Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil — May 23 1939
Helena Ignez (Salvador, May 23, 1939) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker. Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio". Helena acted in a few films associated with the Cinema Novo movement, su…
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Maricota

Narrator
Regina


Self

Mãe de Ísis

Self (archive footage)

Self


Self


Bandida

Cabíria

Dulce

Mariana

Herself


Mãe

Isabel

Marta


Mulher do médico


Ely

Self

Janete Jane


Marcela


Mulher Caminhando de Costas (uncredited)

Voz Off


Ângela Carne e Osso

Luciana

Tiafa

Dona da Pousada

Herself (archive footage) / (Voz em Off)

Prostituta



Self

Self

Self


Helena

Narradora 3

Jarda Ícone

Dra. Marina Consiglio

Self (archive footage)

Mãe (voz)

Herself

Guida

Self

Multiple Characters (Archive Footage)





Narração

Self

Helena / Palestrante (voz)

Senhora Ônibus


(voz)

Sônia Silk



Mariá

Sonia Silk

Self

Bossy Lady

Ela mesma


Directing





Herself


Medéia

Self

Diretora



Self

Ritual Xamânico

Self

Aeromoça


Mother
Ela mesma


Voice


Jarda




The woman

(voice)

Provisório's Mother

Arlete



Patroa

Editing

A Colecionadora

Self (archive footage)

Voiceover