1. Ignez Magdalena Aranha de Lima Barroso was a Brazilian sertanejo singer, guitarist, actress, TV presenter, librarian, folklorist and teacher.
15 Facts About Inezita Barroso
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Inezita Barroso developed a taste for country music from an early age, but she faced harsh prejudices, because at the time singing and playing the viola was not an activity for women.
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Inezita Barroso studied Librarianship, as she had a true love of books.
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The name Inezita Barroso came from her name Ines, which was her mother's name, and Barroso was her husband's last name.
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Inezita Barroso made her debut as an actress in the film "Angela", by Tom Payne and Abilio Pereira de Almeida, in 1950, by Companhia Vera Cruz.
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Inezita Barroso received the Roquette Pinto Award for best Brazilian popular radio singer, and the Guarani Award for best record singer.
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Inezita Barroso participated in the films "E Proibido Beijar" by Ugo Lombardi and "O Craque" by Jose Carlos Burle.
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In 1955, Inezita Barroso recorded the songs in the public domain, "Meu Casorio" and "Nha Pope".
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In 1956, Inezita Barroso published the book "Roteiro de um Violao".
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Inezita Barroso recorded the classic tune "Fiz a Cama na Varanda", by Dilu Melo and Ovidio Chaves.
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Inezita Barroso became known as "The Queen of Folklore" and is identified with what many define as "genuine country music".
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Inezita Barroso presented the traditional program "Viola Minha Viola" on TV Cultura of Sao Paulo, for.
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Inezita Barroso performed in the third edition of the program, and from then on she started to lead the presentation of the program alongside Moraes Sarmento.
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Inezita Barroso was admitted into Hospital Sirio-Libanes, in Sao Paulo, at February 19,2015, due to respiratory failure, and died at March 8, just four days after her 90th anniversary.
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Inezita Barroso was married to Adolfo Cabral Barroso from 1947 until his death in 2006; the couple had one child.