Helena Ignez (born May 23, 1942) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker who participated in the Cinema Marginal movement during the 1960s and 70s alongside Rogério Sganzerla and Glauber Rocha.
Biography 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 film Pátio.
Cinema Marginal Helena acted in a few more films, 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, the most noted being her role as Ângela Carne e Osso in A Mulher de Todos (1969). She also was a financial partner in Rogério Sganzerla and Júlio Bressane Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children. In 1972 she took a turn in her career and decided to film in Europe, the United States and Africa, making an untitled super-8 film.
Filmography Film Acting Year Title Role Notes1959 O Pátio Jovem no Pátio Short1961 A Grande Feira Ely 1962 O Assalto ao Trem Pagador Marta 1964 O Grito da Terra 1965 O Padre e a Moça Mariana 1967 Cara a Cara Luciana 1968 O Bandido da Luz Vermelha Janete JaneGoverno do Estado de São Paulo, Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo, Coleção Aplauso Cinema Brasil, O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, roteiro e direção Rogério Sganzerlade [em linha] Os Marginais (segment "Guilherme") O Engano Esposa do Doutor 1969 A Mulher de Todos Ângela Carne e Osso Um Homem e Sua Jaula Aeromoça 1970 Sem Essa, Aranha Mulher Os Monstros de Babaloo Daughter Cuidado Madame Empregada Copacabana Mon Amour Sônia Silk Barão Olavo, o Horrível Isabel A Família do Barulho 1973 Um Intruso no Paraíso 1975 Carnaval na Lama Betty 1986 Nem Tudo É Verdade 1992 Perfume de Gardênia Burglar Oswaldianas (segment "Perigo Negro")1993 Perigo Negro 1999 São Jerônimo Marcela 2005 O Signo do Caos Guida 2007 Jurando que Viu a Periquita Rainha da Amazônia Short Meu Mundo em Perigo Mãe de Ísis 2008 A Bela P... Narradora Video short Encarnação do Demônio Cabíria 2009 Hotel Atlântico Dona da Pousada 2012 Jetlag Mãe Short A Balada do Provisório 2013 Desculpa, Dona Madama Short2014 Paixão e Virtude Gustave Flaubert 2016 Xavier Professora Short, Voice2016 Ralé Sonia Silk 2017 Antes do Fim Helena 2018 A Moça do Calendário Narrator 2019 Tragam-me a Cabeça de Carmen M. Diretora
Directing + KeyIndicates a documentaryIndicates a short film
+ List of films directed by Helena Ignez Year Original title English release title Language(s) Notes 2005 A Miss e o Dinossauro Portuguese Short documentary on the Bel-Air film production company. 2007 Canção de Baal Canção de Baal Portuguese Co-directed with Michele Matalon. Based on Baal, by Bertolt Brecht. 2010 Luz nas Trevas: A Volta do Bandido da Luz Vermelha Light in Darkness: The Return of the Red Light Bandit Portuguese Co-directed with Ícaro Martins. 2013 Poder dos Afetos Power of Affections Portuguese 2013 Feio, Eu? Portuguese Brazilian-indian-french co-production. 2016 Ralé Ralé Portuguese 2018 A Moça do Calendário My Calendar Girl Portuguese
Television Year Title Role Notes1997 Você Decide 1992 Tereza Batista Maricota 1991 Meu Marido Promotora 1968 A Última Testemunha Mina
On stage 1969 – Hair
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