Letícia Persiles (born 2 January 1983) is a Brazilian actress and singer who played the lead role in the telenovela ''

Amor Eterno Amor Amor Eterno Amor (''Love, Eternal Love'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo and exhibited in the schedule of 18 hours. Written by Elizabeth Jhin and directed by Roberta Richards, Fábio Strazzer, Luciana Oliveira Paulo Ghelli, Pedro V ...

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Biography

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 ...

, Letícia Persiles has a son with her husband, the 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 ...

, who she met for the first time during the filming of the 2008 miniseries Capitu.

Career

Acting career

She played the teenage Capitu in the

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miniseries Capitu, based on the book Dom Casmurro, by Brazilian writer

Machado de Assis Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, ''Machado,'' or ''Bruxo do Cosme Velho''Vainfas, p. 505. (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short sto ...

. Letícia Persiles played the lead role in the 2012 telenovela

as the journalist Miriam Allende, who is the main romantic interest of the character played by

Gabriel Braga Nunes Gabriel Braga Nunes (born February 7, 1972) is a Brazilian actor, best known for his work in telenovelas, specially ''Essas Mulheres'', ''Cidadão Brasileiro'', ''Caminhos do Coração'' and '' Poder Paralelo''. He also stars in ''Insensato Cora� ...

. Letícia Persiles replaced

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, who was originally cast to play the lead role of the telenovela. She plays Alinne Moraes best friend, Anita, in the 2015 telenovela

Além do Tempo ''Além do Tempo'' (English title: ''Time After Time'') is a Brazilian telenovela that premiered on 13 July 2015 and ended 15 January 2016. It is created by Elizabeth Jhin. Written by Elizabeth Jhin in conjunction with Eliane Garcia, Lílian Garci ...

Singing career

Letícia Persiles is the vocalist of the band Manacá.

Filmography

Television

Cinema

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Persiles, Leticia 1983 births Living people Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian television actresses Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers