Leonora Amar (1 March 1926 – 2 February 2014) was a Brazilian film actress. In the mid-1940s she moved to Mexico, where she was dubbed by the press as The Brazilian Venus.[1] She played leading roles in a number of films before retiring at the age of twenty seven. Her final film was the 1953 American runaway production swashbuckler Captain Scarlett that was filmed in Mexico.
Leonora Amar | |
|---|---|
 Amar in Captain Scarlett (1953) | |
| Born | 1 March 1926 |
| Died | 2 February 2014 (aged 87) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–1953 |
| Spouse | Luis Aldás |
She was married to the Argentine actor and co-star Luis Aldás at one point, although this may have been for publicity purposes.
Selected filmography
edit- The Magician (1949)
- Zorina (1949)
- Captain Scarlett (1953)
References
edit- ^ Agrasánchez p.84
Bibliography
edit- Rogelio Agrasánchez. Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Agrasanchez Film Archive, 2001.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Leonora Amar.
- Leonora Amar at IMDb
