where are they now?


I was wondering if anybody had any sites that show where the leading cast is now? I've seen Lea Garcia and Breno Mello, but what about Marpessa and Lourdes?

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I too would love to know what has become of the beautifull Marpessa Dawn..does anybody know.Orfeu Negro is one of the great films of all time in my book.

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Lourdes lives in Paris. She used to be dirctor's wife (Marcel Camus; died in 82).
She still looks great!!!

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do you know anything marpessa dawn?

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It was Marpessa Dawn who married the director, not Lourdes. Although Marpessa is alive in Paris, it's difficult to find out much about her.

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please when you don't know don't say anything !
Marpessa Dawn has never been married with Marcel Camus and she is not living in Paris...
Lourdes de Oliviera was the second Marcel's Wife. They got together two sons Jean-Christophe and Romain borned in Paris.I know very well one of them so please keep your ignorance for yourself !

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its been too long since i've seen this film!

Nebbs mentioned this earlier: Carlinhos "Pandeiro de Ouro" played Zeca, the pandeiro-playing kid. He's a world renowned pandeiro master.

He's a cool cat. I've got to meet and hang out with him through the samba group Grupo Rio Samba in San Francisco/Oakland and at this year's California Brazil Camp. Sitting around the pagode sessions, watching him play..mesmerizing!

He teaches music classes in Santa Monica, CA. You should check him out online: http://www.carlinhospandeirodeouro.com/

Carlinhos' daugher, Ana Laidley, is an incredible sambista as well.

Tchau,
Leo

CORRECTION: What I reported above is a long-standing samba myth. Carlinhos did not play Zeca. Besides that, everything else is true.

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dibs1: Someone made a mistake. That is quite harsh tone, "ignorance"; so humble-up-
These actors, protagonists are NOBODY SPECIAL--and they are lucky there are still Fans out there to remember them for their PERFORMANCES--
We don't know them, and frankly, if they are a reflection of the company they keep, it is best we don't know them, and that they don't know us-

Franco Domenico Lisanti-

PS: I used to be a child actor in Italy--
And the business is "full of itself"
You can see me dancing in "Before the Revolution" at the age of 13-

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dibs1, you are wrong. Marpessa WAS married to Camus. I suggest YOU keep YOUR ignorance to yourself.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/oct/29/theatre


The actor Marpessa Dawn, who has died aged 74, played the exotic and mysterious female lead in the 1958 Academy award-winning film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus). Known throughout her life simply as Marpessa, she would never fulfil the promise of that performance as the doomed Eurydice, on whom the devil has staked a claim, but she left an indelible impression on a large following of enthusiasts. Ironically, her co-star, the fellow unknown, Breno Mello, died unexpectedly just 41 days before her death (see below right).

Dawn's Afro-Brazilian good looks were stunning. She and the handsome Mello, who played the tram driver bearing the name Orpheus, made an arresting couple on magazine covers and on a big-selling Columbia label LP record cover. The naturalness of their acting and the exciting music helped the film gain the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Dawn's celebrity was further helped by her marriage to the film's French director, Marcel Camus.


"A man's kiss is his signature" -- Mae West

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How do you know this info on Lourdes?

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Well, it looks like Lea Garcia is a soap opera actress; she's had the most work out of any of the lead actors--she's 72 and still working!

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This article makes a very brief reference to Breno Mello: http://www.sf360.org/features/2007/01/the_breno_mello.html

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Zeca, the cool little kid with the curly hair and tambourine (or Pandeiro) who dances thru the film and plays guitar at the end is this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlinhos_Pandeiro_de_Ouro

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I was mesmerized by this film and have never seen such beauty onscreen, before or since. What i'd like to know is where can i buy a copy without paying out of the wazoo?



human beings are proof that god has a sense of humour.

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i know, i love this film but i wasn't about to shill out $30 for a copy. fortunately janus films is releasing some of the criterion collection in $20 movie-only editions under the banner of essential art house. And they released Black Orpheus just this month. Hope this helped you out.

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marpessa and breno both passed away within 5 days of each other

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Actually Breno died (July 14 2008) 42 days before Marpessa (August 25). Both from heart attacks, I believe.

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