Márcia Cabrita

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Márcia Cabrita
Born
Márcia Martins Alves

(1964-01-20)January 20, 1964
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedNovember 10, 2017(2017-11-10) (aged 53)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationActress
Years active1992–2017
Spouse(s)
  • Ricardo Parente
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2000; div. 2004)​
Children1

Márcia Martins Alves (January 20, 1964 – November 10, 2017), better known by her stage name Márcia Cabrita, was a Brazilian film, television and theater actress known mostly for her comedic roles.

Biography[]

Márcia Martins Alves was born in Niterói on January 20, 1964, to a family of Portuguese descent, being the second of two sisters. She took acting lessons during her youth, and made her debut in television in 1992, on Rede Globo's miniseries .[1] In 1997 she made her breakthrough as the maid Neide Aparecida in the sitcom Sai de Baixo, but left the series in 2000 after getting pregnant with her daughter.

After a one-year break, she returned to television in 2001, acting in series such as and telenovelas such as Desejos de Mulher and Sete Pecados. In 2004 she debuted as a film actress on Xuxa Meneghel's Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida; they collaborated again on 2006's Xuxa Gêmeas. In 2010 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer,[2] but continued to act until 2017, when her health worsened.

Cabrita's final role prior to her death was in the telenovela Novo Mundo, as the wife of José Bonifácio de Andrada, Narcisa Emília O'Leary. With her health further declining, she was forced to leave the telenovela,[3] but was scheduled to return to its final episode.[4] This, however, never happened; she died on November 10, 2017, aged 53.[5]

Personal life[]

From 2000 until their divorce in 2004 Cabrita was married to psychoanalyst Ricardo Parente, with whom she had a daughter, Manuela.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ex-Sai de Baixo Márcia Cabrita morre aos 53 anos de câncer nos ovários". Notícias da TV (in Portuguese). November 11, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Márcia Cabrita retorna ao palco nesta quinta (1º), diz produtor". G1 (in Portuguese). April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Márcia Cabrita se afasta das gravações de Novo Mundo". O Fuxico (in Portuguese). August 4, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lutando contra um câncer, Márcia Cabrita voltará para o último capítulo de Novo Mundo". Observatório da Televisão (in Portuguese). September 10, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Márcia Cabrita morre aos 53 anos". G1 (in Portuguese). November 10, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "'Casamento é muito chato'". Istoé (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ricardo Parente, ex-marido de Márcia Cabrita, é abraçado em velório da comediante". Purepeople (in Portuguese). November 10, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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