# Adriana Prieto

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Brazilian actress

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Adriana Prieto Born Adriana Inés Prieto Amarante October 19, 1949 Buenos Aires, Argentina Died December 24, 1974 (aged 25) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Occupation Actress Years active 1966–1974

**Adriana Inés Prieto Amarante** (October 19, 1949 – December 24, 1974) was an Argentine-born Brazilian actress.[1]

## Early life

Prieto was born in [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), [Argentina](/source/Argentina). Her mother was [Brazilian](/source/Brazil) and her father was a [Chilean](/source/Chile) diplomat. In 1954, the family settled in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro).

## Career

the film that brought Prieto fame was *El Justicero* (1966) by [Nelson Pereira dos Santos](/source/Nelson_Pereira_dos_Santos),[2] a satire of hypocritical morals of *[carioca](/source/Carioca)* bourgeoisie, which earned her the "Best Supporting Actress" award by the Governorship of [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] On [TV](/source/Television), her first appearance to a broader public was with *A Rainha Louca*, a [telenovela](/source/Telenovela) of [Rede Globo](/source/Rede_Globo) in 1967. The series was an adaptation of *Mémoires d'un médecin: Joseph Balsamo* by [Alexandre Dumas](/source/Alexandre_Dumas%2C_p%C3%A8re). She also appeared in plays by notable playwrights such as [Henrik Ibsen](/source/Henrik_Ibsen), [Nélson Rodrigues](/source/N%C3%A9lson_Rodrigues), and [Augusto Boal](/source/Augusto_Boal) but she finally decided to pursue her career in cinema. Her 1969 film, *A Penúltima Donzela*, by Fernando Amaral and her 1971 film, *Lúcia McCartney, Uma Garota de Programa*, by David Neves were of particular success.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The turning point in her career was *A Viúva Virgem* (1972) by Pedro Carlos Rovai, which was conceived as a social satire but inevitably seen as a precursor of [pornochanchada](/source/Pornochanchada) conventions. In this film, Prieto played the role of Cristina, a young girl who marries a powerful *[coronel](/source/Coronelismo)* from [Minas Gerais](/source/Minas_Gerais) but left as a "virgin widow" when her older husband dies on the wedding night. Her last film, *O Casamento* (1975), by Arnaldo Jabor was about the decadent bourgeoisie, a common theme in many other works of Nélson Rodrigues, accompanied by a story of incestuous love.

## Personal life

She died in a road accident when her Volkswagen [Beetle](/source/Volkswagen_Beetle) was struck by a police car.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mulheres do Cinema Brasileiro - Entrevistas Depoimentos"](https://www.mulheresdocinemabrasileiro.com.br/site/entrevistas_depoimentos/visualiza/15/Carlo-Mossy). *www.mulheresdocinemabrasileiro.com.br*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Portal Brasileiro de Cinema - Nelson Rodrigues"](https://www.portalbrasileirodecinema.com.br/nelson/depoimentos/04_14.php). *www.portalbrasileirodecinema.com.br*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["ADRIANA PIETRO"](https://www.museudatv.com.br/biografia/adriana-pietro/).

## External links

- [Adriana Prieto](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697385/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Candango for Best Actress 1965 — 1969 Fernanda Montenegro (1965) Helena Ignez (1966) Rossana Ghessa (1967) Irene Stefânia (1968) Helena Ignez (1969) 1970 — 1979 Dina Sfat (1970) Adriana Prieto (1971) Elza Gomes (1975) Zezé Motta (1976) Lady Francisco (1977) Anecy Rocha (1978) Beyla Genauer (1979) Edna de Cássia (1980) Lucélia Santos (1981) Vera Fischer Nice Marinelli (1983) Débora Bloch (1984) Marcélia Cartaxo (1985) Ana Beatriz Nogueira / Louise Cardoso (1986) Louise Cardoso (1987) Imara Reis / Cláudia Magno (1988) Irene Ravache / Andréa Beltrão (1989) 1990 — 1999 Cristina Prochaska / Joana Fomm (1990) Marieta Severo / Cláudia Jimenez (1991) Patrícia Pillar (1992) Maria Zilda Bethlem / Lucélia Santos / Norma Bengell (1993) Cláudia Mello (1994) Denise Fraga / Maitê Proença (1995) Dira Paes (1996) Araci Esteves (1997) Patrícia Pillar (1998) Fernanda Torres (1999) 2000 — 2009 Luciana Rigueira (2000) Sabrina Greve (2001) Débora Falabella (2002) Ruth Rieser (2003) Zezeh Barbosa (2004) Arly Arnaud (2005) Mariah Teixeira (2006) Alessandra Negrini (2007) Female cast of Siri-Ará (2008) Gloria Pires (2009) 2010 — 2019 Melissa Dullius (2010) Denise Fraga (2011) Maria Luiza Tavares (2012) Maeve Jinkings (2013) Dandara de Morais (2014) Marcélia Cartaxo (2015) Maria Alice Vergueiro (2016) Valdinéia Soriano (2017) Grace Passô (2018) Anne Celestino (2019) 2020 — present Andréa Beltrão (2021) Grace Passô (2022) Léa Alves and Joana Darc Furtado (2023) Carlandréia Ribeiro (2024)

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