Milena Toscano Gonçalves (born January 11, 1984), is a
Brazilian actress.
Career
Born in
Santo André, São Paulo
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,
Milena Toscano started her career as a model when she was ten years-old, after she was hired by the
Ford Models Agency.
She performed in her first TV commercial when she was 13 years old.
After attending many performing arts schools such as Studio Fátima Toledo, Casa de Artes de Laranjeiras and Escola Livre de Teatro, she was signed by
Rede Globo
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. She debuted in the 2004 telenovela
Começar de Novo
''Começar de Novo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo and aired between 30 August 2004 and 16 April 2005.
It stars Marcos Paulo, Natália do Vale, Eva Wilma, Werner Schünemann, Carlos Vereza, Giselle Itié
Giselle Itié Ramo ...
, playing the character Sofia.
Milena Toscano played Martina in
SBT
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Its main features are:
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's remake of the Mexican telenovela ''
Los Ricos También Lloran
''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song ...
'', named Los Ricos também Choram, which aired from 2005 to 2006.
She also played a lead role in 2010, in the Rede Globo telenovela ''
Araguaia'', playing Manuela Martinez.
She played the character Vanessa in the 2011 telenovela
Fina Estampa
''Fina Estampa'' (''Looks & Essence'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters. .
Milena Toscano played an abolitionist and feminist named Filipa do Amaral in the 2016
Escrava Mãe.
Filmography
Telenovelas
Cinema
;''Feature-length films'':
Theater
Awards
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
People from Santo André, São Paulo
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian stage actresses
Brazilian female models