Maria Pompeu
Acting
Born October 27, 1936 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Maria Pompeu (Rio de Janeiro, October 27, 1936) is a Brazilian actress and former vedette. Maria acted in more than 25 films. The only child of separated parents, Maria was very controlled by her mother, due to the standards of the time. Maria Pompeu's passion for theater was discovered almost by chance in childhood, in classes taught by Paschoal Carlos Magno at the Teatro Duse. In adolescence, she had to face her mother's resistance to continue acting. She worked in a bank to pay for a course at the Brazilian Theater Federation, where she took classes with Dulcina de Moraes and Henriette Mor…
Known For · 39 titles
Belíssima
A Grande Mentira
Sparkling Girls
Ciranda de Pedra
Helena's Shadow
Verão Vermelho
O Homem Proibido
Marina
Rosa Rebelde
Nina
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
Pecado Capital
O Espigão
The Illusionist
À Sombra dos Laranjais
Estrela-Guia
Crime no Sacopã
Perdido
Simeão, o Boêmio
Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
Ao Sul do Meu Corpo
There's Something About Mario
Som, Amor e Curtição
A Mulher Sensual
No Tempo dos Bravos
Crime de Amor
O Diabo Mora no Sangue
O Rei da Pilantragem
Minha Vida em Marte
Golden Mouth
The Naked Man
Traveller
A Rainha do Rádio
A Um Pulo da Morte
O Judoka
As Aventuras de Chico Valente
O Bolão
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
América do Sexo