Lavínia Gutmann Vlasak (born 14 June 1976) is a Brazilian actress and former model.
Biography
Vlasak was born in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, daughter of Chief Financial Officer Robert Vlasak and homemaker Eugênia Gutmann. The surname Vlasak is of Czech origin. It came from her paternal grandfather who, however, was born in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. In addition, Lavínia has German ancestry from both father and mother.
In 1980, she moved to the
United States
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when her father, who worked for a multinational corporation, was transferred there. She lived outside of Brazil from 4 to 7 years of age and therefore was literate in English. After only seven years, on her return to Brazil, she learned Portuguese. When Vlasak returned, she studied at the British School in Rio de Janeiro. The school's curriculum could focus on art education, where he became interested in acting profession. Early on, listened to their teachers that would be an excellent performer.
["Sinto como se estivesse reestreando", diz Lavínia Vlasak]
Terra Networks
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, October 23, 2005 (accessdate 1-7-2010).
Career
She began his professional life working as a model. Her career began as pure imposition of the father, who impressed with a few pictures of her daughter, then 15, required to make a book. Lavinia has still tried to argue in vain, saying that actually wanted to do journalism, because it both had studied to be only a model but had no other alternative. After that, never stopped, and went with the money that funded this craft their courses as an actress.
At 16, she married her first boyfriend, actor Jorge Pontual, and were together for five years. He studied acting at the House of Art of the orange and also made the Actors Workshop of
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...
. It was during the workshop that received an invitation from director
Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born July 28, 1960, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian filmmaker and television director, known for works closely linked to literature that constitute a renovation in Brazilian audiovisual aesthetics. He has already brought ...
to test for the novel ''
O Rei do Gado
''O Rei do Gado'' (English: ''King of Cattle'') is a Brazilian telenovela written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa and directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho that was produced and broadcast on TV Globo, from 17 June 1996 to 15 February 1997, totaling 209 epi ...
''.
In 1999, shone on the small screen to be honored with his first villain in the novel ''
Força de um Desejo
''Força de um Desejo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo, and was shown in the schedule of 18 hours between May 10, 1999 and January 29, 2000, in 227 chapters. It was written by Gilberto Braga and as collaborators with Alcides Noguei ...
''. In the plot, lived the perfidious
Alice Ventura, daughter of the unscrupulous Higino Ventura dazzled Barbara Ventura, who dreams of becoming a noble. Nourishes an overwhelming passion by Inácio Sobral, but this only has eyes for the former courtesan Ester Delamare. In an attempt to arrest him, gets pregnant and Abelardo says that the child is her husband. Only he did not expect was to discover that Abelard, is actually his brother by his father.
After 10 years of career changed by
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...
,
Rede Record
RecordTV (), formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the adverti ...
and won his first girl in the novels. Owner of a solid career in the old house, where he had the opportunity to live such different roles, completed a decade-long career in full transformation.
After motherhood, limited only to guest appearances on shows. After five years, in 2010, returned to the Globo in episodes of the series ''A Vida Alheia'' and ''
As Cariocas
''As Cariocas'' (English: ''The Cariocas'') is a 2010 Brazilian television series written by Euclydes Marinho, based on Sérgio Porto's novel of the same name. It aired on Rede Globo from 19 October 2010 to 21 December 2010. The series consists o ...
''. In 2011, he made a cameo in ''
Insensato Coração
''Insensato Coração'' (''Irrational Heart'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo that first premiered 17 January 2011, replacing '' Passione'' and ended on 19 August 2011, followed by ''Fina Estampa''. It is created and wr ...
''. In 2012 he participated in the episode "A Culpada de BH" of series ''
As Brasileiras''.
Lavínia returned to TV in 2015, at the invitation of director Luiz Henrique Rios, to play former model Natasha in the novel ''
Totalmente Demais
''Totalmente Demais'' (English title: ''Total Dreamer'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 9 November 2015 at the 7 pm timeslot, replacing '' I Love Paraisópolis'' and ended on 30 May 2016 hence, fo ...
''.
Personal life
In 1992, at the age of 16, she went to live with her first boyfriend, the actor Jorge Pontual. They had been together since their 14 years of age, and their union was against the will of their parents, who thought it too young to marry. The marital union lasted five years, and in 1997 they separated amicably.
She is married to economist Celso Colombo Neto, who has a son, Felipe, born December 27, 2008 and Estela, born February 22, 2012. Her two children were born
cesarean
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at the Casa de Saúde São José in
Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro
Humaitá is a residential district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is situated between the foot of Corcovado Mountain and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. Neighbouring districts are Botafogo, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico.
The name ...
.
Nasce a filha de Lavínia Vlasak
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Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian people of Czech descent
Brazilian people of German descent
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian film actresses
20th-century Brazilian actresses
21st-century Brazilian actresses
Brazilian people of Austrian descent