Regina Duarte | |
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![]() Duarte in 2020 | |
Special Secretary of Culture | |
In office 4 March 2020 – 10 June 2020 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Minister | Marcelo Álvaro Antônio |
Preceded by | Roberto Alvim |
Succeeded by | Mário Frias |
Personal details | |
Born | Regina Blois Duarte 5 February 1947 Franca, São Paulo, Brazil |
Spouses | Marcos Flávio Franco Cunha
(m. 1969; sep. 1975)Del Rangel
(m. 1983; div. 1995)Eduardo Lippincott
(m. 2002; div. 2019) |
Children | 3 (including Gabriela) |
Occupation | Actress |
Other names |
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Years active | 1965–2018 |
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Notable work | |
Regina Blois Duarte (born 5 February 1947) is a Brazilian actress who briefly served as Special Secretary of Culture, a cabinet position in President Jair Bolsonaro's federal administration, from March to May 2020.[1][2]
Her efforts against former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (of the Workers' Party) in the 2002 elections caused considerable controversy. Duarte appeared in a TV advertisement saying that she was afraid of what could happen to Brazil if Lula won:[3][4]
I'm afraid. It's been a long time since I had this feeling. Because I feel that Brazil in this election is at the risk of losing all the stability that has already been conquered.
She was also involved in the short-lived polemic organization Cansei.[5][6]
Following Roberto Alvim's controversy and subsequent removal from office in January 2020, Duarte was invited to be Special Secretary of Culture.[7] At first, she did not accept the job,[8] but on January 29, Duarte announced after a meeting that she had decided to accept the position.[9] On March 4, 2020, she took office as the fourth Special Secretary of Culture in Jair Bolsonaro's government.[10]
Duarte's time as secretary had no shortage of controversies, the most recent of which happened on May 7.[11] During an interview with CNN Brazil, Duarte minimized the negative aspects of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, such as assassination and torture. When questioned by a fellow actress, Maitê Proença, about her plans to help artists during the COVID-19 pandemic, Duarte abruptly ended the interview.[12][13]
On May 20, 2020, Bolsonaro posted a video to Twitter in which, alongside Duarte, he announces her transfer from Special Secretary of Culture to president of Cinemateca Brasileira,[14] an institution in São Paulo responsible for the preservation of Brazilian audiovisual production. In the video, Duarte states that, while living in Brasília, she misses her family, and that a transfer to São Paulo would mean she could live with her relatives again.[15] Her successor as Special Secretary of Culture was Mário Frias, who took office on June 23, 2020.[16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1965 | A Deusa Vencida | Malu | |
1965 | A Grande Viagem | Isabel | |
1966 | As Minas de Prata | Inesita | |
1966 | Anjo Marcado | Lilian | |
1967 | Os Fantoches | Bete | |
1968 | Legião dos Esquecidos | Regina | |
1968 | O Terceiro Pecado | Carolina | |
1969 | Os Estranhos | Melissa | |
1969 | Dez Vidas | Pom Pom | |
1969 | Véu de Noiva | Andréa / Roberta / Maria Célia | |
1970 | Irmãos Coragem | Ritinha (Rita de Cássia Maciel Coragem) | |
1971 | Minha Doce Namorada | Patrícia | |
1971; 1972 |
Caso Especial | Rosana Leah ben Henie |
Episode: "1" Episode: "Dibuk (O Demônio)" |
1972 | Selva de Pedra | Simone Marques / Rosana Reis | |
1973 | Carinhoso | Cecília | |
1974 | Fogo sobre Terra | Bárbara | |
1977 | Despedida de Casado | Estela | |
1977 | Nina | Nina | |
1979–80 | Malu Mulher | Malu (Maria Lúcia Fonseca) | |
1979 | Mulher 80 | Presenter | |
1982 | Sétimo Sentido | Luana Camará / Priscila Capricce | |
1983 | Guerra dos Sexos | Alma | |
1984–85 | Joana | Joana Martins | |
1985 | Roque Santeiro | Viúva Porcina da Silva | |
1986 | Caso Especial | Filha mais velha de Negro Léo[17] | Episode: "Negro Léo" |
1988 | Vale Tudo | Raquel Accioli | |
1989 | Top Model | Florinda Kundaro | |
1990 | Rainha da Sucata | Maria do Carmo Pereira | |
1993 | Retrato de Mulher | Vários personagens | |
1994 | Incidente em Antares | Shirley Terezinha | |
1995 | Irmãos Coragem | Scarlett O'Hara | |
1995 | História de Amor | Helena Soares | |
1996 | Visita de Natal | Moça com frio[18] | Telefilm |
1997–98 | Por Amor | Helena Viana | |
1999 | Chiquinha Gonzaga | Chiquinha Gonzaga | |
1999 | O Belo e as Feras | Lídia | Episode: "Só o Amor Destrói" |
2002 | Desejos de Mulher | Andréa Vargas | |
2003 | Kubanacan | Maria Félix | 7 episodes |
2005 | Sob Nova Direção | Dona Irene | Episódio "A Mensalista" |
2006 | Páginas da Vida | Helena Camargo Varela | |
2008 | Três Irmãs | Waldete Maria de Nascimento Bezerra / Verônica Ramos | |
2010 | Araguaia | Antoninha Rangel [19] | 2 episodes |
2010 | As Cariocas | Maria Elisa | Episodes: "A Adúltera da Urca" |
2011 | O Astro | Clô (Clotilde Sampaio Hayalla) | |
2012 | A Grande Família | Juíza Noêmia [20] | Episode: "Só Lineu Salva" |
2014 | Império | Maria Joaquina Braga [21] | 3 episodes |
2015 | Sete Vidas | Esther Viana[22][23] | |
2016 | A Lei do Amor | Suzana Rivera [24] | 2 episodes |
2017 | Pega Pega | Herself[25] | 1 episode |
2017–18 | Tempo de Amar | Madame Lucerne (Catarina do Espírito Santo) |