The actress Fernanda Montemor died early on Thursday in Lisbon, aged 81, confirmed to the PUBLIC the company United Artists, where the comedian worked in the first half of the 2000s.
Fernanda Pereira Janeira of Sobral, who would take Montemor as artistic nickname, studied theater at the National Conservatory in Lisbon. E if streou professionally in theater Gym, Alves da Cunha company, in the 1950s passed after the People’s Art Theatre, directed by Francisco Ribeiro (Riverside), the Teatro da Trindade, with Orlando Vitorino and Azinhal Ribeiro at Theatre Gerifalto, António Manuel Couto Viana, and another company dedicated to young people, the Children’s Theatre of Lisbon, where for six seasons was directed by Fernando Gomes.
He also joined the cast of the Theatre Studio Lisbon, directed by Luzia Maria Martins (the Fair People), with whom he worked in Edward Bond plays, Vaclav Havel and Lilian Helmann among others. E his career yet passed the National Theatre D. Maria II, but it would be with the independent groups that worked more, the Group 4 Open Theater, the Iberian Theatre to United Artists.
With Jorge Silva Melo company, participated in three productions, between 2001-05: The Geboers Brothers , Arne Sierens; Two Brothers , Fausto Paravidino, and So Only the End of the World , Jean-Luc Lagarce, here directed by Alberto Seixas Santos.
Referring now to figure Fernanda Montemor, the director of United Artists recalls that of the first times went alone to the theater in the early 60s, was the actress who was on stage, in a staging The Merchant of Venice , Shakespeare, in the Trinity. “E what in my memory is Jessica escape the scene, the daughter of Schylock: ‘On a night like this …’ I hear the small voice of Fernanda Montemor to say, with its light Beira accent. It was a voice that accompanied me, a single, round, delicate timbre, with pretty serious, “says Jorge Silva Melo
In 2001, he directed her in his United Artists.: “We rehearsed on September 11 – ‘What was that airplanes in New York People to shoot from the top of skyscrapers …?!’”. Was the production The Geboers Brothers “Dirty building of The Capital, a cause she has always given enthusiastic and critical.”
returned to work together in So only the World’s End, “ that Seixas Santos directed, charmed” Jorge Silva Melo continues. And confirms that “Fernanda Montemor was a charm, enthusiastic, fun, willing to experiment, given to the world, sincere, committed His work on the show Lagarce (next to his daughter Teresa Sobral -. and Joan Bárcia, Américo Silva and José wonderful Airosa) was touching, emanating tenderness, sorrow, perhaps, but above all tenderness. “
Jorge Silva Melo recalls the work of Fernanda Montemor “with João Lourenço (was irresistible in Maim’s the Lady ) and Mario Viegas ( The Birra Dead ) “I’ve never seen fail a role; but not in alçava superstar, was an actress who honored their work, “adds the director
Fernanda Montemor -. who was married to the actor Mario Pereira (1933-1996) – also did theater on television – Shakespeare, Molière, Dickens, Marivaux … – and entered in the series Ze Cat and Duarte & amp; Co But it would be with the character of Chica Grandmother series Sesame Street , in the 80s, which would become known to the general public. “The my age remember her (and her voice) . Yes, Fernanda was the first actresses to have regular work on television. But moved away from it, did not like the production rate is now tax, was a house with your dog. “
In 2006, when integrated in Maria II, part cast the The oldest profession in the world , by Paula Vogel and staging Fernanda Lapa, was awarded by the then Minister of Culture Isabel Pires de Lima, with the Artistic Merit Medal.
“What is it me, besides the sincere friendship? That warm voice, the voice of Jessica run away from home ‘a night like this …’ “recalls Jorge Silva Melo.
The funeral takes place this Friday at the church of St. Jorge de Arroios in Lisbon.
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