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Glória Menezes
Birth at
19 October 1934
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According to film critics, Gloria Menezes (port. Glória Menezes) together with her husband Tarcisio Meira, stood at the origins of Brazilian cinema. They are considered the “perfect couple” and almost a national treasure – such is the Brazilian specificity.
Gloria was born into a venerable patriarchal family living in Pelotas, southern Brazil, in October 1934. Very small, she played theatrical performances for her dolls, but the career of the actress could not be considered. The girl was prepared
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According to film critics, Gloria Menezes (port. Glória Menezes) together with her husband Tarcisio Meira, stood at the origins of Brazilian cinema. They are considered the “perfect couple” and almost a national treasure – such is the Brazilian specificity.
Gloria was born into a venerable patriarchal family living in Pelotas, southern Brazil, in October 1934. Very small, she played theatrical performances for her dolls, but the career of the actress could not be considered. The girl was prepared for the role of mother and wife, and at the age of 17 she became a married lady. Her husband was one of her cousins, who recklessly loved his young wife and fully approved of her passion for cinema and theater.
As a result, Gloria, taking her two young children, went to Sao Paulo to study at the School of Dramatic Art at the local university. Her acting debut was the role in the television series Dionisio di Azevedo “A Place in the Sun”, which brought the aspiring actress success and the “Discovery of the Year” award. In 1962, she starred in Anselm Duarte’s film The Vow Performer, after which she decided to part with her unloved husband and move to her mother’s house. A few months later, Tarcisio Meira appeared in her life. However, they officially formalized their marriage many years later, in 1978, when their son was already thirteen years old.
The first television series where Gloria Menezes and Tarcisio Meira starred together was Number 2-5499 Busy; during her creative life, Gloria had to star in more than thirty series. Especially known are her roles as Ana Preta ("Hero Father"), Roberta Leoni ("Sexual Wars") and Laurinha Figueroa ("Queen of Scrap Metal"),
film "Emerald Hunter" . And in the series “Mistress of Destiny” she played a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
One of the last TV series, which starred Gloria Menezes and her husband, was “The Vampire Kiss”. They are both in great physical and creative shape, raising their grandchildren and believing they have everything ahead of them. /