Lucélia Santos

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Lucélia Santos.

Lucélia Santos (born in Santo André, São Paulo, 1957) is a famous Brazilian actress, director and producer.

Her career spans for three and a half decades full of creativity and success. Her first work for television, Escrava Isaura, 1976, (based in the novel by Bernardo Guimarães) is probably one of the most famous telenovelas ever made. Her portrait of a slave in imperial Brazil was acclaimed in Latin America. Dubbed versions have been watched in almost seventy countries. It has charmed audiences in Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa and Asia, transforming Santos in an international star.

Lucélia Santos was the first foreign actress to ever win the Golden Eagle prize in China. In 2004 she received the “Jóia da China” decoration, conferred upon her for her outstanding efforts to bring together the Chinese and Brazilian cultures.

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

She married the composer and classical music conductor John Neschling. They divorced. Their son, Pedro Neschling, is also an actor.

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