Brazilian star Fernanda Torres won a Golden Globe for her role in political true story ‘I am Still Here’
Fernanda became the first Brazilian to win a Best Actress Golden Globe Award on Sunday
By Leila Monteiro Lins | January 6, 2024
To receive the trophy, Fernanda Torres beat out Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”), Angelina Jolie (“Maria Callas”), Kate Winslet (“Lee”), Tilda Swinton (“The Room Next Door”) and Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”). The Oscar nominees will be announced on January 17.
“This is proof that art can endure through life, even in difficult moments,” Torres added of her win, saying that I’m Still Here is “a film that helped us to think how to survive in tough times.”
The 59-year-old star – whose mother Fernanda Montenegro was previously the first, and only, actress to be nominated for Best Actress – made history when she beat off competition from Angelina Jolie (‘Maria’), Nicole Kidman (‘Babygirl’), Tilda Swinton (‘The Room Next Door’), Pamela Anderson (‘The Last Showgirl’) and Kate Winslet (‘Lee’) when she scooped the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama accolade for her work on ‘I’m Still Here’.
Ainda Estou Aqui: A happy family’s life marred by the violent actons of a facist government.
I’m Still Here – Ainda Estou Aqui
An exploration of memory, grief, and anti-fascism, Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles’s I’m Still Here follows the Paiva family—Eunice (Fernanda Torres), Rubens (Selton Mello), and their five children—during the Brazilian military dictatorship, an event that leads to the forced disappearance of Rubens, changing his entire family forever. Based on the true story told by the real-life Rubens Paiva’s son, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, in the latter’s 2015 memoir Ainda Estou Aqui, this film expertly depicts a happy family’s life marred by the violent actions of a fascist government.
The film ‘I’m Still Here’ was directed by Walter Salles, one of the most renowned directors in Brazilian cinema. Winner for “Central do Brasil” and nominated for “Abril Despedaçado” and “Diários de Motocicleta”.
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