Odette Lara Best Known As Odete Lara Born Odete Righi Bertoluzzi Born In São Paulo On 17 April 1929 – Died In Rio De Janeiro On 4 February 2015 Was A Brazilian Film Actress Singer And Writer. She Appeared In 37 Films Between 1954 And 1994 Including Two Films Shown At The Cannes Film Festival.In 1957 She Was Awarded With Prêmio Saci. Biography A Daughter Of Italian Immigrants Living In São Paulo Odete Suffered A Tragedy In Her Childhood When Both Of Her Parents Committed Suicide. Later On Considered A Blond Bombshell With Green Eyes She Was Able To Start Her Career First As A Model Taking Part Of The First Fashion Show In Brazil. She Then Started A Television Career At TV Excelsior And TV Tupi. First As An Ad Girl Until She Received Her First Role As An Actress. She Took Part In Almost 40 Movies And Also Sang Sharing A Stage With Main Brazilian Musicians And Composers As Vinícius De Moraes Chico Buarque And MPB-4. Later In Her Career She Famously Refused The Invitation To Start As “Odete Roitman” On The Legendary Soap Opera “Vale Tudo” One Of The Most Iconic Roles In The History Of Soaps In Brazil. At The Peak Of Her Career She Converted To Buddhism And Left Her Career To Live Isolated In The Região Serrana Mountain Region Of Rio. Odete Lara Was Married To Playwright Oduvaldo Vianna Filho Author Euclydes Marinho And Director Antonio Carlos Fontoura But Had No Children. Her Last Work On Television Was In TV Globo Soap Opera “Pátria Minha” In 1994. Music Career She Ventured Into A Music Career When She Worked With Vinícius De Moraes A Seminal Figure In Contemporary Brazilian MPB Music Singing On The Album Vinicius De Moraes First Released In 1963. As A Poet Vinícius Wrote Lyrics For A Great Number Of Songs That Became All-Time Brazilian Classics And Was Also A Composer A Playwright A Diplomat And Also An Interpreter Of His Own Songs.In 1966 The Duo Also Released Another Album Named “Coleção De Poesia Falada Vol. 5” With Vinícius’ Poetry. In The Same Year Odete Released The Solo Samba / Bossa Nova Album “Contrastes” And The Bossa Nova Style Single “Funeral De Lavrador / Sabe Você”. She Also Took Part In Another Single With Chico Buarque And MPB-4 Named “Noite Dos Mascarados“ As Well A Solo Single Album Sung In Spanish “ El Funeral Del Labrador”. Filmography And Acting Career Films 1956 – O Gato De Madame 1957 – Absolutamente Certo 1957 – Arara Vermelha 1958 – Uma Certa Lucrécia 1959 – Dona Xepa 1959 – Moral Em Concordata 1960 – Sábado A La Noche Cine 1960 – Dona Violante Miranda 1960 – Duas Histórias 1960 – Na Garganta Do Diabo 1961 – Esse Rio Que Eu Amo 1961 – Mulheres E Milhões 1962 – Boca De Ouro 1962 – Sete Evas 1963 – Bonitinha Mas Ordinária 1963 – Sonhando Com Milhões 1964 – Noite Vazia 1964 – Pão De Açúcar 1965 – Mar Corrente 1967 – As Sete Faces De Um Cafajeste 1968 – Câncer Em Família 1969 – Copacabana Me Engana 1969 – O Dragão Da Maldade Contra O Santo Guerreiro 1970 – Em Família 1970 – Os Herdeiros 1970 – Vida E Glória De Um Canalha 1971 – Aventuras Com Tio Maneco 1971 – Lúcia McCartney Uma Garota De Programa 1971 – O Jogo Da Vida E Da Morte 1971 – Viver De Morrer 1972 – Quando O Carnaval Chegar 1973 – Primeiros Momentos 1973 – Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo 1974 – A Estrela Sobe 1974 – A Rainha Diaba 1975 – Assim Era A Atlântida 1978 – O Princípio Do Prazer 1986 – Um Filme 100% Brasileiro 2001 – Barra 68 – Sem Perder A Ternura Television 1965 – Em Busca Da Felicidade 1970 – As Bruxas 1973 – A Volta De Beto Rockfeller 1991 – O Dono Do Mundo 1994 – Pátria Minha Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Odete_Lara https //www.Discogs.Com/artist/1262251-Odette-Lara https //g1.Globo.Com/rio-De-Janeiro/noticia/2015/02/morre-No-Rj-Atriz-Odete-Lara.Html