Category Archives: black actors
Racism in Latin American children’s programs
On Brazilian television, it’s very common to see television shows and movies made outside of the country being shown on TV stations. In many of them, the original visual presentations … Continue reading
Actor/model Taiguara Nazareth finds other ways to get his hustle on: "It’s hard being a black actor"
Taiguara Nazareth, 35, the actor who starred in the 2001 miniseries Presença de Anita spoke with the column “Retratos da Vida”, from the newspaper Extra and talked about his career … Continue reading
In TV show, white woman "becomes" black woman to live out her fantasy: to have sex with a black man – Brazilian styled blackface
Actress Aline Moraes: made up as black woman (left) and as herself With the recent controversy surrounding tennis player Caroline Wozniacki stuffing her top and skirt to impersonate tennis champion Serena … Continue reading
Brazil’s top TV network, Globo, simultaneously airing three productions with prominent presence of black actors
Camila Pitanga and Lázaro Ramos, protagonists of Lado a Lado by Alberto Pereira, Jr. “A carne mais barata do mercado é a carne negra.” (“The cheapest meat in the market is … Continue reading
TV series Subúrbia, featuring a 90% black cast, being hailed as groundbreaking for Brazilian television
Series is packed with promise to be landmark for TV With the presence of almost the entire cast of over 40 people and director Luiz Fernando Carvalho, the series Subúrbia … Continue reading
Photos and more about the upcoming TV series Subúrbia
The series’ protagonists, Ana Pérola, Fabricio Boliveira and Erika Januza Globo TV series Subúrbia debuts November 1st. Note: This is a followup to the original report about this series. See the first … Continue reading
Camila Pitanga on people questioning her blackness: "It’s as violent as if I was barred from a restaurant or a hotel because of my color."
Having captured the hearts of millions of Brazilians with her portrayals of several memorable characters in Brazil’s ever popular novelas, Camila Pitanga has earned her wings as a top … Continue reading
Isabel Fillardis
Isabel Fillardis is an actress and model who started her career at the age of 11. She was once represented by Ford Models and in 1993 she appeared in her … Continue reading
Isabel Fillardis
Isabel Fillardis is an actress and model who started her career at the age of 11. She was once represented by Ford Models and in 1993 she appeared in her … Continue reading
A discussion of Black Women in Cinema
In the spring of 2010 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, three black Brazilian actresses came together to discuss the presence of black Brazilian women in Brazilian Cinema and … Continue reading
