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Lídia Mattos

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Lídia Mattos (10 October 1924 – 22 January 2013) was a Brazilian actress whose career spanned radio, theater, television and film.[1]

Mattos was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1924. She had four children with her husband, actor Urbano Lóes.[1] She made her film debut in the 1939 Brazilian movie, Aves Sem Ninho, directed by Raul Roulien. She appeared in numerous films throughout the 1940s and 1950s, including Ruy Costa's Pega Ladrão in 1940; Moacyr Fenelon's Gente Honesta in 1944; Mãos Sangrentas, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen in 1955; and Eurípedes Ramos's O Diamante in 1956. She continued to be cast in film roles during the 1970s and 1980s as well.[1]

In 2000, Mattos was awarded as Best Supporting Actress in the Gramado Film Festival by the role of Letícia in the Florinda Bolkan's film, Eu Não Conhecia Tururu.[2]

Death

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Mattos died on 22 January 2013 from pneumonia at the Espanhol Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, where she had been hospitalized since 25 December 2012, at the age of 88. She was buried in the São João Batista cemetery in Botafogo.[1] Mattos was survived by her four children; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1939 Aves Sem Ninho Lídia
1940 Pega Ladrão
1940 Argila Marina
1944 O Segredo das Asas Maria
1944 Gente Honesta
1955 Mãos Sangrentas
1956 O Diamante
1971 Quando as Mulheres Paqueram
1973 Como É Boa Nossa Empregada (segment "Lula e a copeira")
1974 Essa Gostosa Brincadeira a Dois Beth's mother
1976 O Pai do Povo
1976 Tangarela, a Tanga de Cristal
1977 O Seminarista
1978 Os Sensuais - Crônica de Uma Família Pequeno-Burguesa Edith
1979 O Coronel e o Lobisomem
1987 A Menina do Lado
1988 Dedé Mamata Violeta
1995 A Próxima Vítima Diva TV series
2000 Eu Não Conhecia Tururu Leticia

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Atriz Lídia Mattos morre aos 88 anos no Rio". O Dia (in Portuguese). 22 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Atriz Lídia Mattos morre aos 88 anos". Época (in Portuguese). 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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