Joana Solnado (born 21 September 1983) is a

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Biography

Born in Lisbon, Joana Sonado is the granddaughter of actor

Raul Solnado Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929 - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces ...

and the daughter of writer Alexandra Solnado. She studied Communications in the Lusófona University, and graduated in theater with

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ian actor Thiago Justino and studied acting at the now defunct

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Career

She participated in theater projects such as "Confissões de Adolescente" (Teenagers's Confessions) in 2002 and "Olha quem está aí para o Natal" (Look Who Is Here For Christmas) in 2003 and in several productions directed by Thiago Justino, such as "King, I Have the Dream" presented in The Edge Festival, in

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with the Gulbenkian Foundation. She became popular after participating in several Portuguese telenovelas such as " O Último Beijo" in 2002,

Morangos com Açúcar ''Morangos com Açúcar'' (lit. ''Strawberries with Sugar''; distributed internationally as ''Sweet Strawberries'') is a Portuguese teen drama. It was broadcast daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI between 30 August 2003 to 15 September 2012. ...

from 2003 to 2004, " Tempo de Viver" in 2006 and "

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" in 2007. In

, she participated in

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's telenovela " Como uma Onda" from 2004 to 2005.

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* 1983 births Living people Portuguese television actresses Actresses from Lisbon {{Portugal-actor-stub