Brazilian movie "I'm Still Here", set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and recounting the true story of a mother of five whose husband disappears, made history on Sunday by earning ...

The first was her own mother — 95-year-old Fernanda Montenegro, perhaps the only actor more legendary than her daughter in the South American country. Montenegro was nominated for 1998’s ...

Speaking to The Times in 2019, Brazilian acting legend Fernanda Montenegro described receiving an Academy Award nomination 20 years earlier for her role in Walter Salles’ “Central Station ...

Salles paid homage to Eunice's bravery, and Torres for portraying her along with Fernanda Montenegro, the daughter of one of the country’s greatest stars. She appears late in the film as the older ...

Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro.” Torres, who was a Best Actress nominee this evening, plays Paiva throughout most of the film, while her real-life mother Montenegro plays Paiva as an ...

daughter-mother pair Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro. “This goes for a woman who, after a loss suffered during an authoritarian regime, decided not to bend — and to resist. So this ...

Fernanda Torres is following in the footsteps of her beloved mother, Fernanda Montenegro, at the Academy Awards tonight. Nominated for Best Actress, Torres becomes just the second Brazilian ...

Oscars in Los Angeles about making history with mom Fernanda Montenegro. Tune into the Oscars March 2 at 4 PM ET / 7 PM PT on ABC.

Much like Torres, and Torres’ legendary mother Fernanda Montenegro, Waddington is key part of the Brazilian film industry. He got his film career started in 1998 when he directed a documentary ...