Portuguese: Os Cafajestes) 		Leda
Carnival of Crime Milly
1963 The Broken Hearts
(Italian: I cuori infranti) 		Milena Segment: "E vissero felici"
Il mito Anna Second segment
La ballata dei mariti The Countess
1964 La costanza della ragione Ivana
Men and Women
(Portuguese: Noite Vazia) 		Mara
1965 Mar Corrente The Singer [10]
Planet of the Vampires
(Italian: Terrore nello spazio) 		Samya
The Reckless
(Italian: Una bella grinta) 		Luciana
1966 As Cariocas Paula Ribeiro de Castro First story: "A grã-fina de Copacabana"
The Hellbenders
(Italian: I crudeli) 		Claire
Captain from Toledo
(Italian: L'uomo di Toledo) 		Myriam [11]
1967 A Espiã Que Entrou em Fria —
1968 Antes, o Verão Maria Clara [12]
Desesperato Rodrigo's wife [13]
Edu, Coração de Ouro Matilde Cameo
Ballad of a Bounty Hunter
(Italian: Io non perdono... uccido) 		Fedra/Wanda
Juventude e Ternura —
1969 O Anjo Nasceu Housewife
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation Anne
Verão de Fogo Olga [14]
1970 The Palace of Angels
(Portuguese: O Palácio dos Anjos) 		Dorothy
Of Gods and the Undead
(Portuguese: Os Deuses e os Mortos) 		Soledade
1971 A Casa Assassinada Nina
As Confissões de Frei Abóbora Paula [15]
O Capitão Bandeira contra o Dr. Moura Brasil Messenger
Paixão na Praia Débora
1972 O Demiurgo —
1973 Défense de savoir —
Les soleils de l'île de Pâques Norma
1975 Assim Era a Atlântida Herself Documentary
1976 Paranoia Sílvia Riccelli
1977 Maria Bonita —
Barra Pesada —
The Deep Madame Zero
1978 Mar de Rosas Felicidade [16]
Na Boca do Mundo Clarisse
Mulheres de Cinema Herself Short film
1980 The Age of the Earth
(Portuguese: A Idade da Terra) 		Amazonas Queen [17]
1981 Abrigo Nuclear Lix/Professor
Eros, o Deus do Amor Ada [18]
1982 Tabu Madame Xavier [19]
Rio Babilônia Madame Solange
Tensão no Rio Dona Dolores
1984 O Filho Adotivo Maria Rosa [20]
1986 A Cor do Seu Destino Laura
Fonte da Saudade Mother
1987 Running Out of Luck Lola
A Mulher Fatal Encontra o Homem Ideal Elegant actress [21]
1988 Eternamente Pagú Elsie Houston [22]
Fronteiras —
1992 Floresta da Tijuca Narrator Short film
1993 Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato Gertrudes
2002 Banquete Beggar Short film [23]
2003 Glauber, o filme – Labirinto do Brasil Herself Documentary [24]
2007 Anabazys
2009 Dzi Croquettes [25]

Director

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Year Title
1979 Maria Gladys, uma atriz brasileira
1980 Maria da Penha
O Barco de Iansã
1988 Eternamente Pagu
1996 O Guarani
2003 Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes
Antonietta Rudge: O Êxtase em Movimento
2004 Magda Tagliaferro: O Mundo Dentro de um Piano

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1966 Festival em Shell Maior Herself / Host 1966–1967 [26]
Noite de Gala [27]
1967 A Sombra de Rebecca Diana[28] [29]
1981 Os Imigrantes Nena
Os Adolescentes Paula
1982 Memórias do Medo Mona
1983 Parabéns pra Você Mara
1984 Partido Alto Irene Bessa
Betty Faria Especial — [30]
1989 O Sexo dos Anjos Vera Nogueira
1993 Você Decide — Season 2 Episode: "O Porteiro"
— Season 2 Episode: "Paixão Mortal"
2006 Alta Estação Yolanda
2008-09 Toma Lá, Dá Cá Deise Coturno Lead role (season 2–3; 48 episodes)

Death

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Bengell died from lung cancer aged 78 in Rio de Janeiro on 9 October 2013.[31]

References

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  1. ^ "Morre atriz e diretora Norma Bengell aos 78". Universo Online. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Norma Bengell". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Norma Bengell | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  4. ^ "O Pagador de Promessas (1962) - Anselmo Duarte | Awards | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  5. ^ Britto, Rafaella. "Norma Bengell: the transgressive muse of Brazilian cinema". theworldofapu.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Eternamente Pagu (1989) - Norma Bengell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  7. ^ "Norma Bengell". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Conceição". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Mulheres e Milhões". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Mar Corrente". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  11. ^ "La Muerte se llama Myriam". Filmaffinity (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Antes, o Verão". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Desesperato". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Verão de Fogo". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  15. ^ "As Confissões do Frei Abobóra". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Mar de Rosas". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  17. ^ "A Idade da Terra". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Eros, o Deus do Amor". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Tabu". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  20. ^ "O Filho Adotivo". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  21. ^ "A Mulher Fatal Encontra o Homem Ideal". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Eternamente Pagu". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Banquete". Porta Curtas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Glauber, o filme – Labirinto do Brasil". Cinemateca Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  25. ^ "Dzi Croquettes (filme)". AdoroCinema (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  26. ^ "Festival em Shell Maior". Memória Globo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  27. ^ "Noite de Gala". Memória Globo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  28. ^ "A Sombra de Rebecca". teledramaturgia.com.br. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  29. ^ "A Sombra de Rebecca". Memória Globo. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  30. ^ "Betty Faria Especial". Memória Globo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  31. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
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