Marília Pêra (born 22 January 1943 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. Hailed as "one of the decade's [1980s] ten best actresses" by Pauline Kael, Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperanza, Angels of the Night, and Diegues' Tieta.
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Full name at birth | Marília Marzullo Pêra
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Claim to fame | The first South American ever honored in North America with a Best Actress Prize, for Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981), by the National Society of Film Critics Awards.
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Date of birth | 22 January 1943
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Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Date of death | 5 December 2015
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Age | 72 (age at death)
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Place of death | Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Cause of death | Cancer
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Occupation | Actress, Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, Producer, Theater And Musical Events Director
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