Isabela Soares de Souza (born January 13, 1998) is a Brazilian actress, singer and model who is known for her roles as ''Brida'' in the Disney Channel Brazilian series ''

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'' (2017–2019) and Beatriz Urquiza in the

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original series '' Bia''.

Life and career

Isabela Soares de Souza Marques was born on January 13, 1998, in

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. At age 10, Souza moved with her family to

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and she began her artistic training at the Centro de Capacitação Profissional em Artes Cênicas. Her first professional acting experience was in 2014, after participating in the play ''Verão Sem Fim''. A year later, she was selected from a casting to play Brida in ''

'', an original series produced by Disney Channel

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, where she moved to

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to take surfing lessons and participate in the filming of the series. In 2018, she performed the song "Minha Vez", for the Brazilian soundtrack of the animated series ''

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''. In May 2018, she was selected to play Beatriz "Bia" Urquiza, the main character of the Disney Channel Latin American original production '' Bia,'' along with her co-star, Spanish actor

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, who plays Manuel Gutierrez. She had to move to Buenos Aires, Argentina and learn Spanish to be able to play the role. In 2019, she was selected to be part of the Latin American and Brazilian soundtrack of the movie ''

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'' where she performed "Callar" and "Ninguém me cala", versions of the song "Speechless" in Spanish and Portuguese respectively. In January 2020, it was announced that Souza would be part of the jury at the

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in Chile. In April of the same year, was released "Vamos a mi ritmo", a song by ''

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'' in collaboration with Souza, which is part of the EP ''Cuatro temporadas: Primavera''. The video was recorded in Mexico and released on April 24, 2020. In 2021, she released the singles "Anyone" (cover of Justin Bieber's single) and "Cliché", both in collaboration with the singer Vitória Frozi.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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