Laura Cardoso: remember the trajectory of more than eight decades of the actress, who died at the age of 98

Laura Cardoso: remember the trajectory of the actress Laura Cardoso built one of the longest and most important careers in Brazilian dramaturgy. Over more than eight decades, he worked on radio, theater, cinema and television and followed different phases of the country's cultural history. The actress died at the age of 98 this Tuesday (18), in São Paulo. The death was confirmed by his family on social media. Born Laurinda de Jesus Cardoso Balleroni, on September 13, 1927, in the Bela Vista neighborhood, in São Paulo, Laura was the daughter of Portuguese immigrants. As a child, I already liked to play role-play. At age 6, she used to dress up with a friend and act out stories on the street. At the age of 15, he decided to turn playing into a profession. In 1942, he began acting in radio soap operas on Rádio Cosmos, in São Paulo. Laura Cardoso Reproduction/Instagram Television pioneer Laura Cardoso arrived on television in the early years of the medium in Brazil. In 1952, he debuted on the program "Tribunal do Coração", on the recently opened TV Tupi. From then on, he passed through different broadcasters, such as Tupi, Record, Excelsior, Bandeirantes and Cultura. He also participated in teletheaters and soap operas during the first decades of Brazilian television. Among the works from this period are "Um Lugar ao Sol" (1959) and "Idol de Pano" (1975). The actress also maintained a close relationship with the theater. In 1990, she won the Shell Award for Best Actress for "Vem Buscar-me que I'm Still Yours". Three years later, he received the award again for “Vereda da Salvação”. Arrival at Globo In 1981, Laura Cardoso debuted at Globo, invited by director Daniel Filho. His first work at the network was the soap opera "Brilhante", by Gilberto Braga. In the plot, she played Alda Sampaio, mother of the protagonist Luiza, Vera Fischer's character. At the network, Laura Cardoso created more than 60 soap operas. Afterwards, he appeared in two soap operas on TV Bandeirantes and returned to Globo. At the station, he worked on productions by Walther Negrão, such as "Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo" (1983), "Livre para Voar" (1984) and "Fera Radical" (1988). The partnership with Negrão would be repeated several times throughout his career. Characters that marked generations In the 1990s, Laura Cardoso participated in soap operas that became classics on Brazilian television. In "Rainha da Sucata" (1990), by Silvio de Abreu, and "Felicidade" (1991), by Manoel Carlos, he consolidated his presence on television. Afterwards, she was in "Mulheres de Areia" (1993), as Isaura, mother of the twins Raquel and Ruth, played by Gloria Pires. The following year, Guiomar played in "A Viagem". The character was a woman who received the influence of a spirit, in one of the most remembered supernatural plots in the soap opera. In 1995, Laura played Sinhana, mother of João, Jerônimo and Duda in the second version of "Irmãos Coragem". In the same year, she was the gypsy Soraya in "Explode Coração", **the first soap opera recorded at Projac, a studio complex that would later become known as Estúdios Globo.** 'Chocolate com Pimenta' and other hits Laura also stood out in characters with a lighter tone. In "Chocolate com Pimenta" (2003), she played grandmother Carmem, a member of the hillbilly core of Walcyr Carrasco's soap opera. The actress remembered the recordings fondly and said that many scenes caused laughter among the cast. At Globo, he also participated in productions such as "A Padroeira" (2001), "Esperança" (2002), "Hoje é Dia de Maria" (2005), "O Profeta" (2006), "Duas Caras" (2007) and "Caminho das Indias" (2009). In "Caminho das Indies", Laksmi Ananda, an Indian matriarch, played. The soap opera won the International Emmy for Best Telenovela. In 2012, she played Doroteia in the remake of "Gabriela". Afterwards, he was in "Flor do Caribe" (2013), "Império" (2014), "Boogie Oogie" (2014), "Sol Nascente" (2016) and "O Outro Lado do Paraíso" (2017). Her last work in a soap opera was "A Dona do Pedaço", from 2019. Theater and cinema Laura Cardoso's career was not restricted to television. In theater, she worked with some of the main Brazilian directors and received two Shell Awards for Best Actress. In cinema, he participated in more than 20 films. Among the works are "Imitando o Sol" (1964), "Terra Estrangeira" (1995), "Através da Janela" (2000) and "Copacabana" (2001). For "Através da Janela", she received the award for Best Actress at the Miami Brazilian Film Festival. In "Copacabana", he won the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize (today the Grande Otelo Prize) for his performance. Awards and honors Laura Cardoso has been recognized several times for her work in theater, cinema and television. Among the awards received are three Grande Otelo trophies (Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize), four APCA awards, two Shell Awards and two Press Trophies. In 2002, he received the Mário Lago Trophy for his lifetime achievement on television. Four years later, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit, one of the Brazilian government's main honors to personalities who contributed to national culture. In 2023, Laura celebrated more than 80 years of career. Latest work Even after decades of career, Laura Cardoso continued to be involved in acting. In 2025, at the age of 97, she participated in the short film "Dona Rosinha", in which she played an elderly woman abandoned by her daughter. It was his last film work. In the same year, she was honored with a star on the Estúdios Globo walk of fame. Laura Cardoso died at the age of 98, leaving a career spanning more than eight decades and more than 100 works in different areas of Brazilian dramaturgy. The actress has crossed generations of spectators and followed the transformation of radio, theater, cinema and television in Brazil. His name became associated with the pioneering spirit and longevity of a career dedicated to the art of acting.