Alexandre Frota de Andrade (born October 14, 1963) is a Brazilian politician and a former model and porn star. A former member of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), Frota was elected
Federal Deputy
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by the state of
São Paulo
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telenovelas
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on the Globo TV Network (
Rede Globo
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) and in Brazilian films.
He participated on the Brazilian TV reality show "House of Artists" (''Casa dos Artistas'') on the
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network, along with Brazilian rock musician Supla. He also appeared in the "Celebrity Farm" (''Quinta das Celebridades'') reality show in
Portugal
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where he reached second place, first place being awarded to the controversial José Castelo Branco. Both of these shows were variations on the Big Brother theme. While in
Portugal
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Alexandre Frota appeared in the theatrical spectacle ''Sex Fever''. Later he appeared in another TV reality show "First Company ''Primeira Companhia'', which took the form of a military barracks and again José Castelo Branco participated.
Sports
Frota has been a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 1990 and in 2010 he became the face for a
São Paulo
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project to draw children to the sport. He has a win over fellow actor
André Segatti
André Luciano Segatti (born May 15, 1972) is a Brazilian actor, model and reality television personality, best known for being the runner-up of the second season of the Brazilian version of '' The Farm''.
Filmography
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at ''Oscar de Jiu-Jitsu II'' tournament in 1998.
In March 2013, it was announced that Frota was drafted to
Corinthians Steamrollers
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, a move mainly seen to serve as publicity for the team. Frota asserted that he was interested in
American football
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since he was 25 but couldn't find the opportunity to practice.
Pornographic films
In 2004, Frota directed the pornographic film ''A Boneca da Casa'' launching the pornographic career of
transgender
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Casa dos Artistas reality show participant Bianca Soares. Starting from 2004 to 2008, he appeared in a series of pornographic films for Brasileirinhas, performing with actresses such as
Chloe Jones
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Personal life
Frota was married to ''telenovela'' actresses
Cláudia Raia
Maria Cláudia Motta Raia (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian actress, singer, dancer, and stage producer.
Biography
Raia was born in Campinas and was married to Edson Celulari from 1993 until 2010. They had two children: Enzo Celulari and So ...
(1986 - 1989) and model Andréa Oliveira (1995-1995) although this second marriage lasted only 33 days. Frota married fitness model and dancer Fabiana Rodrigues in 2011. He has a son named Mayã (b. 1998) from a former relationship with Samantha Lima Gondim.
Political career
Alexandre Frota has been politically active, having, according to him, founded the Free Brazil Movement (this fact is questioned in the courts). He has been also involved with the "Non-partisan School" movement.
In May 2016, he filed a petition for impeachment against
Dilma Rousseff
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, and supported the president's impeachment.
In May 2018, he supported the strike by truck drivers in Brazil.
Frota was elected federal deputy from the state of São Paulo in the
2018 Brazilian general election
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s by Social Liberal Party (PSL).
After disrupting his support for President Jair Bolsonaro and abstaining himself from the second round of the voting for the pension reform, the national directory decided to expel him in August 2019, as confirmed by the party's president and also federal deputy,
Luciano Bivar
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Governor of São Paulo
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,
João Doria
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.
Frota announced his campaign for President of the Chamber of Deputies in the 2021 election promising to open Bolsonaro impeachment trial if elected. However, he resigned and didn't register his application on the day.
Career in cinema
;As an actor
* 1984: ''Os Bons Tempos Voltaram: Vamos Gozar Outra Vez''
* 1985: '' The Adventures of Sergio Mallandro''
* 2004: ''Obsessão''
* 2004: ''A Bela e o Prisioneiro''
* 2004: ''Sexo, Suor e Samba''
* 2005: ''11 Mulheres e Muito Pó''
* 2005: ''Invasão de Privacidade''
* 2006: ''Anal Total 10''
* 2006: ''Garoto de Programa''
* 2007: ''Na Teia do Sexo''
* 2007: ''A Proibida do Sexo e a Gueixa do Funk''
* 2007: ''Frota, Mônica e Sousa''
* 2007: ''Especial de Natal do Frota''
* 2007: ''Invadindo a Retaguarda''
* 2008: ''Carnaval do Frota''
* 2008: ''United Colors of Celebrities''
* 2008: ''Sem Limite''
* 2008: ''Puro Desejo''
* 2009: ''Carnaval do Frota''
* 2009: ''00 Frota: O Homem da Pistola de Ouro''
* 2009: ''A Última Foda de Frota no Pornô''
;As a director
* 2004: ''A Boneca da Casa''
Career in television
;As an actor
*1984 - ''Livre para Voar'' - Cecílio
*1985 - ''
Roque Santeiro
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Top Model
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Malhação
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'' - Pavão
*1997 - ''Olho da Terra' - Marcelo
*1997 - ''Por Amor e Ódio'' - Santiago
*1999 - ''
Malhação
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*2001 - ''Casa dos Artistas'' - Himself
*2004 - ''Quinta das Celebridades'' - Himself
*2005 - ''Primeira Companhia'' - Himself
*2007 - ''O Melhor do Brasil'' - Enganador
*2007 - '' Show do Tom'' - Capitão Monumento
*2011 - '' A Praça é Nossa'' - Robin
;As a director
*2008 - ''Hoje em Dia''
*2009 - ''
A Fazenda
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