Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (21 February 1935 – 9 October 2013) was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. She appeared in several episodes of '' T.H.E. Cat'', the first being in 1966 episode “To Kill a Priest”.

Early life

Bengell was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Career

Bengell appeared in numerous international productions, including an extended period during the mid-1960s co-starring in Italian productions, in which she was usually cast as the protagonist's romantic interest. She is possibly best known for starring with

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's '' Mafioso'' (1962) and in

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's '' The Hellbenders'' (1967). She had a major role as a prostitute in Anselmo Duarte's '' Keeper of Promises'' (1962), a Brazilian drama that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1963 and won the Golden Palm at

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in 1962. Earlier that same year, she caused major controversy after appearing nude in a scene of the Ruy Guerra film '' Os Cafajestes''. In 1987, she directed her first film, '' Eternamente Pagu'', a biography of Patrícia Galvão. In 1996, she directed an adaptation of

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's novel '' The Guarani'', also titled ''The Guarani''.

Filmography

Death

Bengell died from lung cancer aged 78 in Rio de Janeiro on 9 October 2013.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengell, Norma 1935 births 2013 deaths Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian film actresses Brazilian television actresses Brazilian women film directors Brazilian film directors Deaths from lung cancer in Brazil