Hebe Camargo
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Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo Ravagnani (Taubaté
, March 8, 1929) is a Brazil
ian TV presenter. She is also a singer and actress.
, São Paulo
, on March 8, 1929. She began her career as a singer in the 1940s with her sister Estela, as Rosalinda e Florisbela. During her singing career, Camargo performed samba
s and bolero
s in nightclubs. She left her musical career to devote more time to radio and television. She was invited by Assis Chateaubriand to attend the first live broadcast of Brazilian television, in the neighborhood of Sumaré
, São Paulo
, Brazil
.
in one of them. In the 1950s, she entered television and worked as a presenter in a series on TV Paulista
. In 1955, Camargo appeared in the first program
for women on Brazilian television, O Mundo é das Mulheres (The World for Women), on television in Rio de Janeiro
, which was seen five times a week.
In the 1960s, Camargo moved to the Rede Record
television network, where, for many years, she maintained top-rated program. During the Jovem Guarda
era, Hebe gave way to new talent. On April 10, 1966 the Rede Record
network began broadcasting a Sunday program featuring Camargo as an interviewer.
Camargo has been seen on almost all the television station
s in Brazil, including the Rede Record and Rede Bandeirantes
, in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1980, after a long hiatus she returned to work as interviewer. From March 1986 to December 2010 Camargo was on the SBT Network, where she presented the television program
s Hebe, which became one of the network's longest-running programs. The show was also broadcast on Rede Tupi
and Rede Bandeirantes
, and had a spin-off show Hebe por Elas (Hebe for All) in the early 1990s. She also presented Fora do Ar, and participated in the Telethon, comedy specials, and Romeu e Julieta, in which she starred with Ronald Golias
and Nair Bello
.
In 1995 EMI
released a CD of Camargo's greatest hits. In 1999 she issued another CD. On April 22, 2006 she celebrated her thousandth program on SBT. She also has participated in social activities
, such as when she took part in the Cansei
movement, a 2007 protest critical of the Brazilian government.
Camargo was spending New Year's Eve
in Miami, United States
, when she complained of severe abdominal pain. A bulletin issued by the hospital later reported that Hebe was subjected to a diagnostic laparoscopy
, which found cancer
. On January 8, 2010, Camargo was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital
in São Paulo
for surgery to remove cancer from the peritoneum
. After surgery and chemotherapy, she returned to work on March 8, 2010.
On April 28, 2010 Camargo underwent a clinical examination at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo
. The survey found that the cancer that gripped since January 2010 had completely resolved and no more. So she does not need more undergoing chemotherapy sessions. "God never left me, never saw life with so much joy", she said to thank the support of their fans.
Taubaté
Taubaté is a city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Its strategic geographical location, between the two most important Brazilian cities , being crossed by Presidente Dutra Highway which connects the two megacities, and between high, cold mountains and the Atlantic Ocean has...
, March 8, 1929) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian TV presenter. She is also a singer and actress.
Early years
Hebe Camargo was born in TaubatéTaubaté
Taubaté is a city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Its strategic geographical location, between the two most important Brazilian cities , being crossed by Presidente Dutra Highway which connects the two megacities, and between high, cold mountains and the Atlantic Ocean has...
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, on March 8, 1929. She began her career as a singer in the 1940s with her sister Estela, as Rosalinda e Florisbela. During her singing career, Camargo performed samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
s and bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
s in nightclubs. She left her musical career to devote more time to radio and television. She was invited by Assis Chateaubriand to attend the first live broadcast of Brazilian television, in the neighborhood of Sumaré
Sumaré
Sumaré is a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2004 was 225,308 and the area is 153.44 km². The elevation is 583 m. Sumaré was founded in 1868, after being upgraded to a city. Its old name was Rebouças. Major José Antonio Bacchim/2005/2008.- History :In the mid of 18th...
, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Career
As a singer, Hebe appeared in comedy films of Mazzaropi and starred with Agnaldo RayolAgnaldo Rayol
Agnaldo Rayol is a Brazilian singer and actor. He sings love ballads and romantic music in general, with an emphasis on Italian songs.-Filmography:*2004 - Olga del Volga...
in one of them. In the 1950s, she entered television and worked as a presenter in a series on TV Paulista
TV Paulista
TV Paulista was a Brazilian television station . It was created on March 14, 1952 in São Paulo. In 1966, it was incorporated Rede Globo. The means by which TV Paulista was allegedly "incorporated" by Rede Globo de Televisão are still being discussed in the tribunals...
. In 1955, Camargo appeared in the first program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
for women on Brazilian television, O Mundo é das Mulheres (The World for Women), on television in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, which was seen five times a week.
In the 1960s, Camargo moved to the Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
television network, where, for many years, she maintained top-rated program. During the Jovem Guarda
Jovem Guarda
Jovem Guarda was primarily a Brazilian musical television show first aired by Rede Record in 1965, though the term soon expanded so as to designate the entire movement and style surrounding it...
era, Hebe gave way to new talent. On April 10, 1966 the Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
network began broadcasting a Sunday program featuring Camargo as an interviewer.
Camargo has been seen on almost all the television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
s in Brazil, including the Rede Record and Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes , officially nicknamed Band or Band Network, is a television network from Brazil, based in São Paulo. Part of the Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação , it aired for the first time in 1967...
, in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1980, after a long hiatus she returned to work as interviewer. From March 1986 to December 2010 Camargo was on the SBT Network, where she presented the television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
s Hebe, which became one of the network's longest-running programs. The show was also broadcast on Rede Tupi
Rede Tupi
Rede Tupi or TV Tupi was the first television network in South America...
and Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes , officially nicknamed Band or Band Network, is a television network from Brazil, based in São Paulo. Part of the Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação , it aired for the first time in 1967...
, and had a spin-off show Hebe por Elas (Hebe for All) in the early 1990s. She also presented Fora do Ar, and participated in the Telethon, comedy specials, and Romeu e Julieta, in which she starred with Ronald Golias
Ronald Golias
Ronald Golias , was a Brazilian comedian and actor. From the city of São Carlos, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, he started as a tailor assistant and insurance agent, amongst other professions...
and Nair Bello
Nair Bello
Nair Bello Sousa Francisco was a Brazilian actress and comedian.- Telenovelas :*2005 - Bang Bang - as Dona Zorra *2003 - Kubanacan - as Dolores...
.
In 1995 EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
released a CD of Camargo's greatest hits. In 1999 she issued another CD. On April 22, 2006 she celebrated her thousandth program on SBT. She also has participated in social activities
Social activity
Social activity relates to a number of concepts in the social sciences and philosophy. These include:* Agency , the individual component of the structure and agency debate....
, such as when she took part in the Cansei
Cansei
Cansei was a protest-movement organized by high-profile society in Brazil about lack of ethics in politics and government in Mensalão scandal and 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis. Cansei failed to get large appeal.- Personalities :...
movement, a 2007 protest critical of the Brazilian government.
Camargo was spending New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
in Miami, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, when she complained of severe abdominal pain. A bulletin issued by the hospital later reported that Hebe was subjected to a diagnostic laparoscopy
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions with the aid of a camera...
, which found cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. On January 8, 2010, Camargo was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital
Albert Einstein Hospital
The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein is one of the most important Brazilian hospitals, located in the Morumbi district, west zone of São Paulo city, Brazil....
in São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
for surgery to remove cancer from the peritoneum
Peritoneum
The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or the coelom — it covers most of the intra-abdominal organs — in amniotes and some invertebrates...
. After surgery and chemotherapy, she returned to work on March 8, 2010.
On April 28, 2010 Camargo underwent a clinical examination at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
. The survey found that the cancer that gripped since January 2010 had completely resolved and no more. So she does not need more undergoing chemotherapy sessions. "God never left me, never saw life with so much joy", she said to thank the support of their fans.
Awards and honors
- 1990 — "The face of São Paulo"
- 1994 — "Citizen Paulistana" from the Câmara MunicipalCâmara Municipal- Portugal :Its members are elected by the Hondt method, serve year-round and are paid. The president of a Municipal Chamber is the head of the most-voted list...
- 2002 — "Tribute in PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
" - 2007 — "Special Award", for Prêmio Contigo!
- 2009 — "Title of Professor Honoris Causa" of the Universidade FIAM-FAAM
- 2010 — "Award LIDE 2010" of the Comitê Executivo do Grupo de Líderes Empresariais
- "Best Interview" of the Associação Paulista dos Críticos de ArtesAssociação Paulista dos Críticos de ArtesThe Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Artes or APCA is an organization based in São Paulo, Brazil which honors the best in the Brazilian fields of stage acting , music, literature, film, television, plastic arts , and radio .-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- "Best auditorium program presenter" of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Film career
- 2009 - Xuxa e o Mistério de Feiurinha
- 2005 - Coisa de Mulher (Chick Thing)
- 2000 - DinosaurDinosaur (film)Dinosaur is a 2000 American computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 19, 2000, and is the 39th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
(Portuguese dubbing of Baylene) - 1960 - Zé do Periquito
- 1951 - Liana, a Pecadora
- 1949 - Quase no Céu
Television career
- 2010 - FantásticoFantásticoFantástico is a Brazilian weekly television newsmagazine broadcast on Sundays by Rede Globo.-Format:The show's first episode was on August 5, 1973 in black-and-white. It began as a variety show featuring music, dance numbers, teletheater, humor, mixed with a small amount of news. The following...
- 2010 - SBT Brasil
- 2009 - Elas Cantam Roberto
- 2009 - Vende-se Um Véu de Noiva
- 2007 - Amigas e Rivais
- 2003 - Romeu e Julieta Versão 3
- 2000 - TV Ano 50
- 1995 - A Escolinha do GoliasA Escolinha do GoliasA Escolinha do Golias was a Brazilian television program presented and produced by SBT between 1990 and 1997. Returned to be displayed by SBT in 2007, in the schedule of the El Chavo.- Cast the first season :...
- 1990 - Romeu e Julieta Versão 2
- 1980 - Cavalo Amarelo
- 1978 - O Profeta
- 1970 - As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
- 1968 - Romeu e Julieta Versão 1
- 1950 - Primeira Apresentação Musical da TV Brasileira
Musical career
- Hebe e Vocês (1959)
- Festa de Ritmos (1961)
- Hebe Camargo (1966)
- Maiores Sucessos (1995)
- Pra Você (1998)
- Como É Grande o Meu Amor Por Vocês (2001)
- As Mais Gostosas Da Hebe (2007)
- Hebe Mulher e Amigos (2010)
See also
- Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
- List of television presenters
External links
- Site of Hebe program at RedeTV!
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