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Léa Garcia, Who Raised Black Actors’ Profile in Brazil, Dies at 90

Best known internationally for her breakout performance in the 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” she challenged racial stereotypes over a seven-decade career.

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Actors and Actresses, Black People, Brazil, Deaths (Obituaries), Garcia, Lea (1933-2023), Movies, Nascimento, Abdias do, Race and Ethnicity, Television, Theater
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