Mara Rúbia
ActingAlso Known As
Osmarina Lameira Colares Cintra
Biography
Osmarina Lameira Colares Cintra (Belém, February 3, 1918 – Rio de Janeiro, May 15, 1991) was a Brazilian actress, dancer, and showgirl, better known by her stage name Mara Rúbia. She established herself in revue theater during the 1940s and 1950s. By 1953, she was earning 46,000 cruzeiros per month as a contract worker for TV Tupi in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Four years later, she began hosting an exclusive program on the Rio de Janeiro station. At that time, she decided to abandon theater to dedicate herself to other artistic pursuits, but was forced to return at the request of admirers and managers. Her career also included film work—Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Os Deuses e os Mortos —and television— soap operas such as Sinal de Alerta and Feijão Maravilha, on Rede Globo.
Movies
(14 total)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Claudete
Of Gods and the Undead
as Prostitute
The Wedding
as Eudóxia
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
as Beatriz
O Padre Que Queria Pecar
as Lola
TV Shows
(3 total)
Feijão Maravilha
as Madame Fifi de Queiroz e Queiroz
Sinal de Alerta
as Cotinha
O Pulo do Gato
as Bilu