Fada Santoro

Mafalda Basílio Monteiro dos Santos (29 August 1924 – 15 December 2024) was a Brazilian actress, active in the country's classic era. Santoro was born in Rio de Janeiro on 29 August 1924. Fada began her career at a very young age, working as a dancer in the Alda Garrido Company and later as a crooner in casinos in the 1940s. Her debut as an actress in cinema was at the end of the 1930s in the film O Samba da Vida, having made several appearances until becoming established in 1949 in the film A Escrava Isaura, beginning the couple's cinematographic fame alongside the actor Cyll Farney. They later starred in Pecado de Nina and Tocaia, both from 1951. Due to her fame in Brazilian cinema, she was invited to participate in the Argentine films La Delatora (1955) and África Ríe (1956). She retired from acting in the late 1950s when she got married and dedicated herself to family. Santoro died in Rio de Janeiro on 15 December 2024, at the age of 100.

Known For: Acting

Born: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1924-08-29

Died: 2024-12-15

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	A Escrava Isaura	Isaura	0
2	1951	Milagre de Amor		0
3	1951	Pecado de Nina		0
4	1952	Burning Sands		0
5	1952	Barnabé, You Are Mine		0
6	1953	Needle in a Haystack	Mariana	0
7	1954	Detective	Dulcínea	0
8	1955	Nem Sansão Nem Dalila	Miriam	63
9	1955	La delatora	Celina Rodríguez	0
10	1956	Africa Laughs		0
11	1957	O Capanga	Ângela	0
12	1975	Assim Era a Atlântida		75
13	1997	Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional	Self	0

Fada Santoro

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