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name: "Rita Assemany"
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roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:46.505462+00:00"
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# Rita Assemany

Actor. Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor

## Biography

Rita Assemany is a Brazilian actress born in Salvador, Bahia, in 1962. She has worked in film, television and theatre since 1980.

Her film roles include Jessé's Wife in *Central Station* (1998), Mother in *Behind the Sun* (2001), Raimunda in *Beyond the Universe* (2022), Célia in *Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands* (2017) and Dulce Coelho in *The Seamstress* (2017). In 2000 she received best actress awards at the Brasília and Curitiba festivals for the short film *Pixaim*.

On stage she created the monologue *Oficina Condensada* (1992), which ran for three years, and appeared in productions including *Medéia* (1997) directed by Hans Ulrich Becker. She has also appeared in Brazilian television series and specials.

*Sources: pt.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Central Station* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Jessé's Wife — [page](https://film.one/film/central-station.md)

## Also known for

- *Beyond the Universe* (2022), Raimunda
- *Behind the Sun* (2001), Mãe
- *Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos* (2017), Célia
- *The Seamstress* (2017), Dona Dulce

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