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flag Actress Fernanda Torres apologizes for past blackface sketch, pledges to be more aware of racial issues.

flag Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, nominated for an Oscar for her role in "I'm Still Here," has apologized for an old TV sketch where she wore blackface. flag The sketch, from 17 years ago, resurfaced recently, prompting Torres to express regret and acknowledge that the awareness of the racist symbolism of blackface was not as widespread in Brazil at the time. flag She pledged to be more aware of such issues moving forward.

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