Helena Ignez
Acting
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, such as "A Grande Feira" (1961), "Assalto ao Trem Pagador" (1962), and "O Padre e a Moça" (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, which directly opposed the critically acclaimed Cinema Novo -- the most remarkable being her role as Ângela Carne e "Osso in A Mulher de Todos" (1969). She also was a financial partner of Rogério Sganzerla and fellow Cinema Marginal filmmaker Júlio Bressane in the short-lived, although prolific, Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children -- one of which would become actress Djin Sganzerla. As a filmmaker, Ignez has directed 7 films, the most notable being "Luz das Trevas" (2010), a sequel to Sganzerla's debut feature "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" (1968).
Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes
as Multiple Characters (Archive Footage)
Age 31 (now 87)
Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans
as Dra. Marina Consiglio
Age 85 (now 87)
Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy
as Self
Age 84 (now 87)
Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico
as Mother
Age 81 (now 87)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self
Age 81 (now 87)
Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
Age 77 (now 87)
Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy
as Narração
Age 77 (now 87)
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração
as Self
Age 74 (now 87)
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
Director
Age 72 (now 87) Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
Adaptation
Age 72 (now 87) Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
Writer
Age 72 (now 87) Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Herself (archive footage) / (Voz em Off)
Age 65 (now 87)
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
Age 64 (now 87)
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Age 57 (now 87)
América: O Grande Acerto de Vespúcio
Editor
Age 52 (now 87)
Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes
as Multiple Characters (Archive Footage)
Age 31 (now 87)
Primavera nos Dentes – A História do Secos & Molhados
as Self
Age 86 (now 87)
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Also Known As
Helena Ignês, Helena Inês, Helena Inez
IMDB
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