Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo (born 31 May 1948), best known as Marília Gabriela or just Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, TV host, actress, writer, and former singer.

Biography

Marília began her journalist career in 1969, as an intern at

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. That same year she was invited to present the news program '' Jornal Hoje'', in

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. In 1973, she presented the TV show ''

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'', with a story about the anniversary of

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's death. After that she became special reporter for the program. In 1980, Marília became the main host of the program ''TV Mulher'', together with Ney Gonçalves Dias She recorded two albums under

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and

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, named ''Perdida de Amor'', with participations of Simone and

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. After leaving ''TV Mulher'', in 1984, she was TV Globo's correspondent in England for six months, besides doing news stories for ''

''. Unhappy, she left TV Globo for

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. In 1985, she presented the variety shows ''Marília Gabi Gabriela'', at TV Bandeirantes, and the talk show Cara a Cara. With low ratings, Marília Gabi Gabriela show was canceled, leaving her only with '' Cara a Cara'', on late Sunday nights; from 1987 to 1994 she also presented ''Jornal Bandeirantes''. In 1989 she mediated the first presidential debate between the candidates

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and

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. After leaving TV Bandeirantes, she signed with Rede CNT for a short period. In 1997, she signed with

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, where she presented ''SBT Repórter'' and talk show ''De Frente com Gabi''. She also had a brief stint at

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Acting career

Gabi debuted on stages in 2000, with the leading role in

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' play ''Esperando Beckett'',. She also acted in feature films and

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s. In the telenovela ''

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'', de Aguinaldo Silva, Marília Gabriela played two characters in different timelines: Josefa Medeiros Duarte Pinto, a journalist, and her daughter, Guilhermina de Medeiros Duarte Pinto Lefevre. After prioritizing her acting career at Rede Globo, and also presenting ''Marília Gabriela Entrevista'' on cable channel

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, she returned to ''

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'' in June 2010, back with ''De Frente com Gabi''. On 6 July 2010 she signed with

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to present ''

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''on Mondays'', ''keeping her program on SBT on Sundays. Thus, Marília Gabriela passed to host three programs in three different channels. After a year at TV Cultura, SBT decided for her exclusivity on broadcast television. She left the channel in 2015.

Career

Television

Acting roles

Presenter

Cinema

Stage

Book

* 2008: ''Eu Que Amo Tanto'' (the book got a segment in the TV program

(

), retelling some of its stories)

Discography

Albums

* 1982: ''Marília Gabriela'' ''Label''- Opus Columbia /

* ''Tracks'' # Diga Ao Povo Que Fico ''(

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/ Roberto de Carvalho)'' # Bicho de Estimação ''(

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)'' # Ser, Fazer e Acontecer ''( Gonzaguinha)'' # Essas Coisas que Eu Mal Sei ''(

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/ Antônio Cícero)'' # Sampa ''(

)'' # Dois Namorados ''(Guto Graça Mello / Naila Skorpio)'' # Da Cor do Pecado ''(Bororó)'' # O Que É, O Que É? ''(

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)'' # Eramos Três ''(Tunai / Sergio Natureza)'' # Cataclisma ''(

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)'' # Tomara ''(

)'' * 1984: ''Marília Gabriela'' ''Label'' -

* ''Tracks'' # Sampa # Da Cor Do Pecado # Albatroz # Drão # Mutante # Cataclisma # Diga Ao Povo Que Fico # O Que É, O Que É # Abrir A Porta # Espelho # Tomara # Trem Das Cores * 2002: ''Perdida de Amor'' ''Label''-

* ''Tracks'' # Fotografia # Loira # Perdido de Amor # Você # Marina # Este Seu Olhar # Nem Eu # Inútil Paisagem # Alguém Como Tu # Copacabana # Copacabana Blade Runner # Sábado Em Copacabana

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriela, Marília 1948 births Actresses from São Paulo (state) Living people Brazilian actresses Brazilian journalists Brazilian women journalists 20th-century Brazilian women singers 20th-century Brazilian singers People from Campinas Brazilian women television presenters