Helena Ignez

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-05-23 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Helena Ignez

Biography

Helena Ignez (Salvador, May 23, 1939) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker. Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio". Helena acted in a few films associated with the Cinema Novo movement, such as "A Grande Feira" (1961), "Assalto ao Trem Pagador" (1962), and "O Padre e a Moça" (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, which directly opposed the critically acclaimed Cinema Novo -- the most remarkable being her role as Ângela Carne e "Osso in A Mulher de Todos" (1969). She also was a financial partner of Rogério Sganzerla and fellow Cinema Marginal filmmaker Júlio Bressane in the short-lived, although prolific, Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children -- one of which would become actress Djin Sganzerla. As a filmmaker, Ignez has directed 7 films, the most notable being "Luz das Trevas" (2010), a sequel to Sganzerla's debut feature "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" (1968).

Known For

  • Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit

    Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit

  • Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans

    Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans

  • Gravidade

    Gravidade

  • Eclipse

    Eclipse

  • A Balada do Provisório

    A Balada do Provisório

  • The Red Light Bandit

    The Red Light Bandit

  • Perigo Negro

    Perigo Negro

  • Mulher Oceano

    Mulher Oceano

  • B2

    B2

  • Grito da Terra

    Grito da Terra

  • Helena Zero

    Helena Zero

  • It's Not All True

    It's Not All True

  • Race Antenna

    Race Antenna

  • The Welles Raft

    The Welles Raft

  • Fakir

    Fakir

  • Avacalha e se Esculhamba

    Avacalha e se Esculhamba

  • Natureza Morta

    Natureza Morta

  • Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

    Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

  • A Vermelha Luz do Bandido

    A Vermelha Luz do Bandido

  • Watch Out, Madame

    Watch Out, Madame

  • The Lady Who Died in the Trailer

    The Lady Who Died in the Trailer

  • Deuses da Peste

    Deuses da Peste

  • Baron Olavo, The Horrible

    Baron Olavo, The Horrible

  • Anônimo e incomum

    Anônimo e incomum

  • O Cinema Foi à Feira

    O Cinema Foi à Feira

  • Paixão e Virtude

    Paixão e Virtude

  • Mulheres de Cinema

    Mulheres de Cinema

  • Flesh

    Flesh

  • Inaudito

    Inaudito

  • O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue

    O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue

  • Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso

    Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso

  • Flesh

    Flesh

  • All Paulos in the World - Paulo José

    All Paulos in the World - Paulo José

  • São Jerônimo

    São Jerônimo

  • O Desmonte do Monte

    O Desmonte do Monte

  • A Grande Feira

    A Grande Feira

  • Um Documentário Brasileiro

    Um Documentário Brasileiro

  • Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico

    Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico

  • Spray Jet

    Spray Jet

  • Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz

    Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz

  • The Monsters of Babaloo

    The Monsters of Babaloo

  • A Man and His Cage

    A Man and His Cage

  • No Way, Spider

    No Way, Spider

  • Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

    Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

  • Tereza Batista

    Tereza Batista

  • Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

  • Mensagem de Sergipe

    Mensagem de Sergipe

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • The Woman of Everyone

    The Woman of Everyone

  • The Hullabaloo Family

    The Hullabaloo Family

  • Abry

    Abry

  • Terno

    Terno

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

  • O Engano

    O Engano

  • The Priest and the Girl

    The Priest and the Girl

  • The Good Cinema

    The Good Cinema

  • Assault on the Pay Train

    Assault on the Pay Train

  • The Mother

    The Mother

  • Hotel Atlântico

    Hotel Atlântico

  • O Pátio

    O Pátio

  • Belair

    Belair

  • Face To Face

    Face To Face

  • A Bela P...

    A Bela P...

  • The End of an Age

    The End of an Age

  • Rio de Topless

    Rio de Topless

  • Ralé: The Lower Depths

    Ralé: The Lower Depths

  • Subterrânea

    Subterrânea

  • Helena de Guaratiba

    Helena de Guaratiba

  • Carnaval na Lama

    Carnaval na Lama

  • Love Film Festival

    Love Film Festival

  • Era Preciso Voltar

    Era Preciso Voltar

  • Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

    Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

  • Trópico de Leão

    Trópico de Leão

  • If I'm Here It Is by Mystery

    If I'm Here It Is by Mystery

  • Flying Geraldo

    Flying Geraldo

  • Ugly, Me?

    Ugly, Me?

  • Meu Mundo em Perigo

    Meu Mundo em Perigo

  • The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

    The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

  • Estátua!

    Estátua!

  • Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral

    Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral

  • Um Intruso no Paraíso

    Um Intruso no Paraíso

  • Extracts

    Extracts

  • Joy Is the Acid Test

    Joy Is the Acid Test

  • Embodiment of Evil

    Embodiment of Evil

  • Reinvenção da Rua

    Reinvenção da Rua

  • Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes

    Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes

  • Copacabana Mon Amour

    Copacabana Mon Amour

  • The Sign of Chaos

    The Sign of Chaos

  • A Última Vanguarda

    A Última Vanguarda

  • Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú

    Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú

  • A Mulher da Luz Própria

    A Mulher da Luz Própria

  • Oswaldianas

    Oswaldianas

  • Antes do Fim

    Antes do Fim

  • Desculpa, Dona Madama

    Desculpa, Dona Madama

  • Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

  • Scent of Gardenias

    Scent of Gardenias

  • Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração

    Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração

  • My Calendar Girl

    My Calendar Girl

  • Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy

    Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy

  • In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador

    In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador

  • Poder dos Afetos

    Poder dos Afetos

  • Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy

    Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy

  • Luz-Lux-Lúcia

    Luz-Lux-Lúcia

  • Bring me the Head of Carmen M.

    Bring me the Head of Carmen M.

  • A Miss e o Dinossauro

    A Miss e o Dinossauro

  • Febre

    Febre

  • Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

    Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

  • Retrato da Terra

    Retrato da Terra

  • Ossos

    Ossos

  • Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes

    Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes