Scene from O Homem do Pau-Brasil (1982)

Alternate Names: Dora de Almeida Pellegrino

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Family Album (1981) as Netinha

Most Important Roles:

• Rádio Pirata (1987) as Angela
• Cabaret Mineiro (1981) as Evangelina
• The Brazilwood Man (1982) as Rosa Lituana
• Family Album (1981) as Netinha
• The Secret of the Mummy (1982) as
• Urubus e Papagaios (1987) as Virgínia
• Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio (2007) as
• The Inventor of Dreams (2010) as Clarice Lispector

Career Highlights:

• Rádio Pirata (1987)
• Cabaret Mineiro (1981)
• The Brazilwood Man (1982)
• Family Album (1981)
• The Secret of the Mummy (1982)
• Urubus e Papagaios (1987)
• Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio (2007)
• The Inventor of Dreams (2010)

Dora Pellegrino, born in Italy, gained prominence for her role as the wife of a high court judge in 'Urubus e Papagaios' (1985). In the film, her character's presence causes unrest among local men, leading them to frequent a nearby brothel. Her husband's sudden death leaves her unsatisfied and his corpse remains erect.

Alternate Names: Itala Nandi, Ittala Nandi

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Red Light Bandit (1968) as

Most Important Roles:

• The Brazilwood Man (1982) as Oswald de Andrade
• Roleta Russa (1972) as Nina
• Of Gods and the Undead (1970) as Sereno
• Juliana do Amor Perdido (1970) as
• The Business Women’s Club (2024) as Donatela
• Muito Prazer (1979) as Nádia
• Sagarana: O Duelo (1974) as Mariana
• The Red Light Bandit (1968) as
• Pindorama (1970) as
• Conjugal Warfare (1975) as Olga

Career Highlights:

• The Brazilwood Man (1982)
• Roleta Russa (1972)
• Of Gods and the Undead (1970)
• Juliana do Amor Perdido (1970)
• The Business Women’s Club (2024)
• Muito Prazer (1979)
• Sagarana: O Duelo (1974)
• The Red Light Bandit (1968)
• Pindorama (1970)
• Conjugal Warfare (1975)

Ítala Nandi, born Ítala Maria Helena Pellizzari Nandi on June 4, 1942 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, is a renowned Brazilian actress with an extensive career in theater that began in 1959. Known as one of the great ladies of Brazilian theater, she has also worked as a theater producer and director. Notably, Nandi portrayed Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade in the 1982 film 'O Homem do Pau-Brasil', playing his feminine anima alongside Flávio Galvão who depicted the masculine half.