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Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of 10, when her father was transferred there. She attended the LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts and then the Juilliard School.
Staying in New York she worked in the theater, notably in the Central Park production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" where she was also Natalie Portman's understudy, and also appeared in several movies. After making Roger Dodger (2002), she moved to Los Angeles where she came to the attention of Joss Whedon, who cast her in his short-lived cult sci-fi show Firefly (2002). Since then she has rarely been off our TV screens.- Actress
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Bruna Marquezine was born on 4 August 1995 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and director, known for Blue Beetle (2023), America (2005) and Women in Love (2003).- Actor
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Rodrigo Santoro is a world-renown actor who starred alongside Academy Award Winner Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, and Jeffrey Wright in the hit HBO series "Westworld," created by Jonah Nolan and produced by J.J. Abrams. Rodrigo played the male lead in the Hulu series "Reprisal" for producer Warren Littlefield. Subsequently, he appeared in the feature "Project Power" for Netflix in mid-August 2020, opposite Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon Levitt. He also appeared in the Netflix foreign language film "Seven Slaves" for director Alex Moratto. In 2018, he appeared at Sundance for a film he starred in and produced to critical acclaim, titled "Un Traductor." His list of credits includes a lead role opposite Benicio Del Toro in Steven Soderbergh's "Che," "Love Actually," "Focus" opposite Will Smith and Margot Robbie, "300: Rise of an Empire" opposite Eva Green, "Rio 2," "The Last Stand" opposite Forrest Whitaker, "What to Expect When You're Expecting" opposite Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, "Hemingway and Gelhorn" for HBO opposite Nicole Kidman, "The 33" opposite Juliette Binoche, "Jane got a Gun" opposite Natalie Portman, and the Brazilian film "Heleno," chronicling the true-life story of the most notorious and successful Brazilian soccer player, Heleno de Frietas.
Rodrigo received the Ischia award for International Contribution at the 2008 Ischia Global Film Festival in Italy. He has also won a total of eight Best Actor awards, including the first-ever award for Best Actor from the Brazilian Academy of Arts and Film for his portrayal of a young man forced into a mental institution by his parents in "Brainstorm," by director Lais Bodansky.- Actress
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Jennifer O'Neill was born on 20 February 1948 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Scanners (1981), Summer of '42 (1971) and The Innocent (1976). She has been married to Mervin Sidney Louque, Jr. since 1996. She was previously married to Richard Alan Brown, Neil Leonard Bonin, John Lederer, Jeff Barry, Nick De Noia, Joseph Roster and Deed Rossiter.- Actress
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Perla Haney-Jardine was born on 17 July 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and art director, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Steve Jobs (2015) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).- Actor
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Bruno is the son of an international banker, Paulo, and an actress, Thania. Although born in Rio de Janeiro, he grew up Brazil, Toronto, Bahrain, and Houston. He has three sisters - Mara, age 33 (in 1999); Adriana, age 32; and Mariana, age 21. At age 14, he attended Michigan's Interlochen Arts Acadamey. He then studied drama at Northwestern University. He got his acting break by returning to Brazil, where he starred in the 1996 film O Quatrilho (1995) which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Picture.- Actor
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Gabriel Leone started his artistic career at theater eleven years ago. In 2021, he debuts on the series 'Dom' as the main character who entitles the show. He is also shooting 'Um Lugar ao Sol,' the next TV Globo main soap opera written by Lícia Manzo. Gabriel also is going to premiere in the following movies: 'Anaíra,' by Sérgio Machado and Milton Hatoum; 'Eduardo e Mônica,' starring with Alice Braga and directed by René Sampaio; 'Piedade,' by Cláudio Assis; 'Alemão 2,' by José Eduardo Belmonte; 'Duetto,' by Vicente Amorim; and the musical feature film 'Meu Álbum de Amores,' by Rafael Gomes, in which he performs songs by Arnaldo Antunes and Odair José. Gabriel has been part of other important TV Globo productions like the soap opera 'Velho Chico,' by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, 'Onde Nascem Os Fortes,' by José Villamarim, 'Verdades Secretas,' by Mauro Mendonça Filho, 'Carcereiros,' by José Eduardo Belmonte, and 'Os Dias Eram Assim' as an actor and a recording artist. He also shows up in movies like 'Garoto,' by Júlio Bressane and 'Minha Fama de Mau,' where he plays the famous Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos.- Actress
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Rosie Cavaliero was born on 27 November 1967 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Jane Eyre (2011), Scoop (2006) and Vera Drake (2004).- Music Artist
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Larissa de Macedo Machado (born 30 March 1993), known by her stage name Anitta, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman.
She began singing at age 8 in a choir from a Catholic church in the Honório Gurgel neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of 16, she attended a technical school and was called to work at Vale. In 2010, after posting a video on YouTube, Renato Azevedo, then producer of the independent record company Furacão 2000, called her to sign a contract with the label. Due to the success of the song "Meiga e Abusada" in 2012, she signed a contract with Warner Music Brasil the following year.
Anitta rose to national fame in 2013 after releasing the single "Show das Poderosas", which reached the top of the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay chart. Its music video has been viewed over 130 million times on YouTube. In July of the same year, she released her debut studio album which received a triple gold record certificate and platinum certification by ABPD. The album hit the mark of 170,000 copies sold, being also released in Portugal. Ritmo Perfeito (2014), her second studio album, sold 45,000 copies after a month of its release. On the same day she released her first live album, Meu Lugar. In November 2014, she performed at the Latin Grammy Award, becoming the youngest Brazilian singer to perform at the awards. In 2015, she released her third studio album entitled Bang, which was certified platinum and produced the singles "Deixa Ele Sofrer", "Bang", "Essa Mina é Louca" and "Cravo e Canela".
In 2013, Anitta was the singer who most remained at the top of iTunes Brazil and was elected by the same as the Artist of the Year. She was also elected by the Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte (APCA) as the revelation of the year in music in 2013. She is a five-time winner as the Best Brazilian Act on the MTV Europe Music Awards, and was the first Brazilian artist to win the Best Latin American Act award.
In 2017, she was chosen by Billboard as the 15th most influential artist in the world in social networks, getting ahead of artists like Lady Gaga, Shakira and Rihanna.
Anitta was born Larissa de Macedo Machado in Rio de Janeiro, the youngest daughter of Míriam Macedo and Mauro Machado; her brother Renan Machado serves as her artistic producer. Her mother raised the two children by herself. Her father is African-Brazilian, while her mother is a Brazilian of European descent.
She began her career at 8 years old singing in the choir of Santa Luzia Church in Rio de Janeiro by the intervention of her maternal grandparents. At 11 years old, with the allowance she got, she decided to take English classes. She later received dance lessons provided by her mother's teacher. At 16, she finished a course in administration at a technical school in Rio de Janeiro. A year later, she decided to pursue an artistic career. That same year, she was the winner of the "Revelation of Music" award.- Michele Nordin was born on 2 October 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Coyote (2021), Justified (2010) and Royal Pains (2009). She has been married to Tim Rettele since 14 September 2013. They have three children.
- Marina started her career at just 7 years old on Rede Globo, where she had the opportunity to act in 2 miniseries, 4 films and more than 10 soap operas (which 3 of them were Emmy indicated). She is also present on cinema industry within 3 movies - "Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida" (2004), "Sequestro Relâmpago" (2018) and "Todas as Canções de Amor" (2018).
Marina's first TV participation was in 2002, in the soap opera "Sabor da Paixão" as Mari. Whether in childhood, youth or adulthood, the actress gives life to a diverse profiles of characters. As said before, throughout her career, she participated in three Emmy Award-nominated productions: the soap operas "Império" (2015), "Totalmente Demais" (2017) and the miniseries "Justiça" (2017). In theater, she acted in two plays: "Little Red Riding Hood - The Musical" (2005) and "7 - The Musical" (2008). Marina also was on the Cannes Festival's Red Carpet and presented an Emmy award in the USA.
Besides her acting career, Marina also models. She featured in more than 50 covers throughout her career, including international and national titles like Vogue and GQ's Men Of the Year.
In 2020, she launched "Ginger", her own clothes brand, and the 1st preview sold out in 24 hours.
Nowadays, she is almost finishing recording her participation at "Rio Connection", an international Tv Show with a multinational production (featuring Sony, Floresta and Rede Globo). - Writer
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Carlos Saldanha is a Brazilian director of animated films. He was the director of Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and Rio (2011), and the co-director of Ice Age (2002) and Robots (2005).
Saldanha was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He left his hometown in 1991 to follow his artistic instinct and passion for animation. With a background in computer science and a natural artistic sensibility, he found New York City the perfect locale to merge these skills and become an animator. He attended the MFA program at New York's School of Visual Arts, where he graduated with honors in 1993, after completing two animated shorts, The Adventures of Korky, the Corkscrew (1992) and Time For Love (1993). The shorts have been screened at animation festivals around the world. At SVA, Saldanha met Chris Wedge, one of the co-founders of Blue Sky Studios, who invited him to join their growing team of artists.
He also worked as animator on Wedge's short film Bunny (1998).- Actor
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Daniel Benzali is an internationally renowned actor who has astonished and delighted audiences worldwide for over 30 years with his powerful performances in a wide range of film, television and theatre roles. He received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his magnificent performance as superstar attorney Ted Hoffman in the groundbreaking, highly acclaimed television series, Murder One (1995). He received the honor of being invited to become a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Other major London Theatre work includes starring as Juan Domingo Perón in the global hit musical, Evita, and starring opposite Patti LuPone in the world premiere of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical, Sunset Boulevard. Benzali's singing can be heard on the world premiere cast recording of Sunset Boulevard and on his own album, Benzali.- Actress
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Bianca is a Latina actress born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her father is a writer and teacher of Italian-Portuguese decent. She also is a producer, director and writer. She started her career at the early age of 17, she quickly went on to perform in several theater productions across Brazil. Bianca's television career began in 2004 when she inked an exclusive 8-year deal with GLOBO and starred in over 10 in- house productions. Her Brazilian cinema career earned her several wins and nominations, participating in over 13 productions. Bianca was one of the first actresses of her generation to leave Globo and bet on series, for that she won the Brazilian critics award (APCA) for her portrayal of Carol (April), from the adaptation of the dramatic series In Treatment. She was the lead on Felipe Hirsch MTV series Gaming Instinct. Bianca earned the lead role of Michelle in Netflix's first Brazilian production (and hit) "3%". She participated on other globally acclaimed audiovisual projects such as "The Nightshifter" (SHUDDER), "Maybe a Love Story" (WARNER) and "Beyond the Map" (GOOGLE). Bianca developed an interactive experience for ALEXA called "The 3% Challenge", based on the IP of 3%. In early 2021 she starred in the IBM LATAM campaign "Coders". Bianca led the cast of "Intervention", an original Netflix film about a police rookie dealing with the hardships of being a cop in a city like Rio where there is no law. She played the lead role of Carol in Star+ (HULU BR) series "It wasn't my Fault" to be launched in the upcoming months of 2022.
Bianca was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of writer Doc Comparato and older sister to actress and presenter Lorena Comparato. She is of Portuguese and Italian descent. At age 16, Comparato was awarded a three-month residency at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She returned to Brazil determined to cultivate her craft. At the request of her parents, Bianca completed her academic studies while attending drama and movement classes. Bianca received a film degree from Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro.
Comparato's first theatrical performance was in "O Ateneu," directed by Leonardo Bricio for the Villa-Lobos Theatre. She then made her television debut in the Globo series CARGA PESADA, which lead to a recurring role in SENHORA DO DESTINO, an immensely popular drama series that attracted half of Brazil's TV audience during any nightly episode. Following this, Bianca quickly proceeded to secure roles in series "Soap Operas "such as BELLISIMA, in which she portrayed "Maria João" opposite Paolla Oliveira, and the dramedy COBRAS & LAGARTOS, as well as POR TODA MINHA VIDA, ANTONIA, BELEZA PURA, ALINE and A VIDA DE GENTE. Bianca made her feature film debut in Rudi Lagemann's ANJOS DO SOL ("Angels of the Sun") which lead to her being cast in Malu De Martino's award-winning feature COMO ESQUECER ("So Hard to Forget"). To date, Bianca has starred in over 20 television productions. Noteably, Bianca portrayed "Betânia" in the popular primetime series Soap Opera/Production AVENIDA BRAZIL, which drew an average audience of 46 million viewers per week, making it the most-commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history to-date. On stage, Bianca has appeared on "8 theatrical productions" including ÚLTIMOS REMORSOS ANTES DO ESQUECIMENTO for Temporada Theater and in Casa da Gavea's world premiere of A FRUTA E A CASCA, based on the novel "Dom Casmurro" by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis and her very own production of "Romeo and Juliet".- Producer
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He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer and director of the Netflix original series Narcos, starring frequent collaborator Wagner Moura.- Music Artist
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Jorge Mário DA Silva, more commonly known by his stage name Seu Jorge born June 8, 1970, is a Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, and actor. He is considered by many a renewed of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba schools and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Jorge is also known for his film roles as Mané Galinha in the 2002 film City of God and as Pelé dos Santos in the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His musical work has received praise from many of his fellow musicians including Beck and David Bowie.- Alexandre Rodrigues was born on 21 May 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor, known for City of God (2002), Paradise City (2009) and Aruanas (2019).
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Walter Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Central Station (1998), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Terra Estrangeira (1995). He is married to Maria Klabin. They have one child.- André Lamoglia was born on 4 August 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Elite (2018), The Traitor (2019) and Juacas (2017).
- Leandro Firmino was born on 23 June 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor, known for City of God (2002), Goitaca and Trash (2014).
- Known throughout Brazil for her outstanding roles in soap operas, the actress and model Juliana Paes began her artistic journey in 1998, with a small role as an extra in "Malhação". Her first character came soon after, in 2000, when she played the maid "Ritinha" in the soap opera "Laços de Família". After that, her career as an actress took off, which gave Juliana many notable roles in several successful soap operas on Rede Globo, such as "Celebridade" (2003), "América" (2005), "Caminho das Índias" (2009), "Gabriela" (2012), "Totalmente Demais" (2015), "A Força do Querer" (2017), "A Dona do Pedaço" (2019) and many others.
Juliana also collects roles in major productions, such as "Mais Uma Vez Amor" (2005), "Amor Por Acaso" (2010), "A Despedida" (2015), "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" (2017) e "Predestinado - Arigó e o Espírito de Dr. Fritz" (2022), which will be released in September. However, the actress' presence on the big screen isn't limited to Brazilian cinema. Juliana also has a career in dubbing, giving her voice to characters in the animations "Kung Fu Panda (2008)", "Kung Fu Panda: Holiday" (2010), "Happy Family" (2017) and "The Croods: A New Age" (2021).
Juliana played the character "Maria Marruá" in the first part of the remake of "Pantanal", currently shown on Rede Globo. - Director
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Bruno Barreto was born on 16 March 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Reaching for the Moon (2013), Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) and Four Days in September (1997). He was previously married to Amy Irving.- Actor
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With a 21 years old successful career, Bruno Gagliasso has established himself as one of the greatest Brazilian actors, with more than 20 awards for his numerous soap operas, including the "Quem de Televisão" Award, "Qualidade Brasil" Award, "Best of the Year" and "You Award". He began his artistic career in 2000 in Chiquititas, on the SBT channel. In 2001, he signed a contract with Globo, to join the cast of the soap opera "As Filhas da Mãe" and remained this occupation until 2019. From then on, there were more than 20 soap operas on the network, such as: the problematic Inácio in "Celebridade", Timóteo in "Cordel Encantado" which earned him the "Quem de Televisão" and "Quality Brazil Awards", Ricardo in "Sinhá Moça" where he won the "Best of the year" and "You Award" and Eduardo in "Dupla Identidade" which also gave him two awards. Bruno is also featured in cinema and streaming with several works such as: "Mato sem Cachorro", "TOC", "Marighella", "Loop", "Marea Negra" and "Santo". Owner of iconic characters and with a long passage through Rede Globo, he is currently acting in some international projects in addition to his own projects.- Actress
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Deborah Secco was born on 26 November 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011), Good Luck (2014) and America (2005). She has been married to Hugo Moura since 2015. They have one child. She was previously married to Roger Flores and Rogério Gomes.- Actress
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Véra Gibson-Amado, known professionally as Véra Clouzot, was a Brazilian-French actress.
In 1941, Véra met French actor Léo Lapara, a member of the theater company of Louis Jouvet, who toured in Brazil during World War II. Vera married the actor, taking part in the company's South American tour that lasted almost four years. After World War II, Vera settled in Paris.
In 1947, Lapara had a role in Jenny Lamour (1947) by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Vera met Henri on the set with her then-husband and it was described as "coup de foudre", love at first sight. Clouzot hired Vera as the script girl of his next film, Miquette (1950). Vera divorced Lapara and married Henri-Georges Clouzot in 1950. She was directed by her husband in her first film, the 1953 thriller The Wages of Fear (1953), in which she appeared alongside Charles Vanel and Yves Montand. In a short film career Clouzot only performed in films directed by Henri-Georges, the most famous of which was undoubtedly the 1955 thriller Diabolique (1955).
Vera died suddenly of a heart attack in 1960 just 15 days short of her 47th birthday.- Actor
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Douglas Silva was born in 1988 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and producer, known for City of God (2002), Blindness (2008) and City of Men (2002). He has been married to Carolina Brito Samarão since November 2008. They have one child.- Actress
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Norma Bengell was born on 21 February 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and director, known for Planet of the Vampires (1965), Eternamente Pagú (1987) and The Murdered House (1971). She was married to Gabriele Tinti. She died on 9 October 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Leading actress in the Netflix Brazilian comedy-drama mystery series "Maldivas", which is on the list of the top ten most watched Netflix series in the world. She is also the protagonist of the series "Insanity", streaming on Star +, a psychological thriller, which Carol has gained positive reviews for, such as the Sec Awards for best actress in a series.
Carol Castro is a Brazilian actress, who began her career in the theater, at the age of nine. She starred in her first soap opera in 2003, playing the role of Gracinha, in the popular melodrama "Mulheres Apaixonadas", from Rede Globo. She has acted in over 15 feature films and 12 soap operas. Among them, "Órfãos da Terra" was awarded an International Emmy in 2020, as well as a Grand Prize in the 15th edition of the Seoul Drama Awards (the most prestigious entertainment awards in Asia) and a Rose D'Or Award.
In 2019, she won the Golden Kikito for best supporting actress, at the Gramado Film Festival (the most important film awards in Brazil), for her performance in the film "Venice", directed by Miguel Falabella. She also won in the same category at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival.
A versatile actress, who will star in three other upcoming feature films, in the second semester of 2022: "Férias Trocadas", directed by Bruno Barreto and produced by Paris Entertainment; "Ninguém é de Ninguém", adapted screenplay by Wagner de Assis and a joint production between Cinética Filmes and Sony Pictures do Brasil, and "Eike - Tudo ou Nada", directed by Andradina and Dida Andrade. - Actress
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Giovanna Antonelli was born on 18 March 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for The Clone (2001), Overwhelming Women (2002) and Brave Woman (2012). She was previously married to Roberto Locascio and Ricardo Medina.- Actor
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Davi Santos was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and writer, known for Good Sam (2022), Tell Me a Story (2018) and Law & Order True Crime (2017).- Actress
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Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva was born on 16th October 1929 in Rio de Janeiro. She adopted the name "Fernanda" because she thought it sounded good. "Montenegro" came after her family doctor.
In late 40s she was translating and adapting famous theater plays to radio. She begun her artistic life in the theater with the play "Alegres Canções nas Montanhas" in 1950. Among her mates was Fernando Torres, who would soon become her husband. Next she use the married name Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres. In the next years she worked with other great actors like Sérgio Britto, Cacilda Becker, Nathália Timberg, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro and Ítalo Rossi.
In the early 60s she moved to São Paulo where she worked on many theater plays and also stared working on television. Her first soap operas was "Pouco Amor Não é Amor". In 1964 she started working for cinema as well. Her first film was "A Falecida". In 1965 her daughter Fernanda Torres was born. She later also became a famous actress.
As time went by, more and more successful soap operas and plays came up and she received many prizes. She was later called "The First Lady of Brazilian Theater". In cinema, after some not very famous films, she worked on "Eles Não Usam Black-Tie" (1981), largely applauded by the critics.
Her success on television and theater continued, but her cinema career, although it never stopped, was largely unnoticed until 1997, when "O Que é Isso, Companheiro?", a nominee for the Oscar of Best Film in a Foreign Language, was released. In 1998 "Central do Brasil" enchanted the world. This film, another nominee for the Oscar, was the highest moment of Fernanda Montengro's cinema career, once she was a nominee for Best Actress. The Oscar was not given to her, but the actress got the Berlin prize. In 1999 she had another great achievement on TV, "O Auto da Compadecida", later cut to a film format and released in the movie theaters.- Actress
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Nanda Costa was born on 24 September 1986 in Parati, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Stolen Dreams (2009), The Big Catch (2017) and Monster Hunter (2020).- Actress
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Isabelle Drummond was born on 12 April 1994 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Sparkling Girls (2012), Pirlimpimpim (2001) and Watercolors of Love (2009).- Actress
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An award-winning actress and writer, Mina Olivera has always been a citizen of the world. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mina often traveled with her mother on United Nations business, spending years in Switzerland and El Salvador as a child and teenager, respectively.
As the daughter of a U.N. human rights officer, Mina lived a childhood filled with beauty, drama, death threats, and plenty of politics. She speaks four languages - English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Her father, a prolific movie director in Brazil in the 70s and 80s, won the Brazilian Oscar for screenwriting and encouraged Mina from a young age to pursue the arts.
With a life-long passion for art, Mina has been involved in theater for most of her life, starring in her first professional play when she was only 14 years old. Since graduating with honors from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, she's starred in, written, and produced several critically acclaimed plays and films.
Mina wrote and stared on the film SOLTEIRA QUASE SURTANDO (SINGLE ALMOST CRAZY), a comedy produced by MGM and schedule to be released in theaters in 2017. In addition, her film DARK AMAZON, won her the "Most Promising Actress" award at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. She also recently starred in the film CRY NOW, to be released in 2017.
Drawing from the real-life adventures and challenges of coming to America by herself at age 17, she wrote a hilarious one-woman show entitled LOL! LATINA ON THE LOOSE. Her show was loved by critics and audiences alike and played to sold out crowds at the 300-seat Los Angeles Theater Center before touring the country. Mina was recognized for her comedic writing and won awards including the Brazilian Press Award in Miami and the Straw Award for best theater performance in 2011.
Right after graduating, Mina co-founded NOVICA.com with her mother and husband Roberto. They launched this mission-driven internet company out of their basement in Santa Monica, and within a few years they had partnered with National Geographic and opened offices around the world. To date, they've sent over $70 Million to artisans, providing a profound impact to the lives of over 10,000 artisans and their families.- Actress
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Fernanda Torres was born on 15 September 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Terra Estrangeira (1995), Gêmeas (1999) and Normal People (2001). She has been married to Andrucha Waddington since 1997. They have two children. She was previously married to Gerald Thomas.- Actor
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Murilo Benício was born on 13 July 1972 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for O Beijo no Asfalto (2018), The Clone (2001) and Brazil Avenue (2012). He was previously married to Débora Falabella and Alessandra Negrini.- Carmen Sheila was born on 23 May 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Speed Racer (1967) and Historietas Assombradas (para Crianças Malcriadas) (2005). She died on 16 May 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Camila Morgado was born on 12 April 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Good Morning, Verônica (2020), Olga (2004) and Seven Women (2003).
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Jonathan Haagensen was born on 23 February 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and producer, known for City of God (2002), O Diabo a Quatro (2004) and City of Men (2007).- Actress
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Glória Pires was born on 23 August 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2009), Irrational Heart (2011) and O Dono do Mundo (1991). She has been married to Orlando Morais since 1987. They have three children. She was previously married to Fábio Jr..- Adriana Esteves was born on 15 December 1969 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Brazil Avenue (2012), Marighella (2019) and Kubanacan (2003). She has been married to Vladimir Brichta since 11 February 2006. They have one child. She was previously married to Marco Ricca and Totila Jordan Neto.
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Leandro Hassum was born on 26 September 1973 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009), Till Luck Do Us Part (2012) and Os Caras de Pau (2010). He has been married to Karina Hassum since 1998. They have one child.- Maria Gladys was born on 23 November 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Rat Fever (2011), Negócio da China (2008) and Top Model (1989).
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André Mattos, Now filming for Amazon Prime ¨Último Ano Inesquecível - Verão¨ and recently in Amazon Prime ¨DOM¨ (Seasons 1, 2) is one of Brazil's most beloved actors of theater, television and film. Mattos won the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival 2019 award for Best Actor in a supporting role for " Veneza" and nominated " once again" for best actor in a supporting role for " 492" in Rio International Film Festival 2017. Mattos was destined for the stage having been born to Emílio and Zélia de Mattos, theater actors on their own right. With hundreds of plays under his belt it was inevitable that Mattos would become a household name in Brazil starring in notable comedy series O Quinto dos Infernos and Senhora do Destino. However, it would be his scene stealing portrayal of Fortunato in Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, for which he won the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Supporting Actor. This would catch the attention of Hollywood and director José Padilha who would invite Mattos to participate in the first season of NARCOS (Escobar story). Mattos can be seen in PÉLE for producer Brian Grazer. Humor is his strong point. He took part in Chico Anysio's group, a legendary Brazilian comedian. - André does not strive. God gave me this ability, within the ability to act. It may even be genetic. "My father, Emílio de Mattos, was an excellent comedian." Emilio, who died in 1973, founded the Tablado Theater, in Rio, with Maria Clara Machado. André also performs as a dubbing actor. It's André's the voice of Fender, character in "Robots", a Disney Studios' animation. He studied with Ruy Guerra at Gama Filho Film University in Rio,Brazil. Appeared in 20 films, 53 stage performances and more than 17 soap operas and TV series. Acting professionally in theater, television and film since 1984, he studied in North Yorkshire at ARTTS INTERNATIONAL - Advanced Residential Theater and Television Skilcentre, England, in the fields of TV, Cinema and Theater. Starred in the hype of the ¨Páginas Amarelas¨ lists a co-production of the JVA and Walt Disney Productions. Theater Professor at the Acting School TABLADO of Maria Clara Machado. Founder and Director of Fazenda da Arte Artistic Productions Ltda. Received the trophy Super Cap Gold - The Brazilian's Oscar, awarded to those who stood out in various sectors and activities (TV, film and theater). In 2014, he won the Best Actor Award for supporting role at the Brazil II International Film Festival. Winner of the Cinema Brazil Quality Award 2003 for best supporting actor. Winner of the Brazil Quality Award 2001 in the category Revelation of TV humor. Received the Best Actor awards from the Natal Film Festival and the actor prize revelation in Fescine 100 - 100 Years Film Festival when it was directed by Murilo Salles. In Theater, acted in "Girl and the Wind ¨ Classic stage play of Maria Clara Machado to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Teatro Tablado, having earned a nomination for Best Actor of 2012. Won the Coca - Cola Award - Best Actor in 1998 and nominated for The English Culture Theater Award in the category of Best Actor. Nominated for best theater actor award in 1996 and 1998. Nominated for Best Producer Award in 1998 for the show "Em Cantos" - produced by his production company - this spectacle had 20 award nominations in Rio de Janeiro receiving 6 awards In the same year. In 1999 he received 7 award nominations with his show "Gulliver's Travels". In 2003 he was nominated for best actor to play "Pluft, the Little Ghost". Production Director for the Roberto Marinho Foundation, Coca-Cola Industries Ltda. and Rio de Janeiro Municipal Secretary of Culture.- Actress
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Larissa Vereza is an award-winning Brazilian actress, screenwriter, and director who divides her time between Rio, Lisboa and Los Angeles, where she lived for six years. Graduated from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles with a degree in Acting for Film, she has appeared in numerous TV series and films and made her Hollywood debut in the Universal Studios film Android Cop, where she starred alongside Michael Jai White. As a screenwriter, Larissa achieved recognition as a semifinalist in the Sundance Episodic Lab 2020 and was selected for the NALIP 2019 Emergent Content Creators in L.A. She won the International TV Festival in Rio and earned a spot at the New York Television Festival with her TV pilot "Pegando no Tranco," which she both created and directed. Larissa then wrote, directed, and starred in the short film Night of Ashes, which aired on Canal Brasil and was selected for festivals such as CortoCircuito and the Short Film Corner in Cannes and recently won the Jornadas Criativas at Rio2C with her project The Fauna Of The Cadavers. Her passion for mystery and crime series, combined with her experience as an actress, makes her write the perfect mix of plot and character-driven stories, permeated by strong and complex female protagonists.- Writer
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Marshall Brickman was born on 25 August 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a writer and producer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Sleeper (1973) and Manhattan (1979). He has been married to Nina Feinberg since 1973. They have two children.- Actress
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Jossara Jinaro, described in the Latin media as the "strong, smart, and sexy ultimate woman," was the love child of two Maoists in South America. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and when her Mother married a Colombian diplomat she moved to Colombia. As a little girl she loved to watch movies. Her favorite was "Gilda" because she loved Rita Hayworth as the night club dancing dame. Jossara always dreamed of being just like her. Samba and salsa rhythms pulled Jossara onto the stage. She began dancing at the age of 5 and by the time she was 8 she did her first play. Her Step-Father was held hostage by the guerrilla and soon after he was released her family sought safety in the United States.
She fully learned English at the age of 15 and soon found herself caught between a traditional Latin Family and her new American identity. She decided to leave home at the age of 16 and pursue her artistic dreams. Her first professional gig was singing and dancing at the theme park Old Indiana Fun Park where everybody recognized her as the girl playing Janet Jackson. This love for singing and dancing got her in a BFA musical theatre program that fall. She graduated top of her class and was recognized as the best actress and most likely to succeed. She got her first agent in Chicago and started working professionally right away. Chicago reviewers referred to her as "dynamic and versatile, the ultimate chameleon," "a classic beauty who fills the stage with heat, passion, and intensity."
Jossara left Chicago to play Rene, the seductress in "Dark Rapture," at the American Conservatory Theatre. An agent approached her after her opening night and asked her to come to Los Angeles. Once she arrived in LA she was soon snatched up by Columbia Tri-Star to play the beautiful and funny Virginia Bustos in the Alma nominated sitcom "Viva Vegas." Since then, Jossara has fought for and been very fortunate to play strong, positive and non-traditional roles for Latinas.
After making her network debut recurring on Judging Amy as Cheech Marin's smart and driven activist daughter, she got the attention of Emmy-Award winning director/producer Christopher Chulack, who cast her on ER and later opposite Simon Baker on Smith. The storyline of her role on "Passions," as Rae, the strong and sexy club owner, was nominated for the 2006 GLAAD award. She went back to Colombia in 2009 to work on the Novela La Bella Ceci y El Imprudente and returned to Hollywood to work on the new series East Los High.
Her biggest love is the film world. So much so that she began to produce her own projects. A budding filmmaker with critically-acclaimed shorts and a feature that was accepted into Panavision's new filmmaker's program. She's made the film festival rounds with award-winning films like Desert Road Kill which garnered her a best supporting Actress award. You may have also seen her in "Devil's Rejects," a Rob Zombie Film, "Havoc," with Anne Hathaway, "TenTricks," with Leah Thompson, "Fly Boys," with Stephen Baldwin, Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, and recently in Lion Gate's urban hip-hop movie "Go For It!" as Loli, the queen bee of the dance floor.
Jossara still loves to do live theatre. Most recently she was the female lead in "Firehouse" from consulting producer Academy Award winner Robert Moresco and in "The Birthday Present" directed by Academy Award winner Jonathan Sanger.- Raquel Villar is an actress and performer that began her artistic path as a child in a church theater group. At the age 15, she started studying at Contemporary Theater Company, and since then improved her skills in many study groups like Laura Alvim, Cal, Eva Due Bruce, Sarkis Tcheumlekdjian, Marcia Fiani, Jo-Ann Endicott, and many others. In her 20s, she debuted in a soup opera from TV Globo, one of the biggest broadcasters in Brazil, and kept working there for six years. During this time she also shot six movies and performed at five different plays. Nowadays, she is part of an independent theater group in Berlin, Ohne Festen Wohnsitz, and had already performed in two plays, one of them 'Opdakh,' which had received the BfDT Bündnis für Demokratie und Toleranz 2019 prize.
- Monique Alfradique was born on 29 April 1986 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Pure Beauty (2008), Once in a Blue Moon (2005) and Chain Reaction (2021).
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French-Brazilian film director, producer, screenwriter and composer Maximianno Cobra was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From a very early age, he discovered his passion for film seeing Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece "Metropolis" (1927); initializing a lifelong fascination with German expressionism. Spending much of his formative years absorbing the great works of cinema, his understanding of storytelling was enriched after watching Fellini's "Amarcord" (1973), Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) and Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" (1941); but it was a love of Olivier's "Hamlet" (1950) that first ventured him into the magnificent world of Shakespeare. "Discovering Shakespeare was" - in his own words was - "an existential upheaval. He impacted me the same way Bach's music had."
Beginning his career as an orchestra conductor, it is here Maximianno learnt the "essential value of the text as the epicentre that leads a performing artist to build the spiritual and physical life of either a music score or a character". During his early professional years, in synergy with his experiences in the field, Maximianno attended acting workshops and conferences on Stanislavsky's method (notably with director Sergio Brito and theatre practitioner Augusto Boal, founder of the theatrical concept of 'Theatre of the Oppressed'). From them he learnt the need to reach and explore "humanities dark and unknown regions; to let all subliminal moment happen from within the process of storytelling and narrative." This experience constituted, for him, how a director views presenting a story
At seventeen Maximianno earned a grant to study conducting and composition in Europe, at Vienna's Music and Performing Arts University. In parallel with his education, he also began exploring his fascination with directing, awakened during his adolescence by Sergio Brito's theatrical production of "King Lear". True to kismet, his first production was also Shakespeare's "King Lear", performed in both English and French, for a Parisian theatre company. "Directing Shakespeare or conducting Bach is, each and every time, a symbolic rebirth. As long as we accept to open our mind and heart, they have the ability to transform both performing artists and audience into phoenixes." Upon graduation he toured France with the Hungarian State Opera and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; later joining the Europa Philharmonia, a newly-founded ensemble bringing together Europe's elite orchestra musicians for studio recording projects using the latest media technology.
In 1993 Maximianno was hired as producer and audiovisual director of a concert series for the Ministry of Culture's public television channel; featuring the Brazilian Philharmonic and the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, under his direction. This led to a follow up on European TV and cable network of a new piece "Ode to Joy: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 Op. 125" which quickly became a best seller. The experience of directing for camera, as opposed to stage and concert, began to gestate in his mind; leading to his first initial draft adapting Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" for film. "I had an intrinsically long relationship with the play and, above all, with its timeless themes: the challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty. Not to mention an early fascination, since I was a teenager, about Ancient Greece and classical Greek theatre."
While he continued to tour Europe as artistic director for the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Maximianno further developed his directing on stage, especially his passion for Shakespeare, bringing to life productions of "Richard III", "the Picture of Dorian Gray" and "Macbeth". During this time Maximianno also earned his Ph.D in Musicology and Music History from Paris-Sorbonne University; culminating in being appointed Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Network Audiovisual Project. Under his leadership they focused on stage performances, audiobooks, documentaries and films; and for his achievements with the company Maximianno was awarded seven ICA awards and five IAG Recording Award.
In 2011 he directed the TV series "the Mahler - Klimt Project, A Gustav Mahler Centennial Celebration", followed in 2012 with directing the short film "Sense: A Small Tribute to Federico Fellini". At long last Maximianno was able to honour not just one of cinema's greatest directors, but someone who had influenced his own passion in film-making from such an early age. "Maestro Fellini, like any other master, understood 'a little more' about the meaning of life than anyone of us."
In 2017 Maximianno entered pre-production for "Misanthropos", bringing to fruition over a decade worth of dedication to adapting Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens". After more than a year of auditions (personally casting each actor), gathering crew, being heavily involved in stage design, costumes and the music score, as well as two years of rehearsals, Maximianno is now supervising the Post-production process until the movie's release - Estimated schedule: 2024.