Ruth Escobar

Maria Ruth dos Santos Escobar, known professionally as Ruth Escobar (March 31, 1935 – October 5, 2017) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian film and television actress, businesswoman, and politician. A prominent icon in Brazilian theater, Escobar was one of the country's leading cultural producers and activists for the arts.

Biography The Teatro Ruth Escobar, which was founded by Escobar in 1963. Escobar was born in Porto, Portugal, on March 31, 1935. and in Relações Perigosas in 1990.

Escobar's film roles included the historical drama, The Jew, in 1996.

Ruth Escobar died in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 5, 2017, at the age of 81. She had been hospitalized in the city's Hospital Nove de Julho at the time of her death. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011.