The popular Brazilian actress Elizangela, known for her participation in successful soap operas such as “El Clon”, where she brought to life Noêmia, “Paraíso”, “All or Nothing”, “For Love”, “Major Sin”, died at the age of 68 on November 3rd in Guapimirim, Brazil.
According to local media reports such as O Globo and G1, Elizangela do Amaral Vergueiro, as her real name is, was taken to the José Rabello de Mello Municipal Hospital due to an illness cardiac arrestHowever, paramedics tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate her during the trip to the hospital.
According to information from O Globo, the municipality of Guapimirim “mourned the death of the famous actress” in a press release in which it also reported that it was “the second time that the health system of the municipality has treated Elizangela. The first time, Elizangela was admitted to the ward with severe breathing problems and after a few weeks she was released from the unit,” the statement said.
During the pandemic, the actress has been in the middle of controversy for expressing her opposition to vaccinations to combat Covid-19. In 2022, he contracted the virus and was hospitalized in serious condition, and it also left scars.
Who was Elizangela?
Elizangela do Amaral Vergueiro was born on December 11, 1954 in Rio. At the age of 7, he began his artistic career by appearing in commercials on TV Excelsior.
At just 10 years old, he had his own primetime talk show, “These Innocent People.”
Even as a small child, she took part in the world of soap operas, among others in productions such as “Força do Quer”, “Senhora do Destino” and “Dona do Peça”.
In 1969 he ventured into film and entered the theater stage at the age of 15.
The last project he took part in was the soap opera “A dona do loja”.