Marilia Pera

Marília Soares Pêra was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. She built her name across stage plays, telenovelas and films, winning many awards along the way. Marilia Pera went nude in Vestido de Noiva (2006), long after her underwear scene in Pixote (1980). She was born on January 22, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her best known film role came in Hector Babenco's Pixote. That part won her the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. She also took Best Actress at the Gramado Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Her other films include Bar Esperanca, Angels of the Night and Tieta do Agreste. She died in Rio de Janeiro on December 5, 2015.