Los Angeles, Jan. 6 -- Actor Fernanda Torres is now a Golden Globe winner. On Sunday, she bagged the trophy for best performance by a leading actress in a drama for her work in I'm Still Here.

In the project, Torres plays Eunice Paiva, a mother of six and wife to former Brazilian congressman Rubens Paiva. When Rubens is "disappeared" by the Brazilian regime, during the country's military dictatorship -- which ran from 1964 to 1985 -- Paiva reinvents herself as a human rights lawyer and activist, fighting for justice for herself and families like hers.

As per People, the Brazilian actress also dedicated the award to her fellow-actress mother Fernanda Montenegro, now 95, who "was here 25 years ago" nominated for her role in 1998's Central...