Vera Nunes


Vera Nunes, stage name of Isaura Nunes Martins Henriques, was a Brazilian actress.

Biography

Henriques studied accounting in her youth, although she had a passion for the arts. She became a radiographer at the age of 13 for the Ministry [of Education (Brazil)|Ministry of Education], working alongside José Vasconcelos and Fernanda Montenegro. She spent some time in Argentina to film *No me digas adiós*, and later returned to Brazil to shoot *Falta alguém no manicômio*. She also founded a theatre company at the Teatro [Cultura Artística] in São Paulo.
Nunes was hired by TV Paulista in 1951, which would soon end her film career. She last appeared in a film in the 1957 flick Dorinha no soçaite, and subsequently focused on television. She married actor Altamiro Martins in 1961, who died in 2005.
Vera Nunes died in Campinas on 2 February 2021, at the age of 92.

Filmography

Cinema

  • Não Me [Digas Adeus]
  • Falta Alguém no Manicômio
  • Uma Luz na Estrada
  • '
  • Também Somos Irmãos
  • Pinguinho de Gente
  • Garota Mineira
  • Um Beijo Roubado
  • '
  • Custa Pouco a Felicidade
  • Armas da Vingança
  • Dorinha no Soçaite
  • A Quarta Parada
  • Tal Pai Tal Filho
  • Autofagia
  • ''O Profeta''

Television