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, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

, Letícia Persiles has a son with her husband, the director Luiz Fernando Carvalho, 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

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 ...

miniseries Capitu, based on the book

Dom Casmurro ''Dom Casmurro'' is an 1899 novel written by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. Like '' The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas'' and '' Quincas Borba'', both by Machado de Assis, it is widely regarded as a masterpiece of realist l ...

, 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 people, Brazilian novelist, poet, playwr ...

. 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 C ...

. Letícia Persiles replaced Carol Castro, 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'' (''beyond time''; 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 Garc ...

Singing career

Letícia Persiles is the vocalist of the band Manacá.

Filmography

Television

Cinema

References

External links

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