Helena was the daughter of a lawyer and senior official of the city of Rio de Janeiro. As a child, aside from regular school subjects, she was taught English by her governess, and soon also began to sing and play the guitar.
She started her career in the mid-1930s at 'Rádio Mayrink Veiga', an icon of the Golden Age of Radio headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, singing in English and with an American accent since she dominated the language. Her film career would soon follow, by appearing as herself...
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