Elisa Lucinda
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Elisa Lucinda | |
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.jpg) Elisa Lucinda in 2018 | |
| Born | Elisa Lucinda dos Campos Gomes February 2, 1958 (age 68) |
| Occupations | Actress, singer, poet, writer and journalist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Elisa Lucinda (born February 2, 1958) is a Brazilian actress, singer, poet, writer and journalist.[1][2] Born in Cariacica, Espírito Santo,[1] she studied poetry between the age of 11 and 17.[2] Lucinda attended journalism school at Vitória, when she worked writing for newspapers and in a news program.[2] Lucinda was 27 when she decided to move to Rio de Janeiro to become an actress; however, her poetry was more successful.[2] After selling poems and hand-written books, she attracted attention from stage and television directors,[2] debuting on Rede Manchete's telenovela Kananga do Japão in 1989.[3]
Lucinda's poems involve themes of love, pain, passion, frustration, birth, death. Her poetry also deals with themes of racism, sexism, and mistreatment of the poor.[4]
