Marieta Severo recalls the loss of her husband and pregnancy in exile: "I lost six kilos"
A love found after 50 and a pregnancy marked by exile: Marieta Severo revisits moments in her history and talks about learning to move on.
About to turn 80 on November 2, Marieta Severo revisited experiences that marked her personal life. In an interview with Bete Pacheco for Balaio GloboNews, scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday, November 1, the actress spoke about the loss of her husband, theater director Aderbal Freire-Filho, and recalled her pregnancy during exile, when she was married to Chico Buarque. Excerpts of the conversation were reproduced by the press, with information attributed to O Globo. www.correio24horas.com.br
Love after 50 and longing
When recalling her relationship with Aderbal, Marieta highlighted that the two fell in love after 50. Maturity, according to her, brought clarity about the importance of that meeting and what they wanted to live together.
The actress explained that the absence remains and that continuing requires finding other ways to organize one's emotional life. "We learn to move forward," she said, in a statement reproduced by Imirante. m.imirante.com
Aderbal died on August 9, 2023, at the age of 82, after facing complications from a hemorrhagic stroke suffered in 2020. In addition to their personal lives, the couple shared work in the theater. He directed Marieta in Fires, for which he received the Shell Award for best direction, in 2013. gshow.globo.com
A pregnancy crossed by exile In the
interview, Marieta also revisited the difficulties of the pregnancy of Silvia Buarque, born abroad. "I lost six kilos in the eighth, ninth month of pregnancy," she said. www.correio24horas.com.br
In a statement published by Bravo! magazine in 2024, the actress had already explained that she traveled to Italy in 1969, seven months pregnant, expecting to stay only 20 days outside Brazil. Threats related to the military dictatorship, however, changed the plans.
According to that account, Chico was willing to return if she felt insecure to have her daughter abroad. Marieta decided to stay in the face of the risks she saw on her return. The actress also recalled Vinicius de Moraes' advice not to return at that moment.
The wait for her first daughter thus took place far from home and in the midst of uncertainty. When recalling the episode, Marieta described the suffering caused by the distance and the threats that hit the family. bravo.abril.com.br
Aging with work and plans
In the conversation with Bete Pacheco, Marieta also addressed ageism. Although she celebrates a productive phase professionally, she recognizes that older women still find it difficult to conquer central characters in the audiovisual.
At the age of 80, the actress maintains the desire to study, feed curiosity and make plans. Between painful memories and new possibilities, her speech reveals the willingness to continue participating in life and creating paths for the future.