Eros Volúsia

Eros Volúsia
Eros Volúsia as Salome (1943)
Born Heros Volúsia Machado
(1914-06-01)June 1, 1914
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died January 1, 2004(2004-01-01) (aged 89)
Occupation Dancer, actress
Parent(s)

Gilka Machado

Rodolfo Machado

Heros Volúsia Machado (1 June 1914 — 1 January 2004), known as Eros Volúsia was a Brazilian dancer and actress. Her dancing style blended classical ballet to Afro-Brazilian dancing traditions.[1]

Volúsia participated in several movies in Brazil and Hollywood, among them the 1942 film Rio Rita, starring Abbott and Costello.[2]

Biography

Volúsia was born in Rio de Janeiro, in 1914; her parents were the poets Gilka Machado and Rodolfo Machado.[3] Volúsia entered the ballet school in 1928, where she studied under Maria Olenewa.[4] She also attended the umbanda terreiro of João da Luz, where she had her first contact with Afro-Brazilian dances.[4]

In 1929, Volúsia made her first presentation at Theatro Municipal, dancing samba barefooted.[4] She would make another presentations in the following years, invited by cultural salonists like Paschoal Carlos Magno.[5] In the spirit of Brazilian modernism Volúsia researched Amerindian and African dances in order to create a "national dance" (bailado nacional).

In 1935 she participated of her first Brazilian film, Favela dos Meus Amores. She would be featured in other four films in Brazil.[5]

In 22 September 1941 she was featured at the cover of Life magazine. The following year she participated in a musical act in the MGM film Rio Rita, with Abbott and Costello. She would be compared to Carmen Miranda by local media.[6]

Filmography

  • Favela dos Meus Amores (1935)
  • Samba da Vida(1937)
  • Rio Rita (1942)
  • Caminho do Céu (1943)
  • Romance Proibido (1944)
  • Pra Lá de Boa(1949)

References

  1. ↑ Inc, Time (1941-09-22). LIFE. Time Inc.
  2. ↑ III, Harris M. Lentz (2005-04-20). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452095.
  3. ↑ Sadlier, Darlene J. (2010-10-01). Latin American Melodrama: Passion, Pathos, and Entertainment. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252092329.
  4. 1 2 3 Pereira, Roberto (2003). A formação do balé brasileiro: nacionalismo e estilização (in Portuguese). FGV Editora. ISBN 9788522504503.
  5. 1 2 Mancebo Zenicola, Denise. "Eros Volúsia Performance, poéticas criativas e afirmação identitária".
  6. ↑ Sadlier, Darlene J. (2010-10-01). Latin American Melodrama: Passion, Pathos, and Entertainment. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252092329.
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