Full Name Bruna Reis Maia Role Actress Occupation Actress and model Height 1.7 m | Years active 1999–present Movies Breaking Through Name Bruna Marquezine Siblings Luana Marquezine | |
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Born 4 August 1995 (age 28) ( 1995-08-04 ) Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Parents Telmo Marquezine, Neide Maia Similar People Neymar, Mauricio Destri, Marina Ruy Barbosa, Isabelle Drummond, Caio Castro Profiles | ||
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Bruna Reis Maia, best known as Bruna Marquezine (born August 4, 1995) is a Brazilian actress and model.
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She began her career at the age of five after being discovered by director Cininha de Paula and was invited to attend the soap opera Mulheres Apaixonadas where the young girl played the sweet Salette. Since then Bruna became known nationally. At only 15 years old she had lent her talent to several characters, being cast in América, Cobras & Lagartos, Desejo Proibido, Negócio da China, Araguaia, Aquele Beijo and Salve Jorge. In 2014, she played the last Helena of Manoel Carlos, in the same novel, the character Luiza, her second protagonist. Her sister, Luana Marquezine, made her debut in the soap opera Em Família. She was from 2012 until 2017 the on- and -off girlfriend of Neymar.
Career
Her birth name is Bruna Reis Maia, having adopted the surname Marquezine as a tribute to her grandmother. She began her career at young age, performing in commercials and videos with the presenter Xuxa. In 1999, she made her first appearance in a program: Gente Inocente at the time, presented by Márcio Garcia. In soap operas, her debut came when the director Cininha de Paula saw her in a video in which Bruna made an appearance in Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos later being invited to make a telenovela in prime time. Her debut came in 2003 in the soap opera Mulheres Apaixonadas of Manoel Carlos, where she became known nationally when interpreting Salette. In the same year, in the film Xuxa Abracadabra played the character Júlia. Joined the cast of telenovelas: América in 2005, playing a blind character Maria Flor; Cobras & Lagartos in 2006, portraying the character Lurdinha; Desejo Proibido in 2007, portraying the character Maria Augusta; and Negócio da China in 2008, portraying the character Flor de Lys. In 2010, participated in the novel Araguaia (telenovela) as professor Teresinha.
In 2011, she participated in Aquele Beijo playing a major role, Miss Belezinha. Played the character Lurdinha in the plot of prime time Salve Jorge in 2012. In 2013, she was tipped to star Além do Horizonte. In 2014, was invited by the author Manoel Carlos to live the traditional character Helena, in the second phase of the novel Em Família. In the third (and main) stage of the novel, plays Lois, daughter of the protagonist Helena (now played by Júlia Lemmertz)that is aired by the Globo Television in prime time. She will play Roseli in upcoming Breaking Through directed by John Swetnam and produced by Uri Singer, the film still has no release date.
