Helena Ignez
Acting
Born May 23, 1939 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Biography
Helena Ignez (Salvador, May 23, 1939) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker. Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio". Helena acted in a few films associated with the Cinema Novo movement, such as "A Grande Feira" (1961), "Assalto…
Known For · 40 titles
Antes do Fim
Era Preciso Voltar
O Cinema Foi à Feira
Lost Media
Ralé: The Lower Depths
Tereza Batista
Nosferatu
Estátua!
Primavera nos Dentes – A História do Secos & Molhados
Hotel Atlântico
A Film to Remind Us of Utopia
Fakir
Subterrânea
Oswaldianas
Paixão e Virtude
Copacabana Mon Amour
Rio de Topless
Ugly, Me?
Eclipse
The Red Light Bandit
Embodiment of Evil
Belair
Anônimo e incomum
Extracts
A Última Vanguarda
A Balada do Provisório
Helena! Cinema!
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes
A Grande Feira
Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso
The Mother
My Calendar Girl
No way, Spider
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Helena de Guaratiba
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
It's Not All True