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In 2006, Sonia went back to Brazil to star a new role, on a Brazilian Soap Opera, called Páginas da Vida (Pages of Life).
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At the age of 14, Sonia had to leave school to support her family.
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In 1996, she won a Lone Star Film & Television Award for starring in the mini-series Streets of Laredo.
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Sonia won two Gramado Film Festival awards; in 1981 and 2001.
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She received her first Golden Globe nomination (of three) in 1986, for her supporting role performance in a movie titled Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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In 1989, Sonia was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the movie Moon Over Parador.
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In 1995, Sonia was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award, for her performance in a TV movie The Burning Season.
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In 1981, Sonia was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for her performance in a comedy Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos.
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In 2000, Sonia appeared in a TV special titled Sonia Braga: 50 Anos. It was a special retrospective through Sonia's personal life and her acting career.
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In 1976, Sonia recorded a song titled O Estopim da Bomba, and the song was featured on the original soundtrack of a Brazilian soap opera Saramandaia.
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In 1968, Sonia landed her first movie role in a Brazilian thriller titled O Bandido da Luz Vermelha.
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Her first appearance on television was in Irmãos Coragem, a Brazilian telenovela, in 1970.
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In 1986, Sonia was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Her debut on stage was in a popular musical Hair.
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In order to star in a movie titled Tieta do Agreste, Sonia had to lose more 10 kilograms.