Acting
May 23, 1962
Itaporã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Luiza Brunet
Acting
Biography
Luiza Brunet (Itaporã, May 24, 1962) is a Brazilian businesswoman, actress, activist and model. Daughter of Luiz da Silva, a farmer from Ceará from Sobral , and Alzira Botelho, a seamstress from Minas Gerais from Almenara , Luiza was born in a humble wooden house in Itaporã, in the interior of Mato Grosso do Sul. She was the second daughter of eight siblings. When she turned 9, her parents decided to leave Itaporã in search of better job opportunities and went to live in the neighborhood of Inhaúma, in Morro do Engenho , a suburb of Rio. Unable to find formal work, her father became a street vendor, and her mother, a cleaner. Luiza started working at the age of twelve as a nanny. During her adolescence she also worked as a maid, a bagger in a supermarket and a saleswoman in a clothing store. Career Brunet then decided that she also wanted to try her hand at modeling. After participating in and winning some fashion show and photography competitions, she became an exclusive top model for Dijon pants. She did nude shoots for several men's magazines, such as Ele e Ela and Playboy, becoming one of Brazil's greatest sex symbols in the 1980s and 1990s. Luiza Brunet had a brief acting career with some special appearances, acting in Anjo Mau (1997–1998), Araponga (1990–1991), O Mapa da Mina (1993), as well as the film Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol (1986) . In her debut at São Paulo Fashion Week , on June 13, 2007, after a successful career on the catwalks, Luiza modeled for her friend Tereza Santos' brand. The model had the following measurements: 1.76 m, 63 kg, 89 cm bust, 64 cm waist and 91 cm hips. Carnival Brunet as drum queen of Imperatriz Leopoldinense at the 2010 Rio carnival Luiza Brunet was queen of the drums of Portela from 1986 to 1994. From 1995, she was queen of Imperatriz Leopoldinense where she participated in four titles: 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001. She left the parades after the 2005 carnival, but returned to his post at the 2008 carnival. Personal life At the age of 16, in 1978, she met her first boyfriend, engineer Gumercindo Brunet. After a year of dating, Luiza discovered she was pregnant and opted for an abortion . In interviews, Luiza stated that she is in favor of the decriminalization of abortion in Brazil. She has also stated that she is a feminist and in favor of decriminalizing recreational drug use
Feature Films (4)
The team of Galinheiro Futebol Clube, formed by emeritus fighters, has as technical Cardea, advised by three direct assistants: Elvis, former player as Cardinal and aspiring singer; Fumê, cook of Independência Futebol Clube, great team in which Cardeal also works as a wardrobe; and Lupine, samba and composer.
Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol
“Touch one, touch us all” is a slogan of the women who took over the streets in Brazil and organized themselves in social networks to face male chauvinist and conservatism. Through testimonies of women who have been subjected to violence, the documentary reveals that, despite legal achievements, the woman still remains vulnerable. Amongst other deponents are Maria da Penha, Joanna Maranhão, Luíza Brunet, and Clara Averbuck.
Mexeu com uma, mexeu com todas
The trajectory of Rosa Magalhães, the most successful carnival designer in the history of Rio's carnival.
Rosa - A Narradora de Outros Brasis
Television & Series (9)
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, about to celebrate her 60th birthday and more than 40 years in the business, looks back at all the important moments in her life and career. Successes and disappointments, fights and love, she retraces her entire trajectory.
Xuxa, O Documentário
A great love story, a family rivalry that spans generations: the telenovela narrates the love for the São Francisco River, which is revealed in the feelings between Maria Tereza and Santo.
Old River
The cunning Senator Petrônio Paranhos gives an interview to the beautiful journalist Magali Santanna, who is interested only in his affair with Arlete—an ambitious young woman intent on conceiving the older man's child via in vitro fertilization. To land this scoop, Magali agreed to interview the politician in a motel room, a condition he had insisted upon. However, Paranhos suffers a sudden collapse and dies during the interview. Detective Aristênio Catanduva, who had been keeping the senator under surveillance, investigates the case. Known by the codename "Araponga," he is a bumbling figure working for the Federal Police following his long service to the military regime.
Araponga
The main plot revolves around a hidden treasure. The story begins when a gang steals ten million dollars worth of diamonds in Uruguay. To escape the police, one of the thieves, Rodolfo Torres de Almeida, flees to Argentina. His partner, Ivo Simeone, travels to São Paulo with the jewels. Ivo decides to hide the precious stones and, to ensure he doesn't forget the hiding place, has a map tattooed above the buttocks of a girl, the daughter of his neighbor. The thief takes care to photograph the girl so he can identify her in the future. Ivo is arrested and, eight years later, when he gets out of jail, he is run over and killed. Before dying, however, he manages to tell his son Rodrigo the secret about the treasure map. The young man follows the clues given by his father and discovers that the young woman with the tattooed map is Elisa, a novice nun cloistered in a convent, about to take perpetual vows.
