Letícia Persiles

Letícia Persiles
Persiles in 2013
Born (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983 (age 42)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1994–present
Children1

Letícia Persiles (Portuguese: [leˈtʃisiɐ peʁˈsilis]; born 2 January 1983) is a Brazilian actress[1] and singer[2] who played the lead role in the telenovela Amor Eterno Amor.

Biography

Born in Rio de Janeiro,[1] 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.[3]

Career

Acting career

She played the teenage Capitu in the Rede Globo miniseries Capitu, based on the book Dom Casmurro, by Brazilian writer Machado de Assis.[4] Letícia Persiles played the lead role in the 2012 telenovela Amor Eterno Amor[5] as the journalist Miriam Allende,[6] who is the main romantic interest of the character played by Gabriel Braga Nunes.[7] Letícia Persiles replaced Carol Castro, who was originally cast to play the lead role of the telenovela.[8] She plays Alinne Moraes best friend, Anita, in the 2015 telenovela Além do Tempo.[9]

Singing career

Letícia Persiles is the vocalist of the band Manacá.[4]

Filmography

Television

Television
Year Title Role
2008 Capitu Young Capitolina "Capitu" Pádua
2012 Amor Eterno Amor Miriam Allende
2014 A Segunda Vez Carla
2015 Além do Tempo Anita

Cinema

Cinema
Year Title Role
2014 Clareando Clara
2015 Dona do Paraíso Alex
2016 Moto Anjos Lilian

References

  1. ^ a b "Letícia Persiles" (in Portuguese). Interfilmes. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Sabrina Passos (December 9, 2008). "Entrevista: Letícia Persiles, a Capitu" (in Portuguese). Terra Network. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "A bela Capitu está de volta". Veja Rio. Year 45 (10): 13. March 7, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Conheça a atriz que será a Capitu de "Dom Casmurro" na Globo" (in Portuguese). UOL. November 8, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Globo foge de estrelas da casa no elenco de nova novela". Brasil em Folhas (in Portuguese). November 22, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Renata Mendonça (February 14, 2012). "Letícia Persiles: "Protagonista é importante na trama, mas não é tudo"" (in Portuguese). Contigo!. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "Amor Eterno Amor: conheça o par romântico de Gabriel Braga Nunes" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. January 17, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  8. ^ "Jovem atriz tira papel de Carol Castro em novela". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). November 12, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  9. ^ "Letícia Persiles vive melhor amiga de Alinne Moraes em Além do Tempo" (in Portuguese). GShow. May 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.