Norma Bengell
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".
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Norma Bengell
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- Full name
- Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell.
- Born
- 1935. · Rio de Janeiro.
- Died
- 2013. · Rio de Janeiro.
- Nationality
- Brazil.
- Occupation
- actress, film director and screenwriter.
- Languages
- Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese and Italian.
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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".
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Norma Bengell (1935–2013) was a Brazilian actor, actress and film actor, among other activities. Born Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell in Rio de Janeiro, the actor died in Rio de Janeiro. Languages used include Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and Portuguese.
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Early life
Early life
Bengell was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Career
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 Alberto Sordi in Alberto Lattuada's Mafioso (1962) and in Sergio Corbucci'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 Cannes Film Festival 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 José de Alencar's novel The Guarani, also titled The Guarani.
Death
Death
Bengell died from lung cancer aged 78 in Rio de Janeiro on 9 October 2013.
Norma Bengell - Planet of the Vampires (1965) as Sanya landing
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Norma Bengell died at Rio de Janeiro.
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- 2.Norma Bengell. BFI.
- 3.Norma Bengell | TV Guide. TVGuide.com dead link. July 2026.
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- 5.Britto, Rafaella. Norma Bengell: the transgressive muse of Brazilian cinema. theworldofapu.com.
- 6.Eternamente Pagu (1989) - Norma Bengell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
- 7.Norma Bengell. BFI.
- 8.Conceição. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 9.Mulheres e Milhões. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 10.Mar Corrente. Cinemateca Brasileira. February 2026.
- 11.La Muerte se llama Myriam. Filmaffinity.
- 12.Antes, o Verão. Cinemateca Brasileira. February 2026.
- 13.Desesperato. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 14.Verão de Fogo. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 15.As Confissões do Frei Abobóra. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 16.Mar de Rosas. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 17.A Idade da Terra. Cinemateca Brasileira. February 2026.
- 18.Eros, o Deus do Amor. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 19.Tabu. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 20.O Filho Adotivo. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 21.A Mulher Fatal Encontra o Homem Ideal. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 22.Eternamente Pagu. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 23.Banquete. Porta Curtas.
- 24.Glauber, o filme – Labirinto do Brasil. Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 25.Dzi Croquettes (filme). AdoroCinema.
- 26.Festival em Shell Maior. Memória Globo.
- 27.Noite de Gala. Memória Globo.
- 28.A Sombra de Rebecca. teledramaturgia.com.br.
- 29.A Sombra de Rebecca. Memória Globo.
- 30.Betty Faria Especial. Memória Globo.
- 31.Google Translate. translate.google.com.
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