Lucélia Santos

Lucélia Santos (Santo André, Brazil, 1957) is a Brazilian actress, director and producer.

Trajectory

His career has spanned three and a half decades, brimming with creativity and success. Her first work for television, La esclava Isaura (1976), on Rede Globo, (based on the novel of the same name written by Bernardo Guimarães) is probably one of the most famous telenovelas. The characterization of her as a slave in imperial Brazil was acclaimed in Latin America. Versions dubbed into other languages have been presented in almost seventy countries. She has been admired in Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa and Asia, transforming Santos into an international star.

Lucélia Santos was the first foreign actress to win the Golden Eagle Award in China. In 2004, she received the “Jóia da China” (Jewel of China) award, in recognition of her extraordinary efforts to bring Brazilian and Chinese cultures closer together.

Santos has also found success as a director, particularly with her documentary "Timor Lorosae - O Massacre Que o Mundo Não Viu" ("East Timor - The Massacre the World Did Not See'), which investigated the killings that took place before the independence of East Timor. The documentary was produced by her company, Nhock Produções Artísticas Ltda.

She was married to classical music composer and conductor John Neschling, whom she later divorced.

She played the character Suzana Mayer in the Brazilian version of Desperate Housewives: Donas de Casa Desesperadas.

Filmography

Theater

• Godspell, 1974
• "Transe no Dezoito" 1976

Television

• "La Esclava Isaura", 1976
• "Locomotives", 1977
• "Feijão Maravilha", 1979
• "Water alive", 1980
• "Ciranda de Pedra", 1981
• "War Two Sexes", 1983
• "Vereda Tropical", 1984
• "Niña Moza", 1986
• "Carmem", 1987
• "Brasileiras e Brasileiros", 1990
• "Sangue do Meu Sangue", 1995
• "Dona Anja", 1996
• "Malhação", 2001
• "Brazilian citizen", 2006
• "Donates of Desperate House", 2007
• Cases and, 2008
• Aline, 2011
• Dança dos Famosos, 2014
• I'll have Cola., 2016
• Salve-se Quem Puder, 2018

Movies

• "Já Não Se Faz Amor As Antigamente", 1976
• "O Ibraim do Subúrbio", 1976
• "Paranóia", 1976
• "Mau Passo", 1977
• "Um Brasileiro Chamado Rosaflor", 1977
• "Light of Fire", 1981
• "O Sonho Não Terminau", 1981
• "Album de Família", 1981
• "Bonitinha Mas Ordinária", 1981
• "Engraçadinha", 1981
• "História Devassa", 1981
• "Baixo Gávea", 1986
• "As Sete Vampiras", 1986
• "Fonte da Saudade", 1986
• "Kuarup", 1989
• "Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato", 1992
• "Três Histórias da Bahia", 2001
• "O Sonho de Rose 10 Anos Depois", 2001
• "Lula, o filho do Brasil", 2010
• Casa Grande, 2014

Director

• "Timor Lorosae - O Massacre Que o Mundo Não Viu", 2001, documentary
• "O ponto de Mutaçâo China Hoje", 1997, miniserie for television.