Ana Paula Arósio (born 16 July 1975) is a Brazilian former actress and model. She has lived in
Swindon
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,
Wiltshire
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, England since 2015.
Career
Arósio is one of the most popular actresses in Brazil. She started her career at the age of twelve when Ana Paula was "discovered" by a representative for an advertisement agency while shopping at a
supermarket
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. Her first work was done with the Brazilian agency Stilo, along with Brazilian photographer Paulo Sadao. In 1989, Arósio moved to Japan to work as a model.
After appearing in hundreds of magazine covers and television commercials, she began her career as an actress. Her first job as an actress was as Berenice in the Italian-Brazilian film Forever, directed by
Walter Hugo Khouri. She made her debut in television with ''Éramos Seis'' (We Were Six), a
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
in which she played Amanda. ''
Éramos Seis'', along with her next two
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
appearances were all on the Brazilian television network
SBT. The three productions, starting in 1994, were the aforementioned
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
, ''
Razão de Viver'' (Reason to Live), and ''Os Ossos do Barão'' (The Baron's Bones).
Stardom in Brazil came about in 1998, when Arósio played the protagonist role in ''
Hilda Furacão'' (Hilda Hurricane). ''Hilda Furacão'' was a miniseries on the Brazilian television network
Rede Globo
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written by
Glória Perez
Glória Maria Rebelo Ferrante (; born 25 September 1948) is a Brazilian screenwriter.
Biography
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. The miniseries explores the life of a young prostitute in the 1950s Brazil.
After her success in ''Hilda Furacão'', she took on the protagonist roles in two more
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
s with
Rede Globo
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: ''
Terra Nostra'' and ''
Esperança'', both by author Benedito Ruy Barbosa and with a focus on Italian immigration to Brazil. ''Terra Nostra'' gained Arósio international renown in 1999. A
telenovela
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about the
Italian immigration to Brazil, ''Terra Nostra'' is a love story between two immigrants set amidst the wave of Italian immigration to Brazil between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. She was the main actress in the role of the Italian
immigrant
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Giuliana Esplendore. Arósio herself is of Italian descent, with great-grandparents from
Lombardy
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. Terra Nostra was broadcast in 95 countries, one of the most successful productions of
Rede Globo
TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...
.
Other than these, she has made diverse special appearances in television, as well as other miniseries, while working on her theater career. Her most well-known theater piece was ''Casa de Bonecas'' (House of Dolls) in 2002. Besides ''Casa de Bonecas'', Ana Paula starred in four other plays: ''Diário Secreto de Adão e Eva'' (The Secret Diary of Adam and Eve), ''Harmonia em Negro'' (Harmony in Black), ''Fedra'' (Phedra), and ''Batom'' (Lipstick).
In 2004, Ana Paula won the best supporting actress award for the film Celeste & Estrela, directed by Betse de Paula, in the 3rd Film Festival of Varginha.
In 2005, she acted in the Brazilian film ''O Coronel e o Lobisomem'', directed by MaurÃcio Farias, alongside Brazilian actors
Selton Mello e Diogo Vilela. Her first telenovela set in present-day was ''
Páginas da Vida'' (Pages of Life) in 2006, written by Manoel Carlos. Up until this point, she had only worked on period pieces.
In 2007, Ana Paula was chosen as the new face for Avon. In 2008, Ana Paula once again starred in another period piece, the telenovela ''Ciranda de Pedra'', an adaptation from the 1981 novel.
Arósio won the ''Troféu Imprensa'' three times. The ''Troféu Imprensa'' is considered the greatest annual award for the biggest stand outs in Brazilian television in several categories. She won the award in the category of "Revelation of the Year" for Hilda in Hilda Furacão in 1998, and in the category na categoria of Best Actress for Giuliana in ''
Terra Nostra'' and for Judge Camille in ''
Esperança'' in 2002.
In October 2010, tipped to star in the telenovela ''
Insensato Coração'', Arósio, according to
Rede Globo
TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...
, she missed the first recordings, didn't report to work, and was terminated from the show's production. Later that year, on 20 December, the actress resigned Globo and terminated the contract, which was made public on 12 January 2011.
Filmography
Television
*''
Éramos Seis'' (We Were Six) (1994), Amanda
*''Razão de Viver'' (Reason of Living) (1996), Bruna
*''Os Ossos do Barão'' (The Baron's Bones) (1997), Isabel
*''
Hilda Furacão'' (Hilda Hurricane) (1998), Hilda Furacão
*''Mulher'' (Woman) (1998), Luli
*''
Você Decide
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'' (You Decide) (1998), Lena
*''
Terra Nostra'' (Our Land) (1999), Giuliana
*''Os Maias'' (The Maias) (2001), Maria Eduarda da Maia
*''Brava Gente'' (Brave People) (2001), Madalena
*''
Os Normais'' (The Normals) (2001), Carminha
*''
Esperança'' (Hope) (2002), Camille
*''
Celebridade'' (Celebrity) (2003), Alice - special participation
*''
Um Só Coração'' (One Lonely Heart) (2004), Yolanda Penteado
*''Mad Maria'' (2005), Consuelo
*''
Páginas da Vida'' (Pages of Life) (2006), OlÃvia
*''Ciranda de Pedra'' (Ring of Rocks) (2008), Laura Toledo
*''Na Forma da Lei'' (2010), Ana Beatriz
Film
*''Per Sempre'' (Forever) (1991), Berenice
*''Os Cristais debaixo do trono'' (The Cristals Beneath the Throne) (2001)
*''Celeste e Estrela'' (Celeste and Estrela) (2005), airport receptionist
*''O Coronel e o Lobisomem'' (The Colonel and the Werewolf) (2005), Cousin Esmeraldina
*''
Como Esquecer'' (2010), Júlia
*''
Anita e Garibaldi'' (2013),
Anita Garibaldi
Anita Garibaldi (, ; born Ana Maria de Jesus; 30 August 1821 – 4 August 1849) was a Brazilian republican revolutionary. She was the wife and comrade-in-arms of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. Their partnership epitomized the spir ...
*''A Floresta Que Se Move'' (2015)
Theater
*''Casa de Bonecas'' (House of Dolls) (2002),
Nora Helmer
*''Diário Secreto de Adão e Eva'' (The Secret Diary of Adam and Eve)
*''Harmonia em Negro'' (Harmony in Black)
*''Fedra'' (Phedra)
*''Batom'' (Lipstick)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
Hilda Furacão
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1975 births
Living people
Actresses from São Paulo
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian female models
Brazilian television actresses
Models from São Paulo
20th-century Brazilian actresses
21st-century Brazilian actresses
Brazilian emigrants to England
Brazilian expatriates in England
Actors from Swindon
Actresses from Wiltshire