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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Best Actress Oscar-nominee Fernanda Torres apologises for wearing Blackface in resurfaced sketch

Fernanda Torres has apologised for wearing Blackface in a decades-old comedy sketch that resurfaced following her first-time Oscar nomination for her performance in Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here.

The actor, 59, is the second Brazilian star ever to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar – her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, 95, was the first for her role in Salles’ Central Station in 1998.

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