Eva Wilma

Eva Wilma
Eva Wilma in 2019
Born
Eva Wilma Riefle

(1933-12-14)14 December 1933
São Paulo, Brazil
Died15 May 2021(2021-05-15) (aged 87)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active1952–2021
Spouses
(m. 1955; sep. 1976)
    Carlos Zara
    (m. 1979; died 2002)
    Children2

    Eva Wilma Buckup (née Riefle; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) was a Brazilian actress and dancer. Among her several roles, she starred in the 1950s Brazilian television series Alô, Doçura!.[1]

    Biography

    Eva Wilma was born in São Paulo. Her father, Otto Riefle Jr, was a German metallurgist from the Black Forest region of Pforzheim near Stuttgart in southern Germany. He went to Brazil, more precisely to the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1929, at the age of 19, to work in a metallurgy firm. Eva Wilma's mother, Luísa Carp, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she was the daughter of Ukrainian Jews from Kyiv who immigrated to Argentina. Eva's parents met in the city of São Paulo when Eva's father was transferred to the city, and her mother, after living in Buenos Aires, moved to Brazil.[2] In 1956 she was awarded with Prêmio Saci.

    She was married for 23 years to actor John Herbert,[1] with whom she had two children, Vivian and John Jr. She later married actor Carlos Zara.

    Death

    Eva Wilma died at the age of 87 in São Paulo, 15 May 2021, at the Albert Einstein Hospital, of ovarian cancer.[3]

    Filmography

    Year Title Role Notes
    1953 A Flea on the Scales
    1953 O Homem Dos Papagaios
    1953 O Craque Elisa
    1954 A Sogra
    1955 Chico Viola Não Morreu
    1958 O Cantor e o Milionário Laura
    1960 Cidade Ameaçada Terezinha
    1962 The Fifth Power Laura Leal
    1963 A Ilha
    1963 Murder in Rio Leila
    1965 São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima Luciana
    1967 Juego peligroso Lucía (segment "Divertimento")
    1969 Topaz Rosita Gomez Uncredited
    1970 A Arte de Amar Bem Inês (segment "A Inconfidência de Ser Esposa")
    1973-1974 Mulheres de Areia Ruth and Raquel TV series
    1975 Cada um Dá o que Tem (segment "Cartão de Crédito")
    1980 Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro Mother of Asa Branca
    1981 Ciranda de Pedra Laura Prado TV series
    1983 O Menino Arco-Íris
    1987 Feliz Ano Velho Lúcia (based on Eunice Paiva)[4][5]
    1992 Pedra sobre Pedra Hilda Pontes TV series
    1995 História de Amor Zuleika Viana Sampaio TV series
    1997 A Indomada Maria Altiva Pedreira de Mendonça e Albuquerque 203 episodes
    2002 Esperança Rosa TV series
    2004-2005 Começar de Novo Lucrécia 159 episodes
    2006 Veias e Vinhos - Uma História Brasileira
    2007 The Sign of the City Adélia
    2007-2008 Desejo Proibido Cândida 120 episodes
    2010 A Guerra dos Vizinhos Adélia
    2011-2012 Fina Estampa Maria Íris Siqueira De Maciel TV series
    2015 Verdades Secretas Fábia 48 episodes
    2018 O Tempo Não Para Petra Vaisánen 22 episodes, (final appearance)

    References

    1. ^ a b "Ator John Hebert morre aos 81 anos". Correio do Estado. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
    2. ^ iG. "Religiões: conheça os famosos adeptos do judaísmo" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2013.
    3. ^ "Eva Wilma morre aos 87 anos em SP". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
    4. ^ "Além de Fernanda Torres: Eunice Paiva já foi interpretada por outras atrizes; veja quais". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 January 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
    5. ^ "Eunice Paiva, de 'Ainda estou aqui', já foi personagem no teatro e no cinema; relembre as atrizes que a interpretaram". Extra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 January 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.