Maria Aparecida Pereira Anastasio (born 29 January 1961) is a Brazilian actress and TV host.

Biography

Tássia Camargo has participated in several films, plays, serials, and

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s. When Camargo was 17, her career began in the theater under the tutelage of director Antunes Filho in 1978. In 2016, with the spectacle of

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, she joined the stage with Edi Botelho under the direction of

Ney Latorraca Antonio Ney Latorraca (27 July 1944 – 26 December 2024) was a Brazilian actor. Life and career Ney Latorraca was born on 27 July 1944 in the port city of Santos, São Paulo state, to Alfredo, a casino crooner, and Nena, a showgirl who perfor ...

. Camargo's first television role was in a telenovela from

Rede Bandeirantes Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman :pt:João Saad, Jo ...

, where she appeared in ''Os Adolescentes''. The actress was the first presenter of the ''

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'' in its first year in 1983. She has also portrayed the characters Marlene from ''

O Salvador da Pátria ''O Salvador da Pátria'' (''The Savior of the Homeland'' in English) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or s ...

'', Elisa from ''

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'', and Marina da Glória from ''Escolinha do Professor Raimundo''. In 2006, Camargo played Lucília in the telenovela ''

Vidas Opostas ''Vidas Opostas'' () is a Brazilian ''telenovela'' originally aired on Record (TV network), Record. The series won the Troféu Imprensa for Best Telenovela in 2008, sharing the award with Paraíso Tropical. Controversy Because of scenes involving ...

'' in

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, which won the

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. However, the actress was dismissed from the station soon after, due to behavioral problems on the set of recording. She was allegedly aggressive with the production team and fought with renowned actress

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Personal life

Camargo is the mother of two boys. She was married for 11 years to musician Marinho Boffa. The marriage ended in 1996, shortly after the death of her two-year-old daughter, a victim of late congenital

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. She started a campaign against the incorrect prognosis of the said sickness which took the life of her daughter.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camargo, Tássia 1961 births Living people People from Guarulhos Actresses from São Paulo (state) Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian emigrants to Portugal 20th-century Brazilian actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian actor-politicians