Actress Ilva Niño, the Mina of 'Roque Santeiro', dies at 89.

Throughout her career, Ilva participated in more than 30 soap operas and in several series. The most striking character was Mina, the maid and confidant of the widow Porcina, in the Brazilian soap opera “Roque Santeiro”.

A atriz Ilva Niño, famosa por interpretar a empregada Mina em “Roque Santeiro”, faleceu aos 89 anos no Rio de Janeiro, nesta quarta-feira (12). Ela estava hospitalizada desde maio no Hospital Quali, em Ipanema, após passar por uma cirurgia cardíaca. Com mais de seis décadas de carreira, Niño se destacou por seus papéis como empregadas domésticas, donas de casa e mulheres nordestinas. Nascida em Pernambuco, ela iniciou sua trajetória no teatro no…

Artist was 89 years old and had been hospitalized since May 13.

Actress Ilva Niño, with over 30 soap operas in her curriculum and known for the role of the maid Mina in 'Roque Santeiro', from TV Globo, died in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday (12). She was 89 years old.

Actress was hospitalized in Ipanema, South Zone of Rio, where she underwent heart surgery in May. Remembered by the public as Mina from the novel 'Roque Santeiro' (1985), Ilva Niño died on this Wednesday (12), at the Hospital Quali, in Ipanema, South Zone of Rio, at 89 years old. She had been hospitalized since May 13th, when she underwent heart surgery.

Ilva Niño, actress who played Mina in the soap opera Roque Santeiro, died in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, at the age of 89.