Hebe Camargo

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{{Infobox person

| name = Hebe Camargo

| image = Hebe Camargo 3 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Camargo in 2009

| birth_name = Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|3|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|9|29|1929|3|8|df=y}}

| death_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| othername = {{Lang|pt-BR|Rainha da Televisão Brasileira}}

Loiruda

| occupation = Presenter, humorist, actress, singer

| yearsactive = 1943–2012

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = {{hlist|Jazz|latin jazz|latin music|pop music|MPB|Romantic music}}

| label = {{hlist|Odeon Records|Polydor Records|

Mercury Records|PolyGram|

Philips Records|Universal Music Group|Sony Music}}

}}

| height = {{height|m=1.60}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Décio Capuano|1964|1971|reason=div}}
{{marriage|Lélio Ravagnani|1973|2000|reason=d}}

| children = 1

| website = {{official website|http://hebenaweb.com.br/}}

}}

Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo Ravagnani {{post-nominals|country=BRA|post-noms=DmSE • Dama Oficial • DmIH}}[http://caras.uol.com.br/noticia/a-exaltacao-de-hebe-camargo-em-gala-no-porto#image0 A EXALTAÇÃO DE HEBE CAMARGO EM GALA NO PORTO] ({{IPA|pt|ˈɛbi mɐˈɾi.ɐ mõˈtejɾu dʒi kɐˈmaʁɡu ˌʁavɐˈɲɐ̃ni}}; 8 March 1929 – 29 September 2012) was a Brazilian television host, singer and actress. She is considered the "Queen of Brazilian Television" ({{langx|pt|Rainha da Televisão Brasileira}}). She died at her home on 29 September 2012. Her net worth was over US$360 million.{{cite web|url=http://videos.r7.com/veja-quem-vai-ficar-com-a-fortuna-de-hebe-camargo/idmedia/5075ae8c6b7117e8f8cc2c40.html|title=Veja quem vai ficar com a fortuna de Hebe Camargo – Record TV – R7 Balanço Geral|website=videos.r7.com|access-date=July 4, 2013|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713201432/http://videos.r7.com/veja-quem-vai-ficar-com-a-fortuna-de-hebe-camargo/idmedia/5075ae8c6b7117e8f8cc2c40.html|url-status=dead}}

Early years

Hebe Camargo was born on the International Women's Day of 1929, in Taubaté, São Paulo, was the daughter of Esther Magalhães Camargo and Sigesfredo Monteiro de Camargo, both of Portuguese origin,{{cite web|url=http://www.alexpalhano.com.br/materia.php?id_materia=457|title=HEBE CAMARGO: FESTA PORTUGUESA DE ANIVERSÁRIO|publisher=Alex Palhano|date=29 September 2012|access-date=1 October 2012|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082314/http://www.alexpalhano.com.br/materia.php?id_materia=457|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url= http://www.portalsaofrancisco.com.br/alfa/hebe-camargo/index.php|title=Biografia de Hebe Camargo|access-date=16 January 2010|date=16 January 2010|publisher=Portal São Francisco}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tecontei.com.br/celebridade/143/perfil-de-hebe-camargo.html|title=Perfil de Hebe Camargo no Te Contei}} She left her musical career to devote more time to radio and television. 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, Camargo appeared in comedy films by 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 belongs to Women), on television in Rio de Janeiro,{{cite web|url=http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/2009/03/04/ult950u786.jhtm|title=BOL, Hebe Camargo completa 80 anos neste domingo}} which aired five times a week.

In the 1960s, Camargo moved to the Rede Record network, where, for many years, she maintained a top-rated program. During the Jovem Guarda era, Hebe gave way to new talent. On 10 April 1966, the network began broadcasting a Sunday program featuring Camargo as an interviewer.[http://www.delaswebradio.com.br/mulher.php?id=11 DELAS Web Radio :: Porque o mundo é Delas!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706152118/http://www.delaswebradio.com.br/mulher.php?id=11 |date=6 July 2011 }}[http://ondeanda.multiply.com/photos/album/1683 Dramaturgia Brasileira – Hebe Camargo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127113814/http://ondeanda.multiply.com/photos/album/1683 |date=27 January 2010 }} This show was sponsored by the Brazilian airline, Varig, with an advertising featuring Camargo.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRHscJ98B_c&index=58&list=PL9-zo6PmPhaAK0gj3KGWqxcxbblNvWXUn |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/SRHscJ98B_c |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Varig Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle Commercial – 1960|last=Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture|date=24 August 2014|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Camargo was seen on almost every television station in Brazil, including the Rede Record and Rede Bandeirantes, in the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite web|url= http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/kogut/nostalgia/post.asp?t=hebe-camargo-rainda-da-tv&cod_post=208512|title= Hebe Camargo – A Rainha da TV|access-date=January 17, 2010|date=17 January 2010|website=O Globo}}

In 1980, after a long hiatus she returned to work as an interviewer. From March 1986 to December 2010, Camargo was on the SBT Network, where she presented the television program Hebe, which became one of the network's longest-running programs. The show was also broadcast on Rede Tupi and Rede Bandeirantes, and had a spin-off show Hebe por Elas (Hebe for Them) in the early 1990s.{{cite web|url=http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2009/02/16/hebe-camargo-faz-80-anos-e-ganha-homenagem-103008.htm|title=OFuxico – Hebe Camargo faz 80 anos e ganha homenagem| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220105148/http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2009/02/16/hebe-camargo-faz-80-anos-e-ganha-homenagem-103008.htm |archive-date=20 February 2009 }} She also presented Fora do Ar, and participated in Telethon, comedy specials, and Romeu e Julieta, in which she starred with Ronald Golias and Nair Bello.[http://canalnewstvaudiencia.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/especial-hebe-camargo-no-ar/ Especial Hebe Camargo, NO AR! "CTN:. Canal News Audiência da TV]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 1995, EMI released a CD of Camargo's greatest hits. On 22 April 2006, she celebrated her thousandth program on the SBT. She also has participated in social activities, such as taking part in the Cansei movement, a 2007 protest critical of the Brazilian government.{{cite web|url=http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2007/08/17/hebe-e-ivete-sangalo-engrossam-a-multidao-do-cansei-56690.htm|title=Hebe e Ivete Sangalo engrossam a multidão do 'Cansei' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208093654/http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2007/08/17/hebe-e-ivete-sangalo-engrossam-a-multidao-do-cansei-56690.htm | archive-date=8 February 2009 | access-date=16 August 2011|date=17 August 2007 |author=Rocha, Thiago |publisher=OFuxico}}

Camargo was spending New Year's Eve in Miami 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.[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u676898.shtml Hebe Camargo passa bem após cirurgia de três horas] – Brasil em Folhas[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u677804.shtml Hebe Camargo está com tumor no peritônio, informa boletim médico] – Brasil em Folhas On 8 January 2010, Camargo was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo{{cite web|url=http://people.theiapolis.com/actress-5UIS/hebe-camargo/news/hebe-camargo-was-admitted-in-sao-paulo-1000277.html|title=News "Hebe Camargo was admitted in São Paulo" – Hebe Camargo}} for surgery to remove cancer from the peritoneum.[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u676445.shtml Hebe Camargo está internada em São Paulo e deve ser operada] – Brasil em Folhas After surgery and chemotherapy, she returned to work on the International Women's Day of 2010, her 81st birthday.{{cite web|url=http://diversao.terra.com.br/gente/noticias/0,,OI4337754-EI13419,00-Hebe+Camargo+diz+que+esta+careca+igual+a+Marcelo+Tas.html|title=Hebe Camargo Says She is 'Bald', Just Like Marcelo Tas|access-date=16 April 2010|work=diversao.terra.com.br|date=24 March 2010}}

Illness and death

Camargo suffered from cancer since 2010. She died on 29 September 2012, having probably suffered a cardiac arrest while she was sleeping.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

On popular culture

Hebe – The Musical was a theatrical production directed by Miguel Falabella and performed by Débora Reis from January to April 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://teatroprocopioferreira.com.br/index.php/pecas/hebe-o-musical/|title=HEBE O MUSICAL|language=pt-BR|access-date=13 March 2019}}
Hebe (2019) will be a movie based in the Hebe's life journey and career, it would be produced and directed by Cáca Diegues, but afterward, Maurício Farias replaced him. The actress Andréa Beltrão will perform the presenter and the actor Daniel Boaventura will perform Silvio Santos.{{Cite web|url=https://abroadwayeaqui.com.br/tag/hebe-forever/|title=Hebe Forever – A Broadway é Aqui|language=pt-BR|access-date=13 March 2019}}
"Hebe: Forever" (2019) – on display from this Tuesday until 2 June in Farol Santander, in São Paulo. The immersive and interactive exhibition remembers the career of the singer and presenter that left a mark in the history of Brazilian television.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/hebe-camargo-exposicao_br_5c88213ee4b0fbd7661ebe62|title=Exposição 'Hebe Eterna', um mergulho na vida da estrela queridinha do Brasil|date=12 March 2019|website=HuffPost Brasil|language=pt|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030110813/https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/hebe-camargo-exposicao_br_5c88213ee4b0fbd7661ebe62|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.farolsantander.com.br/#/agenda/exp_1920|title=Hebe Eterna}}

Awards and honors

1990 — "The face of São Paulo"
1994 — "Citizen 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
2010 — "Latin Grammy Awards- Trustees Award"{{cite web|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/content/special-awards|title=Special Awards|website=Latin GRAMMYs}}
"Best Interview" of the Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Artes
"Best auditorium program presenter" of the Brazilian Academy of Letters