Juliana Couto Paes (born 26 March 1979) is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became nationally known in

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s and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical ''The Producers'', as

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Career

An actress, model and with a university degree, Paes became nationally known for her performances in "soap operas" of

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...

and for her looks. She was on the cover of

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in May 2004. In 2006, Paes was voted one of the sexiest one hundred people in the world by

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. After that international projection, she hired an agent, showing interest in starting an acting career in the US. Paes starred in many commercial campaigns, such as Colorama's and Hope's. Currently, she is the face of Arezzo for the second time and replaces the top model Gisele Bündchen as the star of the campaign for the jewelry brand Vivara. Her debut as protagonist was the character Maya Meetha in the Brazilian

'' Caminho das Índias'' In 2009, she entered the select group of protagonists of the novel of the eight of

when interpreting Maya, in Caminho das Índias, novel of

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winner of Emmy 2009. The actress starred in several advertising campaigns including Colorama and Hope. It was the advertising girl of the brand Arezzo and the jewelry brand Vivara. It was considered by Revista Época one of the 100 most influential Brazilians of the year 2009. On September 24, 2010, Juliana Paes debuted the program Por un fio at

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. After the birth of her first child, Juliana returned to television in September 2011 in a guest appearance on the remake of the novel

O Astro (2011 TV series) ''O Astro'' (English: ''The Illusionist'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo. It was broadcast from July 12, 2011 to October 28, 2011, and consisted of 64 episodes. In 2011 the plot was winner of the International Emmy Awa ...

. In 2012, she starred in the episode "The Justice of Olinda" in the series As Brasileiras by Daniel Filho, playing Janaína, as well as the protagonist of the remake of

Gabriela (2012 TV series) ''Gabriela'' is a Brazilian telenovela created by Jorge Amado (written by Walcyr Carrasco) and starring Juliana Paes and Humberto Martins. It premiered on June 18, 2012 on Rede Globo at 11pm timeslot. It has Juliana Paes, Humberto Martins, Antô ...

, written by

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winner of Emmy 2016, under Roberto Talma and Mauro Mendonça Filho winner of Emmy 2011. In 2014, before even ending maternity leave, he accepted the invitation of director

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Emmy nominated (2005,2014,2016), to star in the reboot of Meu Pedacinho de Chão, by author Benedito Ruy Barbosa Emmy nominated (2006,2017). Still in 2014, presents next to

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new version of the Golden Globe on

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. In 2016 she played the Carolina villain, in the telenovela Totalmente Demais Emmy nominated 2017, where she lived a loving square, alongside

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Emmy nominated 2011 and Felipe Simas. In the year of 2017 it resumes its partnership with

when living Fabiana Escobar known as Bibi Perigosa, in the telenovela

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of Rede Globo. The plot has reached high ratings, and its character has become very popular, winning many awards from the critics.

Personal life

Paes was born Rio Bonito,

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. She is the oldest child of Regina Couto and Carlos Henrique Paes. She has three siblings: Mariana, Rosana, and Carlos Henrique Jr. She is of

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, African,

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, and

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descent. On September 9, 2008, she married in total communion of assets with businessman Carlos Eduardo Baptista, at Itanhangá Golf Club, being considered the "bride of the year". On December 16, 2010, her first son, Pedro, was born in the city of

. At the end of 2012, Paes announced her second pregnancy. On July 21, 2013, the couple's second child, Antônio, was born in the maternity ward of

Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-class neighborhood or bairro in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for its beaches, its many lake ...

, the same hospital where Paes gave birth to Pedro. Paes is a big football fan, and in 2011 she publicly stated that she was a Vasco da Gama fan.

Filmography

Television

Cinema

*2021 – '' Amor Sem Medida'' - Ivana *2013 – '' Casa da Mãe Joana 2'' – Dolores Sol *2010 – ''

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'' – Ana *2008 – ''

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'' – Master Tigress (Brazilian dubbing) *2007 – '' Casa da Mãe Joana'' – Dolores Sol *2006 – ''Seus problemas acabaram'' – special guest *2005 – ''Mais uma vez amor'' – Lia

Awards and nominations

Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ...

Brazilian Society of Aesthetic Dentistry

References

External links

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Career

Personal life

Filmography

Television

Cinema

Awards and nominations

Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ...

Paulista Association of Art Critics

Prêmio Contigo! de TV

Prêmio Extra de Televisão

Prêmio Quem de Televisão

Internet Trophy

Troféu Imprensa

Melhores do Ano

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Quality Award Brazil

ISTOÉ Trophy - Brazilians of the Year

Brazilian Society of Aesthetic Dentistry

References

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