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Known For

Léa Garcia is known for:

  • Black Orpheus
    Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
  • M8 - When Death Rescues Life
    When Maurício becomes a student at a top medical school, he becomes obsessed with a mystery linked to the dead bodies used for dissection.
  • Ganga Zumba
    The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

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Biography

Léa Garcia (born March 11, 1933) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout role was in the Oscar-winning Black Orpheus, in which she portrayed Serafina, Eurydice's cousin. Source: Article "Léa Garcia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.