Djenane Machado

Djenane Machado was a Brazilian actress, burlesque dancer, and Playboy model, born in Rio de Janeiro. She entered the arts as a child, performing in a stage adaptation of The Sound of Music, and made her television debut at 17 in the telenovela Passo dos Ventos. Her breakout role came in 1969 with A Ponte dos Suspiros, the same year she debuted in the film A Penúltima Donzela.

Machado was active from 1968 to 1986, working in numerous Rede Globo telenovelas before moving on to Rede Manchete and TV Cultura series. She married and divorced twice. After her father's death in 1992, she retired from showbusiness and disappeared from public view. She passed away on March 23, 2022, at age 70.