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Jimmy Bowen was born on 30 November 1937 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Vanishing Point (1971), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) and American Graffiti (1973). He was previously married to Keely Smith.- Writer
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Rubens Francisco Lucchetti was born on 29 January 1930 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a writer and producer, known for The Secret of the Mummy (1982), Abstrações - Estudo nº 1 (1960) and Além, Muito Além do Além (1967). He was married to Teresa Pereira Lima. He died on 4 April 2024 in Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo - Brazil.- A scientist-turned-politician-turned-businessman, Harrison Schmitt has had a varied life experience. He grew up in Silver City, New Mexico, where he quickly showed high intelligence. In college, he earned a Bachelor degree in Science from the California Institute of Technology and subsequently a Master in Geology from Harvard University. Following graduation, he worked at the U.S. Geological Survey's Astrogeology, and helped develop the geological field techniques that would later be used by NASA astronauts on the Moon. His work impressed NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration), who hired him in 1965, and was in charge of examining the lunar soil and rock samples that the astronauts returned from their missions. In 1970, he was chosen to be on the flight crew of a landing on the Moon, and in 1971 he was on the crew of Appollo 17. After Apollo 17 returned to Earth, Schmitt played an active role in documenting the Apollo geologic results and also took on the task of organizing NASA's Energy Program Office. In 1975, he left NASA and friends began to ask him about seeking public office. In 1976, he was persuaded be the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate against Senator Joseph Montoya. It was a risky move, as New Mexico voted Democratic in most elections. But Montoya was hurt by a financial scandal, and Schmitt was a good speaker and campaigner, and won by a surprisingly wide margin. In the Senate, Schmitt usually voted a conservative line, and remained active in support of the space program and technological development. He enthusiastically supported Ronald Reagan for President. But in 1982, the nation was in a deep recession, and Schmitt was perceived as being indifferent to New Mexico's economic problems. He was challenged by then-state Attorney General Jeff Bingaman, and near the end of the campaign, he ran negative ads against Bingaman which were based on inaccurate information. They backfired and Bingaman won by 54% to 46%. After the election, Schmitt decided to leave public life behind for good and entered the corporate world. He was made an honorary fellow for the Geological Society of America and has occasionally written articles on public policy issues.
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José Pereira de Abreu Júnior is a Brazilian actor.Born in the city of Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, in the state of São Paulo, at the age of fourteen he moved to the state's capital, São Paulo city, working as a lab assistant and office-boy for a law firm.
In 1967, while studying law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he began his theatrical career at the Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, with the play Morte e Vida Severina by João Cabral de Melo Neto and Chico Buarque.
A year later, he was starring in movies, but his career came to a quick halt because of his political activism. Abreu was arrested during a meeting of the União Nacional dos Estudantes, belonged to the Ação Popular and gave logistical support to the Vanguarda Armada Revolucionária Palmares, a leftist group that fought against the military regime. He also joined the hippie movement during that time, in contrast with his militaristic actions.
Forced into exile in Europe in 1968, he returned in 1974 to live in Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, his wife's homeland. They both taught at the federal university in that city, but soon moved to Porto Alegre, where he produced musicals and starred in children's plays. With his wife, he produced the first staging of the musical Os Saltimbancos in that state.
Then, after the success of the movie A Intrusa (The Intruder) (1979), filmed in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, he started work as an actor in TV Globo's soap-operas.
In 2006 he partnered with director Luiz Arthur Nunes to create Fala, Zé!, a theatrical monologue in which he critically reflects on his generation, crossing biography and fiction.
In 2011 he played Milton in the soap-opera Insensato Coração; in 2012, the character Nilo in Avenida Brasil; in 2013, the character Ernest in Joia Rara; and in 2015 the villain Gibson Stewart in A Regra do Jogo.- Composer
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José Gomes de Abreu (nickname "Zequinha"), popular piano player and composer, was born in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, a small town in the Sao Paulo State, in September 19 of 1880. He started his piano studies at age of 6. José de Abreu was owner of a drugstore, mayor of Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, piano teacher. Also he played in the theatre, on silent movies. He is author of numerous waltz and "choros": "Sururú na Cidade", "Branca", "Tardes em Lindóia", etc. But his most famous work is "Tico-Tico no Fubá", played by the American organist Ethel Smith and sang by Carmen Miranda in Copacabana (1947). Zequinha de Abreu died in São Paulo, SP, on January 22, 1935.- Odilon Azevedo was born in 1904 in Santa Rita de Cássia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was an actor, known for The Boy and the Wind (1967), Com a Mão na Massa (1958) and Aí Vêm os Cadetes (1959). He was married to Dulcina de Moraes. He died in 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Ralph Kiner was born on 27 October 1922 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, USA. He was an actor, known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) and Greats of the Game (1985). He was married to Ann Benisch, Diann Shugart, Barbara George and Nancy Chaffee. He died on 6 February 2014 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
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Odilon Ribeiro Coutinho was born on 12 July 1923 in Santa Rita, Paraíba, Brazil. He was a director, known for The Seven Kittens (1980) and Aplauso (1983). He died on 12 July 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Luciana Verch was born on 23 July 1988 in Nova Santa Rita, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Beyond the Grave (2010), The Perfect Kiss (2012) and InFartO (2004).
- Eleanor Concepcion 'Connie' Mariano was born in 1958 in Santa Rita, Pampanga in the Philippines.
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Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 4 Italian families. Studied 3D animation, composition for visual effects, video editing and color correction/grading. Studying acting in Los Angeles. Producing first short film to be released by the end of 2022. Before coming to Los Angeles, I used to speak 3 languages (Portuguese, Italian and English). After being here for more than a decade, I also speak Spanish.