Fernanda Torres on Taormina Award, Family Ties to Italy, and Jennifer Lopez's Reaction to 'I'm Still Here'
By
Rafa Sales Ross
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Oscar-nominated Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres discusses receiving the Taormina Film Festival Achievement Award in Sicily, a longtime dream of hers as her family descends from Italy. She recalls her mother, iconic Brazilian actor Fernanda Montenegro, winning an award in the same town in 1978. Torres also shares Jennifer Lopez's 'moving' reaction to watching the film 'I'm Still Here.'
Key quotes
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Since then, I have always wanted to visit. I have friends who h
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