Acting

Carmen Violeta

Born September 1, 1908 · Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Died June 11, 2005 · aged 96

Carmen Violeta, stage name of Germana Barbosa (Santana do Livramento, September 1, 1908 - Rio de Janeiro, June 11, 2005) was a Brazilian film actress. In 1929, she made her film debut in a major role, having previously had a small role in the 1928 film Brasa Dormida. In the 1930s, Cinédia, the first major Brazilian studio, owned by producer and director Adhemar Gonzaga, had its own gallery of mus…

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Human Clay

Human Clay · 1929

The story evolves around four women. The two lead characters, Vera and Gilda, middle-class women, are poor but ambitious. They face the bourgeois characters, Helena and Diva.

Woman

MovieDramaRomance

Carmen, a poor and beautiful woman, lives in a shantytown in Rio de Janeiro. All men desire her, including her stepfather, but she only has eyes for her boyfriend, Milton. After being expelled from home, she finds out her lover is married. Unhappy with her life, she finds a place in a boarding house and tries to find a job, with no success. Tired and starving, she ends up passing out in the street, being helped by a passer-by, who leaves her at writer Flávio Martins's house, a man torn between the proposal of an arranged marriage, an old flame, and the new guest.

Virgin Lips

Virgin Lips · 1930

MovieDramaRomance

Lelita, a rich young lady, is courted by Paulo, her cousin, but she starts to believe that he is also having an affair with her sister.

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Human Clay

Human Clay · 1929

The story evolves around four women. The two lead characters, Vera and Gilda, middle-class women, are poor but ambitious. They face the bourgeois characters, Helena and Diva.

Dançarina de tango

Woman

MovieDramaRomance

Carmen, a poor and beautiful woman, lives in a shantytown in Rio de Janeiro. All men desire her, including her stepfather, but she only has eyes for her boyfriend, Milton. After being expelled from home, she finds out her lover is married. Unhappy with her life, she finds a place in a boarding house and tries to find a job, with no success. Tired and starving, she ends up passing out in the street, being helped by a passer-by, who leaves her at writer Flávio Martins's house, a man torn between the proposal of an arranged marriage, an old flame, and the new guest.

Carmen

Virgin Lips

Virgin Lips · 1930

MovieDramaRomance

Lelita, a rich young lady, is courted by Paulo, her cousin, but she starts to believe that he is also having an affair with her sister.