Rita Cadillac (Brazilian entertainer)
Rita Cadillac | |
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| Born | Rita de Cássia Coutinho 13 June 1954 |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Spouse | Luiz Nóbrega (2007 – present) |
Rita de Cássia Coutinho, known as Rita Cadillac, (born 13 June 1954) is a Brazilian dancer and singer. She took her stage name from Rita Cadillac, an acclaimed French dancer of the 1950s and 1960s. She is a former chacrete, a special name to identify the dancers who appeared in the TV shows hosted by Chacrinha.
Cadillac was born in Rio de Janeiro. In 1982, she co-starred with Gretchen in the pornochanchada Aluga-se Moças and made a brief cameo appearance as herself in the 2003 film Carandiru.
In 2004, Cadillac (who was then 50 years of age) made a contract with porn producers Brasileirinhas in exchange for 500,000 R$. From 2004 to 2009, she appeared in 11 pornographic films for Brasileirinhas. In 2009, she was influential in launching a new adult model career for the dancer who then started to be promoted under the alias "Cléo Cadillac".
At Brazilian local elections in 2008, she ran as a candidate of Brazilian Socialist Party for Praia Grande city council.
In April 2010, the documentary Rita Cadillac - A Lady do Povo was released in Brazil. The film depicts her life since childhood until 2007 (year of production).
In July 2017, Cadillac appeared with Gretchen in a Netflix Brasil commercial to promote the series GLOW.