Portrait of Italia Fausta.

Italia Fausta (actress), in the play "O Anjo Negro," by Nelson Rodrigues. Connected to the traditional theater colonized by Portugal, Fausta was part of one of the most important modern changes in Brazilian theater during 1940s and 1950s. She was part of the great Teatro da Natureza and directed the premiére of Teatro do Estudante do Brasil (TEB). When she performed for "O Anjo Negro," Fausta was part of Teatro Popular de Arte (TPA) in a memorable season at Teatro Fênix, in Rio de Janeiro.