Lélia Abramo

Lélia Abramo (São Paulo, February 8, 1911 - São Paulo, April 9, 2004) was a Italian-Brazilian actress.

Daughter of Italian immigrants, Abramo lived in Italy from 1938 to 1950, suffering through the privations of World War II. Along with her brothers Claudio Abramo and plastic artist Lívio Abramo she is part of one of the most prominent families in Brazilian history in both politics and the arts.

She participated in the early foundation of the Oposição de Esquerda no Brasil ("Left Opposition in Brazil"). Along with Mario Pedrosa she has always been considered a sympathizer of Trotskyism. Lélia Abramo was also a militant and was one of the founder of the Partido dos Trabalhadores ("Worker's Party") along with Mario Pedrosa, Manuel da Conceição, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, Moacir Gadotti and Apolônio de Carvalho. She was personally active in many different movements in Brazilian politics like Diretas Já.

Abrama played in 27 telenovelas, fourteen films and twenty plays, having acted with some of the great names of São Paulo theater, like Gianni Ratto and Gianfrancesco Guarnieri with whom she debuted on stage in the 1958 "Eles não Usam Black-Tie".

Filmography and Television work

*1990 - "A história de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão" .... Lúcia
*1986 - "Mania de querer" .... Margô
*1985 - "O tempo e o vento" .... Bibiana (idosa)
*1983 - "Pão pão, beijo beijo" .... Mama Vitória
*1982 - "Avenida Paulista" .... Bebel
*1979 - "Pai herói" .... Januária Brandão
*1976 - "O julgamento .... Felícia
*1975 - "Um dia, o amor" .... Lucinha
*1973 - "Os ossos do barão - Bianca Ghirotto
*1972 - "Uma rosa com amor - Amália
*1972 - "Na idade do lobo"
*1971 - "Nossa filha Gabriela" .... Donana
*1970 - "O meu pé de laranja lima" .... Estefânia
*1970 - "As bruxas" .... Chiquinha
*1969 - "Dez vidas"
*1968 - "O terceiro pecado"
*1967 - "Paixão proibida"
*1966 - "Redenção" .... Carmela
*1966 - "Calúnia" .... Sarah
*1965 - "Um rosto perdido" .... irmã Rosa
*1965 - "Os quatro filhos"
*1964 - "Prisioneiro de um sonho"
*1964 - "João Pão"
*1961 - "A Muralha"

References

*Vida e Arte - Memórias de Lélia Abramo. São Paulo:Fundação Perseu Abramo, 1997.

External links

* [http://www.adorocinemabrasileiro.com.br/personalidades/lelia-abramo/lelia-abramo.asp Filmography]
* [http://www.zaz.com.br/istoegente/37/testemunha/ Interview with Revista Isto É]
* [http://www.itaucultural.org.br/aplicExternas/enciclopedia_teatro/index.cfm?fuseaction=personalidades_biografia&cd_verbete=785 Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural]