Helena Ignez
May 23, 1939 · 87 years old
Helena Ignez (Salvador, May 23, 1939) 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 theate…
Known For
4 titles
Embodiment of Evil
The gravedigger Zé do Caixão continues his search for the perfect woman to bear his son.
The Red Light Bandit
The story of a famous Brazilian criminal, called The Red Light Bandit because he always used a red flashlight to break in the houses during the night. Working alone, he also used to rape his female victims.
The Priest and the Girl
In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place, aggravated by the sudden attraction this priest feels for a beautiful girl. This forbidden love affair ...
Antena da Raça
The film appropriates and discusses Brazilian reality based on dialogues, excerpts and scenes from Glauber Rocha's visceral films and his desire to 'remove the masks' from Brazil's third world saga.