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Norma Bengell dies at age 78.

The actress was hospitalized in the ICU of the Rio-Laranjeiras Hospital; she was battling lung cancer and had been facing respiratory problems for 6 months; Norma was one of Brazil's greatest muses and made history in 1962 by displaying the first frontal nudity in Brazilian cinema at age 27, in the film Os Cafajestes, by Rui Guerra.

Actress was hospitalized in the ICU of Rio-Laranjeiras Hospital; she was battling lung cancer and had been facing respiratory problems for 6 months; Norma was one of Brazil's greatest muses and made history in 1962 by displaying the first frontal nudity in Brazilian cinema at age 27, in the film Os Cafajestes, by Rui Guerra (Photo: Roberta Namour)

Vitor Abdala
Reporter from Agência Brasil

Rio de Janeiro – Actress Norma Bengell died in the early hours of today (9), a victim of complications arising from lung cancer. She was admitted last Saturday (5) to Hospital Rio Laranjeiras, in the south of the city, and died around 3 am, according to information from relatives.

The family intends to cremate the actress's body, but a time for the ceremony has not yet been set. Norma Bengell acted in films such as Os Cafajestes, by Ruy Guerra, in 1962, and A Idade da Terra, by Glauber Rocha, in 1980.

Norma Bengell also acted in plays and television series, in addition to directing the films Eternamente Pagu (1988) and O Guarani (1996).

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