Norma Bengell

Norma Bengell

Acting

Biography

Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 1935 – Rio de Janeiro, October 9, 2013) was a Brazilian actress, filmmaker, producer, singer and songwriter. Considered one of the greatest muses of Brazilian cinema and theater in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Norma began her career in the early 1950s, being launched into the artistic world through revue theater by producer Carlos Machado. She acted in 64 films during her career, several of them in Europe.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Défense de savoir movie poster

Défense de savoir

When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections. Laubret, the court-appointed defense lawyer, does everything in his power to expose the truth.

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Défense de savoir

OSS 117 Takes a Vacation movie poster

OSS 117 Takes a Vacation

OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.

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OSS 117 Takes a Vacation

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional movie poster

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Mafioso movie poster

Mafioso

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

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The Unscrupulous Ones movie poster

The Unscrupulous Ones

Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda.

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The Unscrupulous Ones

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira movie poster

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira

The artistic career and daily life of actress Maria Gladys.

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Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth movie poster

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.

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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Planet of the Vampires movie poster

Planet of the Vampires

After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

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Planet of the Vampires

The Hellbenders movie poster

The Hellbenders

A Southern Colonel, his three sons, and a card shark embark on an odyssey through the Southwest carrying a coffin full of stolen money with which the Colonel plans to revive the Confederacy.

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The Hellbenders

The Angel Was Born movie poster

The Angel Was Born

Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.

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The Angel Was Born

Production

Infinitivamente Guiomar NovaesMOVIE

Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes

Documentary about the life and times of Brazilian great pianist Guiomar Novaes.

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Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes

O Guarani movie poster

O Guarani

The forbidden love affair between Peri, an Indian, and the beautiful Ceci, a Portuguese white girl, in the 17th century Brazil.

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The Abyss movie poster

The Abyss

Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to tackle the subjects of mysticism and human condition.

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Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira movie poster

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira

The artistic career and daily life of actress Maria Gladys.

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Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira

Eternamente Pagu movie poster

Eternamente Pagu

Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian political, literary and artistic activist. An important figure of the Brazilian Modernism, Pagu was also a militant for the Brazilian Communist Party after she married writer Oswald de Andrade. She broke up with Andrade and, as a journalist was arrested by the Dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. After she left prison, she abandoned Communism in favor of Trotskyist Socialism, married Geraldo Ferraz, and started a career as theatre director.

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Eternamente Pagu

J. Carlos - O Cronista do RioMOVIE

J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio

Eternamente Pagu movie poster

Eternamente Pagu

Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian political, literary and artistic activist. An important figure of the Brazilian Modernism, Pagu was also a militant for the Brazilian Communist Party after she married writer Oswald de Andrade. She broke up with Andrade and, as a journalist was arrested by the Dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. After she left prison, she abandoned Communism in favor of Trotskyist Socialism, married Geraldo Ferraz, and started a career as theatre director.

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Eternamente Pagu

O Guarani movie poster

O Guarani

The forbidden love affair between Peri, an Indian, and the beautiful Ceci, a Portuguese white girl, in the 17th century Brazil.

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Executive Producer

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira movie poster

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira

The artistic career and daily life of actress Maria Gladys.

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Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira

As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro movie poster

As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro

A documentary that chronologically traces the presence of women in Brazilian cinema.

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As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro

Gallery

Norma Bengell portrait

Norma Bengell portrait

Norma Bengell portrait

Norma Bengell portrait

Norma Bengell portrait

Norma Bengell portrait