Carmen Santos
Carmen Santos (8 June 1904 – 24 September 1952) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian actress and film producer. Santos began acting at the age of fifteen, and started producing films from 1930 onwards with Blood of Minas Gerais. She founded her own film studio Brasil Vita Filmes in Rio de Janeiro.
Carmen Santos
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- Name
- Carmen Santos
- Born
- 8 June 1904
- Birthplace
- Vila Flor, Portugal
- Died
- 24 September 1952
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Occupation
- Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actress
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Carmen Santos (8 June 1904 – 24 September 1952) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian actress and film producer. Santos began acting at the age of fifteen, and started producing films from 1930 onwards with Blood of Minas Gerais. She founded her own film studio Brasil Vita Filmes in Rio de Janeiro.
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Carmen Santos was a Brazilian actress, director and film producer, among other activities. Born in Vila Flor, the actress died in Rio de Janeiro. Languages used include Portuguese.
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Santos directed the 1948 film Minas Conspiracy, in which she also starred.
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• Name — Carmen Santos • Born — 8 June 1904 • Birthplace — Vila Flor, Portugal • Died — 24 September 1952 • Place of death — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Other Names — Maria do Carmo Santos Gonçalves • Occupation — Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actress • Years Active — 1919–1952 (film)
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• Blood of Minas Gerais (1930) • Minas Conspiracy (1948)
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Carmen Santos was born at Vila Flor.
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- 1.Marsh p. 4
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- Marsh, Leslie. Brazilian Women's Filmmaking: From Dictatorship to Democracy. University of Illinois Press, 2012.
- Shaw, Lisa & Dennison, Stephanie. Brazilian National Cinema. Routledge, 2014.
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