Mikaela Lupu (born September 16, 1995) is a Portuguese actress born in

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. She is best known for her roles as Teresa in the television telenovela ''

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. ...

'' and Sofia Fontes in the portuguese telenovela

A Impostora ''A Impostora'' (English: ''The Pretender'') is a Portuguese telenovela that was broadcast and produced by TVI. It is directed by Jorge Queiroga and written by António Barreira. The telenovela premiered on September 4, 2016 and ended on Novembe ...

Early life

Mikaela Lupu was born in

and moved to

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when she was five years old as her parents were hired to work as crane operators.

Career

Lupu started her career in 2011 when she was selected to play the role of an anorexic girl called Teresa in ''Morangos com Açúcar''. She played a character called Cila Medeiros, a drug dealer's girlfriend in ''Mundo ao Contrário'' in 2013. She plays the role of Maria in ''O Beijo do Escorpião'' and had small participation in the TV show ''Os Filhos do Rock''.

Personal life

In 2017, she publicly announced a relationship with Portuguese actor

Nuno Lopes Nuno Miguel Pereira Lopes (born 6 May 1978) is a Portuguese actor and DJ. He's internationally known for his role in ''Saint George'', the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, and most recently for his ...

. They broke off their relationship a year later.

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes and references

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lupu, Mikaela 1995 births Living people Moldovan emigrants to Portugal Naturalised citizens of Portugal Portuguese actresses Portuguese television actresses Portuguese people of Moldovan descent 21st-century Portuguese actresses