Hebe Camargo

Hebe Camargo (1929 to 2012) was a Brazilian television host, singer and actress, widely called the Queen of Brazilian Television. Born in Taubaté, São Paulo state, she began as a singer in the 1940s, performing sambas and boleros in nightclubs with her sister before moving into radio and television. She was invited to the first live broadcast of Brazilian television and in 1955 appeared in the first program for women on the medium, O Mundo é das Mulheres. In the 1960s she became a top-rated presenter at Rede Record, where a Sunday interview program began in 1966, and she later appeared on almost every Brazilian network. From 1986 to 2010 she hosted the long-running program Hebe on SBT, which marked its thousandth edition in 2006. She also appeared in comedy specials and a handful of films, and received honors including a Latin Grammy Trustees Award in 2010.