Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine is an award-winning 1989 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay by Willy Russell is based on his 1986 one-character play of the same title, which follows middle aged Shirley Valentine in an unexpected discovery of herself, and rekindling of her childhood dreams and youthful love of life. Pauline Collins reprises the titular lead role as middle-aged housewife Shirley, which she had previously played in the stage production in London's West End and on Broadway, and Tom Conti plays Costas Dimitriades, the owner of a Greek tavern with whom she has a
Rita Guedes more than 10 plays and numerous interests in series, such as "Carga Pesada" Program and "Você Decide". Rita Guedes Rita de Cássia de Sousa Guedes (born January 2, 1972, Catanduva) is a Brazilian actress. At 14 Rita joined the theater group Roda Viva, which is developed and presented their work at the Teatro Municipal Catanduva, under the direction of Tabajara Fields. At 17 he moved Catanduva to Campinas, where he soon joined the theater company Mambembe: the Santa Sia. At age 19 he moved to São Paulo. When the novel opens "Despedida de Solteiro" saw his career take off, both