Biography
Helena Ignez (born May 23, 1942) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker.
Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio".
Helena acted in a few films associated with the Cinema Novo movement, such as "A Grande Feira" (1961), "Assalto ao Trem Pagador" (1962), and "O Padre e a Moça" (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, which directly opposed the critically acclaimed Cinema Novo -- the most remarkable being her role as Ângela Carne e "Osso in A Mulher de Todos" (1969).
She also was a financial partner of Rogério Sganzerla and fellow Cinema Marginal filmmaker Júlio Bressane in the short-lived, although prolific, Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children -- one of which would become actress Djin Sganzerla.
As a filmmaker, Ignez has directed 7 films, the most notable being "Luz das Trevas" (2010), a sequel to Sganzerla's debut feature "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" (1968).
Filmography
all 104
Movies 103
self 15
Director 9
TV Shows 1
A Última Vanguarda (2024)
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery (2024)
Helena de Guaratiba (2023)
O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue (2023)
Joy Is the Acid Test (2023)
The Mother (2022)
The Welles Raft (2022)
Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú (2021)
Um Documentário Brasileiro (2021)
The Good Cinema (2021)
Subterrânea (2021)
Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico (2020)
Mulher Oceano (2020)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
Race Antenna (2020)
The Lady Who Died in the Trailer (2020)
Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes (2020)
Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral (2020)
Natureza Morta (2020)
Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso (2020)
Rio de Topless (2020)
Extracts (2019)
Notícias do Fim do Mundo (2019)
Flesh (2019)
Fakir (2019)
In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador (2019)
A Mulher da Luz Própria (2019)
Bring me the Head of Carmen M. (2019)
My Calendar Girl (2018)
O Desmonte do Monte (2018)
Antes do Fim (2018)
Inaudito (2017)
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José (2017)
Febre (2017)
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)
Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy (2017)
O Cinema Foi à Feira (2016)
Ralé: The Lower Depths (2016)
Love Film Festival (2014)
The End of an Age (2014)
Estátua! (2014)
Paixão e Virtude (2014)
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração (2014)
Ossos (2014)
Desculpa, Dona Madama (2013)
Ugly, Me? (2013)
Poder dos Afetos (2013)
Terno (2013)
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade (2013)
A Balada do Provisório (2012)
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz (2012)
Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit (2012)
Djalioh (2011)
Avacalha e se Esculhamba (2010)
Belair (2009)
Hotel Atlântico (2009)
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido (2009)
Embodiment of Evil (2008)
A Bela P... (2008)
Canção de Baal (2007)
Meu Mundo em Perigo (2007)
Helena Zero (2006)
Luz-Lux-Lúcia (2005)
A Miss e o Dinossauro (2005)
Retrato da Terra (2004)
O Signo do Caos (2003)
Rogério Sganzerla: Elogio da Luz (2003)
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)
Reinvenção da Rua (2003)
B2 (2001)
São Jerônimo (1999)
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha (1997)
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
Flying Geraldo (1994)
Scent of Gardenias (1992)
Perigo Negro (1992)
Oswaldianas (1992)
América: O Grande Acerto de Vespúcio (1992)
Meu Marido (1991)
Anônimo e incomum (1990)
It's Not All True (1986)
Spray Jet (1986)
Mulheres de Cinema (1978)
A Man and His Cage (1974)
Um Intruso no Paraíso (1973)
Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes (1971)
A Família do Barulho (1970)
No Way, Spider (1970)
Copacabana My Love (1970)
Watch Out, Madame (1970)
The Monsters of Babaloo (1970)
The Woman of Everyone (1969)
Baron Olavo, the Horrible (1969)
The Red Light Bandit (1968)
Os Marginais (1968)
Cara a Cara (1967)
O Engano (1967)
The Priest and the Girl (1966)
Grito da Terra (1964)
Assault on the Pay Train (1962)
A Grande Feira (1961)
Pátio (1959)
Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1942-05-23 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceSalvador, Brazil
RelationshipsGlauber Rocha (1959-06-30 - 1961-01-01)
ChildrenDjin Sganzerla
CitizenshipsBrazil
Also Known AsHelena Ignês, Helena Inês, Helena Inez
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