Leila Diniz
Acting
Biography
Leila Roque Diniz (25 March 1945 – 14 June 1972) was a Brazilian television, movie and theatre actress, whose liberal ideas and attitudes about sex had raised the discontent of both the feminists and the Brazilian military government of the 1960s. Born in a middle-class family and the daughter of a communist activist, Leila worked as a kindergarten teacher at age 15. At age 17, she met movie director Domingos de Oliveira, with whom she lived until age 21. Between 1962 and 1964 she had minor roles on stage. In 1965, Diniz started working in television, where she made several telenovelas and various commercials. In 1967, she also started to make movies. She died on 14 June 1972, aged 27, at the peak of fame, coming back from a movie festival in Australia, where she won a Best Actress award for the movie Mãos Vazias ("Empty Hands"), in the Japan Airlines Flight 471 crash in India.
Known For
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A Menina do Veleiro Azul
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Dez Vidas
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Os Acorrentados
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Anastácia, a Mulher sem Destino
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Eu Compro Essa Mulher
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Ilusões Perdidas
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Paixão de Outono
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E Nós, Aonde Vamos?
Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations and political alienation.
A Public Opinion
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O Sheik de Agadir
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Vidas em Conflito
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967.
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
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Um Rosto de Mulher
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Two dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro
Dangerous Game
A comedy divided into two episodes. The first tells the story of Agildo, a man obsessed with women, who is caught by his wife in bed with the maid. He begins to live a sexual fast so his wife doesn't leave him, but tries to use his imagination to cheat on his wife without betraying his religion. In the second episode, a tough guy manages to win over a beautiful woman, but doesn't have the money to take her on a date. However, his three best friends will do anything to ensure his success with her.
A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
On Carnival's eve, girl dreams of a man to stay with her during these four days. She meets a photographer, with whom she has an affair.
Love, Carnival and Dreams
A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.
Domingos
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A Rainha Louca
Two ladykillers living in Rio de Janeiro know no limits when courting a beautiful woman. A problem arises when one of them starts coming on to a girl, not knowing she's his buddy's daughter.