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Leandra Leal 2014
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Born |
Leandra Rodrigues Leal Braz e Silva September 8, 1982 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | José Paes de Lira (2003-2010) |
Parent(s) | Américo Leal Ângela Leal |
Leandra Rodrigues Leal Braz e Silva (born September 8, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress.
She is the granddaughter of the cultural producer Américo Leal and daughter of actress Ângela Leal. She started in drama at the age of seven, and eight on television, when participated in the last chapter of the soap opera Pantanal, in which her mother also worked. Only child, she assumes to have been influenced by the mother in her career choice, because since she was a little girl she has been living among the artistic and was fascinated by the art of interpretation.
In 2000 she co-starred in the miniseries A Muralha and then the sopa opera O Cravo e a Rosa, in both emerging rather prominently. In 2002 she participated in the Pastores da Noite miniseries, and in 2003, she was present in a season of children's series Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. She also came to participate in some episodes of A Grande Família, as Viviane, one of Tuco's girlfriends.
In 2004 she served in the soap opera Senhora do Destino, getting the sympathy of the audience by clashing with the villain Nazaré, played by Renata Sorrah. Later that year, she also served in the film Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára, as Bebel, singer's best friend.
In 2008 she co-starred in the remake of Ciranda de Pedra as Elzinha. At the end of the year, she debuted as a director in the Mercadorias e Futuro goods and theatrical spectacle, with José Paes de Lira.
She's flagship holder of the largest block of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Cordão do Bola Preta.
In 2011 she was part of the cast of the film Estamos Juntos, participated in the last chapter of the soap opera Insensato Coração, and also participated of a framework called the Fantástico, A História do Amor, in which she played 64 different characters on the side the actor Daniel de Oliveira.