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Helena Ignez‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1942-05-23

Popularity

star2.6

Helena Ignez

Salvador - Bahia - Brazil

Helena Ignez

Salvador - Bahia - Brazil

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1942-05-23

Popularity

star2.6

Biography

Helena Ignez (born May 23, 1942) 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 ao Trem Pagador" (1962), and "O Padre e a Moça" (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, which directly opposed the critically acclaimed Cinema Novo -- the most remarkable being her role as Ângela Carne e "Osso in A Mulher de Todos" (1969). She also was a financial partner of Rogério Sganzerla and fellow Cinema Marginal filmmaker Júlio Bressane in the short-lived, although prolific, Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children -- one of which would become actress Djin Sganzerla. As a filmmaker, Ignez has directed 7 films, the most notable being "Luz das Trevas" (2010), a sequel to Sganzerla's debut feature "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" (1968).

Movie Credits

Luz-Lux-Lúcia

Luz-Lux-Lúcia‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Joy Is the Acid Test

Joy Is the Acid Test‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

The Good Cinema

The Good Cinema‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Embodiment of Evil

Embodiment of Evil‌
star5.1
calendar 2008

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

The Mother

The Mother‌
star7.0
calendar 2022

O Pátio

O Pátio‌
star6.8
calendar 1959

O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue

O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue‌
star6.0
calendar 2023

The Priest and the Girl

The Priest and the Girl‌
star7.1
calendar 1966

A Familia do Barulho

A Familia do Barulho‌
star4.5
calendar 1970

The Woman of Everyone

The Woman of Everyone‌
star7.4
calendar 1969

Copacabana Mon Amour

Copacabana Mon Amour‌
star6.6
calendar 1970

The Sign of Chaos

The Sign of Chaos‌
star6.6
calendar 2003

Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes

Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes‌
star8.0
calendar 1971

A Grande Feira

A Grande Feira‌
star8.2
calendar 1961

It's Not All True

It's Not All True‌
star6.6
calendar 1986

A Balada do Provisório

A Balada do Provisório‌
star5.0
calendar 2012

No Way, Spider

No Way, Spider‌
star5.9
calendar 1970

Hotel Atlântico

Hotel Atlântico‌
star6.4
calendar 2009

Helena de Guaratiba

Helena de Guaratiba‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Baron Olavo, The Horrible

Baron Olavo, The Horrible‌
star4.8
calendar 1969

Face To Face

Face To Face‌
star4.9
calendar 1967

Meu Mundo em Perigo

Meu Mundo em Perigo‌
star5.7
calendar 2007

Watch Out, Madame

Watch Out, Madame‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Assault on the Pay Train

Assault on the Pay Train‌
star7.9
calendar 1962

Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans

Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans‌
star0.0
calendar

The End of an Age

The End of an Age‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Paixão e Virtude

Paixão e Virtude‌
star4.6
calendar 2014

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth‌
star5.8
calendar 2003

Love Film Festival

Love Film Festival‌
star7.5
calendar 2014

B2

B2‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

O Engano

O Engano‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

The Red Light Bandit

The Red Light Bandit‌
star7.5
calendar 1968

Oswaldianas

Oswaldianas‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Spray Jet

Spray Jet‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Grito da Terra

Grito da Terra‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Rio de Topless

Rio de Topless‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

A Última Vanguarda

A Última Vanguarda‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Scent of Gardenias

Scent of Gardenias‌
star5.8
calendar 1992

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Memórias do Grupo Opinião‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy

Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

São Jerônimo

São Jerônimo‌
star6.2
calendar 1999

Retrato da Terra

Retrato da Terra‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

Carnaval na Lama

Carnaval na Lama‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

The Outsiders

The Outsiders‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

If I'm Here It Is by Mystery

If I'm Here It Is by Mystery‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Abry

Abry‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus‌
star9.0
calendar 2023

Ralé: The Lower Depths

Ralé: The Lower Depths‌
star6.2
calendar 2016

Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade‌
star8.0
calendar 2013

Helena Zero

Helena Zero‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz

Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz‌
star3.5
calendar 2012

A Miss e o Dinossauro

A Miss e o Dinossauro‌
star5.0
calendar 2005

A Man and His Cage

A Man and His Cage‌
star5.5
calendar 1974

O Cinema Foi à Feira

O Cinema Foi à Feira‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Anônimo e incomum

Anônimo e incomum‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

Avacalha e se Esculhamba

Avacalha e se Esculhamba‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Febre

Febre‌
star10.0
calendar 2017

Antes do Fim

Antes do Fim‌
star5.5
calendar 2018

My Calendar Girl

My Calendar Girl‌
star2.3
calendar 2018

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José‌
star6.3
calendar 2017

The Monsters of Babaloo

The Monsters of Babaloo‌
star6.1
calendar 1970

Mulheres de Cinema

Mulheres de Cinema‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Flying Geraldo

Flying Geraldo‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy

Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy‌
star3.0
calendar 2017

Terno

Terno‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração

Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração‌
star0.0
calendar 2014

A Mulher da Luz Própria

A Mulher da Luz Própria‌
star8.0
calendar 2019

Flesh

Flesh‌
star7.2
calendar 2019

A Vermelha Luz do Bandido

A Vermelha Luz do Bandido‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

The Welles Raft

The Welles Raft‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Extracts

Extracts‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Estátua!

Estátua!‌
star6.0
calendar 2014

O Desmonte do Monte

O Desmonte do Monte‌
star5.0
calendar 2018

Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso

Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso‌
star8.0
calendar 2020

Natureza Morta

Natureza Morta‌
star2.0
calendar 2020

Ossos

Ossos‌
star3.0
calendar 2014

Poder dos Afetos

Poder dos Afetos‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Reinvenção da Rua

Reinvenção da Rua‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Bring me the Head of Carmen M.

Bring me the Head of Carmen M.‌
star8.0
calendar 2019

A Bela P...

A Bela P...‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes

Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral

Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Perigo Negro

Perigo Negro‌
star5.0
calendar 1992

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador

In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Race Antenna

Race Antenna‌
star8.2
calendar 2020

Desculpa, Dona Madama

Desculpa, Dona Madama‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival‌
star5.0
calendar 2020

Mulher Oceano

Mulher Oceano‌
star5.5
calendar 2020

Ugly, Me?

Ugly, Me?‌
star5.0
calendar 2013

Subterrânea

Subterrânea‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

The Lady Who Died in the Trailer

The Lady Who Died in the Trailer‌
star6.0
calendar 2020

Inaudito

Inaudito‌
star6.2
calendar 2017

Um Documentário Brasileiro

Um Documentário Brasileiro‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú

Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico

Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit

Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit‌
star5.2
calendar 2012

Um Intruso no Paraíso

Um Intruso no Paraíso‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Belair

Belair‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Flesh

Flesh‌
star0.0
calendar

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