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Léa Lucas Garcia de Aguiar (11 March 1933 – 15 August 2023) was a Brazilian actress. She was known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout role was in the 1959 Oscar-winning Black Orpheus, in which she portrayed Serafina, Eurydice's cousin.[1]
Léa Garcia | |
|---|---|
 Garcia as the villain Rosa in the telenovela Escrava Isaura (1976) | |
| Born | Léa Lucas Garcia de Aguiar 11 March 1933 |
| Died | 15 August 2023 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950–2023 |
Garcia died of heart complications on 15 August 2023, at the age of 90.[2][3]
Television roles edit
- 2007 Luz do Sol - Edite (Babá)
- 2006 Cidadão Brasileiro - Dadá
- 2001 O Clone - Lola
- Você Decide
- o 1999 Juízo Final
- o 1996 O Professor
- o 1996 Retrato em Preto e Branco
- 1999 Suave Veneno - Selma
- 1997 Anjo Mau - Cida
- 1996 Xica da Silva - Bastiana
- 1996 O Campeão
- 1995 Tocaia Grande
- 1994 A Viagem - Natália
- 1993 Agosto - Sebastiana
- 1990 Araponga - Mundica
- 1990 Desejo - Mariana
- 1989 Pacto de Sangue - Rute
- 1988 Abolição
- 1987 Helena - Chica
- 1986 Dona Beija - Flaviana
- 1983 Bandidos da Falange - Gladys
- 1980 Marina - Leila
- 1978 Maria, Maria - Rita
- 1976 Escrava Isaura - Rosa
- 1975 A Moreninha - Duda
- 1974 Fogo Sobre Terra - Lana
- 1974 Feliz na Ilusão (Caso Especial)
- 1973 Os Ossos do Barão
- 1972 Selva de Pedra - Elza
- 1972 Meu Primeiro Baile (Caso Especial)
- 1971 O Homem que Deve Morrer - Luana
- 1971 Minha Doce Namorada
- 1969 Acorrentados - Irmã Serafina
Film roles edit
- 2006 Memórias da Chibata - 35mm - Avó de Juca
- 2006 Nzinga
- 2006 Mulheres do Brasil - Eunice
- 2006 The Greatest Love of All - Zezé
- 2006 Memorias da Chibata - Zeelândia
- 2005 Vinícius
- 2005 As Filhas do Vento (Daughters of the Wind) - Jú[4]
- 2002 Viva Sapato!
- 1999 Orfeu - Mãe de Maicol
- 1998 Cruz e Sousa - O Poeta do Desterro - Carolina
- 1984 Quilombo
- 1978 A Deusa Negra
- 1978 A Noiva da Cidade
- 1977 Ladrões de Cinema
- 1976 Feminino Plural
- 1974 O Forte
- 1969 Em Compasso de Espera - Zefa
- 1964 Santo Módico
- 1963 Ganga Zumba - Cipriana
- 1960 Os Bandeirantes - Herminia
- 1959 Black Orpheus - Serafina
References edit
- ^ "Bravo Caps French Film Salute With Two Classics". The Washington Post. 20 February 1994. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
- ^ Morre a atriz Léa Garcia, aos 90 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ Léa Garcia, Who Raised Black Actors’ Profile in Brazil, Dies at 90
- ^ Scott, A. O. (23 June 2004). "Film review: An Estrangement Crosses Generations, Shadowed by Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
External links edit
- Léa Garcia at IMDb