Eva Wilma Riefle Buckup Zarattini (; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) was a Brazilian actress and dancer. Among her several roles, she starred in the 1950s Brazilian

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'' Alô, Doçura!''.

Biography

Eva Wilma was born in

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. Her father, Otto Riefle Jr, was a German metallurgist from the

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region of Pforzheim near

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in southern Germany. He went to Brazil, more precisely to the city of

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in 1929, at the age of 19, to work in a metallurgy firm. Eva Wilma's mother, Luísa Carp, was born in

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, Argentina, she was the daughter of

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from the city of

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who immigrated to Argentina. Eva's parents met in the city of

when Eva's father was transferred to the city, and her mother, after living in Buenos Aires, moved to Brazil. In 1956 she was awarded with

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. She was married for 23 years to actor John Herbert, with whom she had two children, Vivian and John Jr. She later married actor Carlos Zara.

Death

Eva Wilma died at the age of 87 in São Paulo, May 15, 2021, at the Albert Einstein Hospital, of ovarian cancer.

Filmography

References

External links

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Eva Wilma official website
1933 births 2021 deaths Actresses from São Paulo Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Argentine descent Brazilian people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Brazilian television actresses Brazilian female dancers Deaths from cancer in São Paulo (state) Deaths from ovarian cancer {{Brazil-tv-actor-stub