Vida Alves
Brazilian actress (1928–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vida Amélia Guedes Alves (April 15, 1928 – January 3, 2017) was a Brazilian actress and pioneer of early Brazilian television whose career spanned more than seventy years.[1] In 1951, Alves made history when she and actor Walter Forster performed the first on-screen kiss ever broadcast on Brazilian television on the early telenovela series, Sua Vida Me Pertence.[1][2][3][4] In 1963, Alves made television history once again by sharing the first gay kiss shown on Brazilian television with actress Geórgia Gomide on the teleteatro show, TV de Vanguarda.[1][2][3][4]
Vida Alves | |
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Born | Vida Amélia Guedes Alves (1928-04-15)April 15, 1928 |
Died | January 3, 2017(2017-01-03) (aged 88) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
Spouse |
Gianni Gasparinetti (m. 1949) |
Additionally, Alves co-founded the Associação dos Pioneiros da Televisão, or Association of Television Pioneers (Pró-TV), in 1995 and operated the Museu da Televisão Brasileira from her home in São Paulo.[1][2]