Lady Chuquer Volla Borelli de Bourbon (January 7, 1935[1][2] – May 25, 2019), also known as Lady Francisco, was a Brazilian actress and director. She appeared in 25 films and several TV soaps.

Lady Francisco
BornJanuary 7, 1935[1]
DiedMay 25, 2019(2019-05-25) (aged 84) [1]
OccupationActor
ChildrenOscar Francisco

Life

edit

Born in Belo Horizonte,[3] to a father of Spanish, Italian, and Syrian descent.[4] She appeared in the TV soap opera Sin Capital in 1975[3] and Carla Lambrini in Locomotivas in 1977.[5]

She returned to the genre to appear in Explodes Heart in 1995, For Love in 1998 and Full of Charm in 2012.[3] Her best remembered role was said to be Bellies for Hire in 1990, where she played a geneticist named Yara.[1] She appeared in 25 films.[1] In 1981, she co-directed the film Angels of Sex with Levy Salgado.[3]

Francisco died in Rio de Janeiro in 2019, aged 84,[1][2] during hospital treatment for complications after the repair of a broken femur.[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f Novais, Vera (25 May 2019). "Morreu a atriz brasileira Lady Francisco aos 84 anos". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. ^ a b "Lady Francisco died, actress of "Escrava Isaura" and "Bellies of Rental" - Present". May 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Morre a atriz Lady Francisco, aos 84 anos; velório será neste domingo no Leblon, Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. ^ "Ex-símbolo sexual, Lady Francisco abre o jogo para a revista J.P – Glamurama". 2019-05-18. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  5. ^ "Ficha Técnica – Memória" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-08.