Fanon, Frantz

Fort-de-France (Martinica), 1925 – Washington (EUA), 1961

By Adriana Veríssimo

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Perón, Eva

Los Toldos, 1919 – Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1952

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Oscarito

Málaga (Spain), 1906 – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1970

By Afrânio Mendes Catani

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Maria Bethânia

Santo Amaro da Purificação (Brasil), 1946

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Lamarque, Libertad

Rosário (Argentina), 1908 – Cidade do México (México), 2000

By Alberto Ikeda

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(Português) Carvalho, Flávio de

Amparo da Barra Mansa, 1899 - Valinhos (Brazil), 1973 By Francisco Alambert Architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, playwright, set designer, writer, decorator, and performer (before this concept was coined), Flávio Resende de Carvalho moved with his family to São Paulo in 1900. In 1908, he studied at the American School of…

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(Português) Cantinflas

Mexico City (Mexico), 1911 - 1993 Afrânio Mendes Catani Mario Moreno Reyes is an unknown name. However, his stage name, Cantinflas, gave him international recognition as the most popular Mexican comedian. His long film career, which began in 1937, allowed him to work exclusively with a director (Miguel M. Delgado),…

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(Português) Buarque de Holanda, Chico

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1944 By Alberto Ikeda Composer, lyricist, and writer, Francisco Buarque de Holanda became notable in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly for his politically charged musical production, which contested the authoritarianism of the military dictatorship that Brazil experienced from 1964 to 1985. He was one of the…

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