Marlene

Having recorded more than 4,000 songs in her career, Marlene (together with Emilinha Borba) was one of the biggest myths of Brazilian radio in its golden era. Her national popularity also yielded invitations for the cinema (11 films after 1944's Corações Sem Piloto) and theater (five plays after Depois do Casamento in 1952), having also worked in four revues after Deixa Que Eu Chuto (1950). Her international activities included tours through Uruguay, Argentina (where she worked in theater and cinema), the U.S. (where she performed at the Waldorf Astoria and in Chicago), and Fr...