Vanda Lacerda
Date of birth: 1923-09-10
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Wanda Lacerda, Wanda Lacerda Pamplona
Biography
Wanda Lacerda Pamplona, stage name of Vanda Lacerda (Rio de Janeiro, September 10, 1923 - July 14, 2001), was a Brazilian actress. Considered one of the great ladies of the Brazilian theater. She debuted in 1940 as an actress for Rádio Nacional. With the military coup of 1964, she was fired from Rádio Nacional. She acted in several films and soap operas, but became best known in telenovelas. Among the telenovelas she participated in, she stood out in Minha Doce Namorada (1971), as Sarita Leão, O Espigão (1974), as Urânia Camará, Anjo Mau (1976), as Alzira Noronha, Sinal de Alerta (1978), as Melinda Montenegro, and, after an eight-year hiatus, she returned to the screen in Tudo ou Nada (1987), with a prominent role: the shrew Ema Barroso. In 2000, she narrated the short film Valsa Número Seis (2000), her last work.
Movie Credits
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
1987-09-24
The episode dives into the mystical universe of Carlos Pertius, the son of a family of French immigr
O Sol dos Amantes
1979-07-23
Insônia
1982-01-01
A three-episode anthology film based on short stories by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies
1969-03-01
A man living with his parents in a low middle-class apartment in Rio de Janeiro coldly stabs them wi
Saint Bernard
1972-06-01
The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to ge
Tati, a Garota
1973-04-12
The seamstress Manuela, Tati's single mother, moves from the suburbs to Copacabana but faces severe
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
1987-08-21
Adelina Gomes, a poor girl, daughter of peasants, with a primary education and some manual training,
The Star Rises
1974-12-15
A veteran popular singer remembers her early days before fame as a humble woman who faced many obsta
Images of the Unconscious
1987-01-01
In hopes of unraveling the causes and cure for various forms of insanity, a psychiatrist in Brazil c
The Deceased
1965-09-22
After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. Af
Felicidade É...
1995-09-15
Four directors tell stories related to the concept of happiness.
Fantasma por Acaso
1946-01-01
A man dies and in heaven receives the mission of helping his former boss love life.
Face to Face
1967-01-01
The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt polit
Vida, Vida
1977-01-01
In Rio de Janeiro, a successful yet underpaid young accountant lives with his pregnant wife in small
Family Album
1981-03-05
Follows the decadence of an incestuous oligarch family in a rural Brazilian household through the ye