Yara Amaral

With a career spanning 20 years in between films and TV series, Yara Amaral left a significant mark in Brazilian cultural history despite her tragic death in the Bateau Moche accident in 1988, which sadly most people associate her with. She starred in series such as "Dancin' Days" (1978)_ and "Guerra dos Sexos" (1983)_, both works earned her Best Actress awards in TV series at the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards; and starred in films such as Hector Babenco's King of the Night (1975), Parada 88 - O Limite de Alerta (1978), the classic A Dama do Lotação (1978) and Leila Diniz (1987). On 31 December, 1988, she was one of the 55 victims in the sinking of the Bateau Mouche IV, an overcrowded tourism boat that sank during the New Year's festivities in the Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. A tragedy that didn't brought any peace to the survivors and family's victims who demand punishment to the owners of the boating company for their errors and misconduct, lawsuits that go for almost 30 years. One of Yara's son, Bernardo, is the founder of the association "Bateau Mouche Nunca Mais" (Bateau Mouche Never More) which represents the families who lost their family members during the tragedy.