The Telenovela Archives: Tribute to Fernanda Montenegro

Name: The Telenovela Archives: Tribute to Fernanda Montenegro
Start: 2026-03-07T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-07T21:00:00-05:00
Location: FIMS Nursing Building

Schedule

Sat Mar 07 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

FIMS Nursing Building | London, ON

Screening of Central Station, an award winning Brazilian film starring Fernanda Montenegro, a living legend in Latin American cinema and TV.
About this Event

Please join us for a screening of Central Station, an award winning Brazilian film starring Fernanda Montenegro–she won the Golden Globe, the BAFTA, and the LA Film Critics awards as Best Actress, the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and was the first ever Latin American actress to be nominated for the Oscars. The event is a tribute to Mrs. Montenegro's long artistic journey in theatre, cinema, and television–hers is the longest acting career in Latin American media, and was the protagonist of many teleplays and telenovelas.

The screening is presented as part of 'The Telenovela Archives', a travelling exhibition on the history of Latin American TV series that in currently on view at Western University. This is the program:

Saturday, March 7th:

6 pm: Tour of the Telenovela Archives Exhibition

7 pm: Screening of 'Central Station’ [Central do Brasil]

London is home to a vibrant Brazilian community. This is an opportunity to celebrate their many contributions to the city, as well as for Londoners to see an award winning film and learn more about Latin American culture.

The Telenovela Archives: The History of Latin American TV Series (1950-1999) explores the visual evidence of the work produced in that period: photographs, advertising materials, books, periodicals, films, and videos. It is an approach to the stories that were created in the region, as well as an opportunity to understand their impact across the globe and throughout generations.

‘The Telenovela Archives’ is a research, documentation, and dissemination project aimed at exploring and preserving the history of the telenovela and other serialized drama formats in Latin America. It was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the London Arts Council, University of Western Ontario, Cuban Heritage Collection - University of Miami, and Cinemateca Brasileira.