Hebe Camargo

For other people named Hebe, see Hebe (disambiguation).

Hebe Camargo
Hebe Camargo
Born	Hebe Maria Camargo
Other names	Hebe, Loiruda
Occupation(s)	Presenter, actress, singer
Years active	1943–present
Spouse(s)	Décio Capuano ​ (m. 1964⁠–⁠1971)​ (divorced) 1 child Lélio Ravagnani ​ ​ (m. 1973⁠–⁠2000)​ (his death)
Website	http://www.sbt.com.br/hebe

Hebe Maria Camargo (born March 8, 1929) is a Brazilian television presenter, actress and singer.

Early years

Hebe Camargo was born in Taubaté, 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 sambas and boleros in nightclubs. She left her musical career to devote more time to radio and television. A television pioneer, she was invited by Assis Chateaubriand to attend the first live broadcast of Brazilian television, in the neighborhood of Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil.

Career

As a singer, Hebe appeared in comedy films of Mazzaropi and starred with Agnaldo Rayol 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 stations 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. Starting in 1986 Camargo was on the SBT Network, where she presented the television programs Hebe por Elas, Fora do Ar, and Hebe, which is still on the air. She also 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.

Trivia

• Her name is a reference to the goddess of youth in Greek mythology.
• Has an only child, Marcelo, with Décio Capuano, born 1965.
• Considered "the face of São Paulo".
• In the debut of Brazilian television, in 1950, she was one of the first artists to appear in the screen.
• Good friend of actress Lolita Rodrigues and Nair Bello.
• Idol of presenters Adriane Galisteu and Ana Maria Braga.

Awards and honors

• 1990 — “The face of São Paulo”
• 1994 — "Cidadã Paulistana" from the Câmara Municipal
• 2002 — "Tribute in Portugal"
• 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 Artes
• ”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 - Dinosaur (Portuguese dubbing)
• 1960 - Zé do Periquito
• 1951 - Liana, a Pecadora
• 1949 - Quase no Céu

Television career

• 2010 - Fantástico
• 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 Golias
• 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

• 1959 - Hebe e Vocês
• 1961 - Festa de Ritmos
• 1966 - Hebe Camargo
• 1995 - Maiores Sucessos
• 1998 - Pra Você
• 2001 - Como É Grande o Meu Amor Por Vocês

Gallery

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  Hebe Camargo (2009)
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  Hebe Camargo (2006)
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  Hebe in her studio, 2009

See also

• Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
• List of television presenters
• Fego Camargo

External links

• Official Hebe Camargo Sites: Professional • Blogspot • Twitter • MySpace • Facebook
• Site of Hebe program at Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
• Hebe Camargo facts on Freebase
• Hebe Camargo - lates news and videos