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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.

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.

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.

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.

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), Women in Love (2003) and America (2005).

Marshall Brickman was born on 25 August 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and producer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Sleeper (1973) and Manhattan (1979). He was married to Nina Feinberg and Russell Ann Gilliam. He died on 29 November 2024 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

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 Rio Lobo (1970). 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.

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 Breathe (2017).

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.

Fernanda Torres is a Brazilian actress (Winner, Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival), writer and screenwriter.

Born in Rio de Janeiro to artistic parents - her mother is Academy-Award nominee and International Emmy Award winner Fernanda Montenegro (Central Station) - Fernanda Torres started her film career at 16yo in Walter Lima Junior's "Innocence" (1983). She has since worked with outstanding Brazilian directors such as Bruno Barreto (in the Academy-Award nominee "Four Days in September" (1997), Arnaldo Jabor (in "Love me Forever or Never" (1986) which earned her the Palme d'Or at Cannes), Andrucha Waddington (in the Sundance, Toronto and Berlin official Selection "House of Sand" (2005)), and Walter Salles (in "Foreign Land", in 1994, "The First Day" in 1996, and "I'm Still Here", the 2024 Venice, Toronto, London, New York and San Sebastian official selection which earned her the Best Actress award at Critics Choice Awards Latino Celebration of Cinema and TV).

She has also a solid career in film and and TV comedies, including the multi-million Braziliantheatrical box-office hits "Os Normais 1" and "2", spin-offs of her hugely successful homonymous TV series. She also starred in the series "Tapas e Beijos". Both series ran for several seasons on Brazil's #1 Free TV network TV Globo, bringing her enormous popularity. Throughout her career, Fernanda Torres has dedicated a special place to stage productions, including her monologue hit "A Casa dos Budas Ditosos" based on a book by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, which she has been performing regularly all over Brazil since 2003 and has been seen by more than 1 million people.

At 40, Fernanda started a prolific writing career. She has since then released the novels "End" (which was translated into 7 languages and sold more than 200.000 copies in Brazil alone) and "Glory and Its Litany of Horrors". Both were published by Cia das Letras in Brazil and Restless Books in the US.

Fernanda Torres has also written screenplays for film and TV, including an adaptation of "End" as a 10-episode drama series directed by Andrucha Waddington for Brazil's leading streaming platform GloboPlay. She has also been a regular columnist of Brazil's leading newspaper Folha de S. Paulo since 2010.

Fernanda Torres holds Brazilian and Italian citizenship. She is married to the Brazilian film and TV director and producer Andrucha Waddington. The couple has two sons.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Susana Ribeiro was born in 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for O Dono do Mundo (1991), The Mechanism (2018) and Harassment (2018).

André Mattos, Now filming for AfroReggae Audiovisual/Disney ¨Na Linha de Fogo/Core and recently in Globoplay/AfroReggae Audiovisual O Jogo que Mudou a História, Amazon Prime ¨Último Ano Inesquecível - Verão¨ and 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.

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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.

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".

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).

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), The Murdered House (1971) and Eternamente Pagú (1987). She was married to Gabriele Tinti. She died on 9 October 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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).

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.

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).

Valentina Herszage was born on 11 March 1998 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Kill Me Please (2015), The Big Catch (2017) and Direita É a Mão que Você Escreve (2009).