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{{Short description|Brazilian television host (1929–2012)}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Hebe Camargo
| image       = Hebe Camargo 3.jpg
| caption     =
| birth_name  = Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo
| birth_place = Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
| nationality = Brazilian
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2012|9|29|1929|3|8|df=y}}
| death_place = São Paulo, Brazil
| othername   = {{Lang|pt-BR|Rainha da Televisão Brasileira}}
*''Loiruda''
| occupation  = Presenter, humorist, actress, singer
| yearsactive = 1943–2012
| module      = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{hlist|Jazz|latin jazz|latin music|pop music|MPB|Romantic music}}
| label = {{hlist|Odeon Records|Polydor Records|
Mercury Records|PolyGram|
Philips Records|Universal Music Group|Sony Music}}
}}
| height      = {{height|m=1.60}}
| spouse      = {{marriage|Décio Capuano|1964|1971}}(divorced) 1 child<br />{{marriage|Lélio Ravagnani|1973|2000}}(his death)
}}

'''Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo Ravagnani''' {{post-nominals|country=BRA|post-noms=DmSE • Dama Oficial • DmIH}}<ref>[http://caras.uol.com.br/noticia/a-exaltacao-de-hebe-camargo-em-gala-no-porto#image0 A EXALTAÇÃO DE HEBE CAMARGO EM GALA NO PORTO]</ref> ({{IPA-pt|ˈɛbi mɐˈɾi.ɐ mõˈtejɾu dʒi kɐˈmaʁɡu ˌʁavɐˈɲɐ̃ni}}; 8 March 1929 – 29 September 2012) was a Brazilian television host, singer and actress. She is considered the "Queen of Brazilian Television" ({{lang-pt|Rainha da Televisão Brasileira}}). She died at her home on 29 September 2012. Her net worth was over US$360 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://videos.r7.com/veja-quem-vai-ficar-com-a-fortuna-de-hebe-camargo/idmedia/5075ae8c6b7117e8f8cc2c40.html|title=Veja quem vai ficar com a fortuna de Hebe Camargo – Record TV – R7 Balanço Geral|website=videos.r7.com}}</ref>

==Early years==
Hebe Camargo was born on the International Women's Day of 1929, in Taubaté, São Paulo, was the daughter of Esther Magalhães Camargo and Sigesfredo Monteiro de Camargo, both of Portuguese origin,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexpalhano.com.br/materia.php?id_materia=457|title=HEBE CAMARGO: FESTA PORTUGUESA DE ANIVERSÁRIO|publisher=Alex Palhano|date=29 September 2012|access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Portal São Francisco">{{cite web|url= http://www.portalsaofrancisco.com.br/alfa/hebe-camargo/index.php|title=Biografia de Hebe Camargo|access-date=16 January 2010|date=16 January 2010|publisher=Portal São Francisco}}</ref> She began her career as a singer in the 1940s with her sister Estela, as ''Rosalinda e Florisbela''. During her singing career, Camargo performed sambas and boleros in nightclubs.<ref name="Te Contei">{{cite web|url=http://www.tecontei.com.br/celebridade/143/perfil-de-hebe-camargo.html|title=Perfil de Hebe Camargo no Te Contei}}</ref> She left her musical career to devote more time to radio and television.<ref name="Portal São Francisco"/> She was invited by Assis Chateaubriand to attend the first live broadcast of Brazilian television, in the neighborhood of Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil.<ref name="Te Contei"/>

==Career==
As a singer, Camargo appeared in comedy films by Mazzaropi and starred with Agnaldo Rayol in one of them.<ref name="Portal São Francisco"/> In the 1950s, she entered television and worked as a presenter in a series on TV Paulista. In 1955, Camargo appeared in the first program for women on Brazilian television, ''O Mundo é das Mulheres'' (The World belongs to Women), on television in Rio de Janeiro,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/2009/03/04/ult950u786.jhtm|title=BOL, Hebe Camargo completa 80 anos neste domingo}}</ref> which aired five times a week.

In the 1960s, Camargo moved to the Rede Record network, where, for many years, she maintained a top-rated program. During the Jovem Guarda era, Hebe gave way to new talent. On 10 April 1966, the network began broadcasting a Sunday program featuring Camargo as an interviewer.<ref>[http://www.delaswebradio.com.br/mulher.php?id=11 DELAS Web Radio :: Porque o mundo é Delas!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706152118/http://www.delaswebradio.com.br/mulher.php?id=11 |date=6 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://ondeanda.multiply.com/photos/album/1683 Dramaturgia Brasileira – Hebe Camargo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127113814/http://ondeanda.multiply.com/photos/album/1683 |date=27 January 2010 }}</ref> This show was sponsored by the Brazilian airline, Varig, with an advertising featuring Camargo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRHscJ98B_c&index=58&list=PL9-zo6PmPhaAK0gj3KGWqxcxbblNvWXUn |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/SRHscJ98B_c |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Varig Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle Commercial – 1960|last=Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture|date=24 August 2014|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Camargo was seen on almost every television station in Brazil, including the Rede Record and Rede Bandeirantes, in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="O Globo">{{cite web|url= http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/kogut/nostalgia/post.asp?t=hebe-camargo-rainda-da-tv&cod_post=208512|title= Hebe Camargo – A Rainha da TV|access-date=January 17, 2010|date=17 January 2010|website=O Globo}}</ref>

In 1980, after a long hiatus she returned to work as an interviewer. From March 1986 to December 2010, Camargo was on the SBT Network, where she presented the television program ''Hebe'', which became one of the network's longest-running programs. The show was also broadcast on Rede Tupi and Rede Bandeirantes, and had a spin-off show ''Hebe por Elas'' (Hebe for Them) in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2009/02/16/hebe-camargo-faz-80-anos-e-ganha-homenagem-103008.htm|title=OFuxico – Hebe Camargo faz 80 anos e ganha homenagem| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220105148/http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2009/02/16/hebe-camargo-faz-80-anos-e-ganha-homenagem-103008.htm |archive-date=20 February 2009 }}</ref> She also presented ''Fora do Ar'', and participated in [[Engineering:Telethon|Telethon]], comedy specials, and ''Romeu e Julieta'', in which she starred with Ronald Golias and Nair Bello.<ref>[http://canalnewstvaudiencia.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/especial-hebe-camargo-no-ar/ Especial Hebe Camargo, NO AR! "CTN:. Canal News Audiência da TV]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 1995, [[Company:EMI|EMI]] released a CD of Camargo's greatest hits. On 22 April 2006, she celebrated her thousandth program on the SBT. She also has participated in social activities, such as taking part in the Cansei movement, a 2007 protest critical of the Brazilian government.<ref name="OFuxico">{{cite web|url=http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2007/08/17/hebe-e-ivete-sangalo-engrossam-a-multidao-do-cansei-56690.htm|title=Hebe e Ivete Sangalo engrossam a multidão do 'Cansei' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208093654/http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/materia/noticia/2007/08/17/hebe-e-ivete-sangalo-engrossam-a-multidao-do-cansei-56690.htm | archive-date=8 February 2009 | access-date=16 August 2011|date=17 August 2007 |author=Rocha, Thiago |publisher=OFuxico}}</ref>

Camargo was spending New Year's Eve in Miami when she complained of severe abdominal pain. A bulletin issued by the hospital later reported that Hebe was subjected to a diagnostic [[Medicine:Laparoscopy|laparoscopy]], which found cancer.<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u676898.shtml Hebe Camargo passa bem após cirurgia de três horas] – ''Brasil em Folhas''</ref><ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u677804.shtml Hebe Camargo está com tumor no peritônio, informa boletim médico] – ''Brasil em Folhas''</ref> On 8 January 2010, Camargo was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.theiapolis.com/actress-5UIS/hebe-camargo/news/hebe-camargo-was-admitted-in-sao-paulo-1000277.html|title=News "Hebe Camargo was admitted in São Paulo" – Hebe Camargo}}</ref> for surgery to remove cancer from the peritoneum.<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u676445.shtml Hebe Camargo está internada em São Paulo e deve ser operada] – ''Brasil em Folhas''</ref> After surgery and chemotherapy, she returned to work on the International Women's Day of 2010, her 81st birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diversao.terra.com.br/gente/noticias/0,,OI4337754-EI13419,00-Hebe+Camargo+diz+que+esta+careca+igual+a+Marcelo+Tas.html|title=Hebe Camargo Says She is 'Bald', Just Like Marcelo Tas|access-date=16 April 2010|work=diversao.terra.com.br|date=24 March 2010}}</ref>

==Illness and death==
Camargo suffered from cancer since 2010. She died at 11:45 BRT (14:45 GMT) on 29 September 2012, having probably suffered a cardiac arrest while she was sleeping.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

==On popular culture==
* Hebe – The Musical was a theatrical production directed by Miguel Falabella and performed by Débora Reis from January to April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://teatroprocopioferreira.com.br/index.php/pecas/hebe-o-musical/|title=HEBE O MUSICAL|language=pt-BR|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>
* Hebe (2019) will be a movie based in the Hebe's life journey and career, it would be produced and directed by Cáca Diegues, but afterward, Maurício Farias replaced him. The actress Andréa Beltrão will perform the presenter and the actor Daniel Boaventura will perform Silvio Santos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abroadwayeaqui.com.br/tag/hebe-forever/|title=Hebe Forever – A Broadway é Aqui|language=pt-BR|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>
* "Hebe: Forever" (2019) – on display from this Tuesday until 2 June in Farol Santander, in São Paulo. The immersive and interactive exhibition remembers the career of the singer and presenter that left a mark in the history of Brazilian television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/hebe-camargo-exposicao_br_5c88213ee4b0fbd7661ebe62|title=Exposição 'Hebe Eterna', um mergulho na vida da estrela queridinha do Brasil|date=12 March 2019|website=HuffPost Brasil|language=pt|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farolsantander.com.br/#/agenda/exp_1920|title=Hebe Eterna}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* 1990 — "The face of São Paulo"
* 1994 — "Citizen Paulistana" from the ''Câmara Municipal''
* 2002 — "Tribute in Portugal"
* 2007 — "Special Award", for ''Prêmio Contigo!''
* 2009 — "Title of Professor Honoris Causa" of the ''Universidade FIAM-FAAM''
* 2010 — "Award LIDE 2010" of the ''Comitê Executivo do Grupo de Líderes Empresariais''
* 2010 — "Latin Grammy Awards- Trustees Award"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/content/special-awards|title=Special Awards|website=Latin GRAMMYs}}</ref>
* "Best Interview" of the ''Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Artes''
* "Best auditorium program presenter" of the ''Brazilian Academy of Letters''

==Filmography==
* 2009 – ''Xuxa e o Mistério de Feiurinha''
* 2005 – ''Coisa de Mulher''
* 2000 – ''Dinosaur'' (Portuguese dubbing of ''Baylene'')
* 1960 – ''Zé do Periquito''
* 1951 – ''Liana, a Pecadora''
* 1949 – ''Quase no Céu''

===Television career===
[[Image:Programa Hebe.jpg|thumb|Studio of ''Hebe'' program]]
* 2010 – ''Fantástico''
* 2010 – ''SBT Brasil''
* 2009 – ''Elas Cantam Roberto''
* 2009 – ''Vende-se Um Véu de Noiva''
* 2007 – ''Amigas e Rivais''
* 2003 – ''Romeu e Julieta Versão 3''
* 2000 – ''TV Ano 50''
* 1995 – ''A Escolinha do Golias''
* 1990 – ''Romeu e Julieta Versão 2''
* 1980 – ''Cavalo Amarelo''
* 1978 – ''O Profeta''
* 1970 – ''As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor''
* 1968 – ''Romeu e Julieta Versão 1''
* 1950 – ''Primeira Apresentação Musical da TV Brasileira''

==Discography==
* ''Sou Eu'' (1960)
* ''Hebe comanda o espetáculo'' (1961)
* ''E Vocês'' (1963)
* ''Hebe'' (1964)
* ''Hebe 65'' (1965)
* ''Hebe'' (1967)
* ''Pra Você'' (1998)
* ''Hebe Camargo & Convidados'' (2001)
* ''Hebe Mulher e Amigos'' (2010)
* ''Mulher'' (2010)

==See also==
* Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
* List of television presenters

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0131249}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110520205211/http://www.redetv.com.br/hebe/ Site of ''Hebe'' program] at RedeTV!



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