Vida Alves

Vida Alves
Born
Vida Amélia Guedes Alves

(1928-04-15)April 15, 1928
Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
DiedJanuary 3, 2017(2017-01-03) (aged 88)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Spouse
Gianni Gasparinetti
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(m. 1949)​

Vida Amélia Guedes Alves (April 15, 1928 – January 3, 2017) was a Brazilian actress and pioneer of early Brazilian television whose career spanned more than seventy years.[1] In 1951, Alves made history when she and actor Walter Forster performed the first on-screen kiss ever broadcast on Brazilian television on the early telenovela series, Sua Vida Me Pertence.[1][2][3][4] In 1963, Alves made television history once again by sharing the first gay kiss shown on Brazilian television with actress Geórgia Gomide on the teleteatro show, TV de Vanguarda.[1][2][3][4]

Additionally, Alves co-founded the Associação dos Pioneiros da Televisão, or Association of Television Pioneers (Pró-TV), in 1995 and operated the Museu da Televisão Brasileira from her home in São Paulo.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d "A atriz que deu o primeiro beijo - e o primeiro beijo gay - na TV brasileira". BBC Brasil. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Morre, aos 88 anos, a atriz Vida Alves". O Globo. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. ^ a b "Morre Vida Alves, que atuou no primeiro beijo na boca da TV brasileira". Folha de S.Paulo. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. ^ a b "Morre Vida Alves, atriz que deu o primeiro beijo da TV brasileira". Uai.com.br. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.