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Helena Ignez

Helena Ignez

Acting
23 May 1939 (86 years)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Biography

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...

Also Known As

Helena Ignês, Helena Inês, Helena Inez

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