Aliomar de Matos

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Aliomar de Matos was a Brazilian radio actress and voice actor, recognized for her extensive work during the golden age of radio and the early decades of television dubbing in Brazil. Born on April 22, 1931, in Salvador, Bahia, she began her artistic career at the age of eight as a radio actress on Rádio Tupi in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, she built a substantial career in radio, working at prominent stations such as Rádio Educadora, Rádio Tamoio, Rádio Nacional, and Rádio Clube do Brasil. Her work in radio included participation in numerous radio novels and children's programs. She also had a concurrent career in theater and television, appearing in productions for TV Tupi and touring nationally with the comedy company of Procópio Ferreira for several years starting in the early 1960s. Her entry into dubbing began in 1958 in Rio de Janeiro. In 1967, she moved to São Paulo and joined the dubbing studio AIC (Arte Industrial Cinematográfica), later becoming a contractor for the Álamo studio. She was active in dubbing until approximately 1984. Aliomar de Matos is remembered for providing the Brazilian voices for several iconic characters in American series and animations dubbed in Brazil. Among her most notable roles were Irmã Bertrille (Sister Bertrille) for Sally Field in the series A Noviça Voadora (The Flying Nun), Tabatha for Erin Murphy and Tamar Young in A Feiticeira (Bewitched), and Agente 99 (Agent 99) for Barbara Feldon in Agente 86 (Get Smart). In animation, she is widely recognized for her work on the Portuguese dubs of Hanna-Barbera productions. She was the third voice of Betty Rubble in the classic series Os Flintstones (The Flintstones) and also voiced the character's daughter, Pedrita (Pebbles), in the same show. Her other animation roles included Oreu in Maguila, o Gorila (Maguilla Gorilla). She also contributed to various other dubs, including providing additional voices for the film Dama por Vontade (Lady by Choice). Her versatility extended to dubbing children in television commercials and creating characterized voices.
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