Camila de Queiroz Toledo (;

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Tavares; born 27 June 1993) is a Brazilian actress and model. She is known for her role as Angel in the

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-winning telenovela ''

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''.

Biography

Camila was born in

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. From a humble family, her mother is a manicurist, and her father is a carpenter. Camila has two sisters (Caroline and Melina Queiroz), being the middle daughter.

Career

2007–2014: Modeling career

During the age of 14, she has been living alone in São Paulo, after winning the contest Pernambucanas Faces in the national phase and signed a contract with Ford Models. At the age of 16, she was living in Japan contracted by a local agency. At the age of 18, she moved to

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continuing her modeling career, where she participated in international campaigns such as Armani Exchange brand.

2015–present

Queiroz lived in the United States for three years. When she was 21, she was invited to audition for a telenovela by

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, ''

''. She was cast as Angel / Arlete, a young naive girl that has the dream of being a rich and successful model, but ends up working as a high class prostitute. Being her acting debut, she received praise from viewers and critics alike and won numerous award for her performance as the protagonist of the series. She also debuted as a host of the end-year special, ''Festeja Brasil'', alongside

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. In 2016, she returned to work with Carrasco, in ''

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'', playing the naïve Mafalda. Where she lived a love square with

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, Anderson Di Rizzi and Juliane Araújo. In 2017, she starred in ''

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'', a romantic comedy by Claudia Souto. Since 2022 she has starred as the older Anita in Brazilian show Back to 15 alongside Maisa.

Personal life

Between 2013 and 2016 she dated model Lucas Cattani. In August 2016 she took up a relationship with actor

, during a trip together in

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. In June 2017 they became engaged. In August 2018, they were married at a religious ceremony at the Essenza Hotel in Jericoacoara, Ceará,

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Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Queiroz, Camila 1993 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo (state) Brazilian female models Brazilian telenovela actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses People from Ribeirão Preto