Marcelo Santos de Melo Júnior (born 19 November 1987) is a Brazilian actor, singer-songwriter, and model.
Biography
Marcelo Melo Jr. was born in
Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu (, locally: or , ''New Iguaçu'') is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.
Location
The city is named after the Iguaçu River that runs through it and empties into Guanabara Bay (not to be confused with the Iguaçu R ...
, in the Baixada Fluminense, RJ, and grew up in the
Vidigal Vidigal may refer to:
*Vidigal (favela) - A Rio de Janeiro favela
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*Beto Vidigal, retired Angolan midfielder;
* Lito Vidigal, retired Angolan defender;
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slum, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
In an interview for the magazine "
Quem
Quem may refer to:
* Quem people, a historic ethnic group of Texas and Mexico
* Quem language, their language
* ''Quem'' (magazine), a Brazilian magazine published by Editora Globo
Editora Globo S.A. (Globo Editors) is a Brazilian publishing ho ...
" in 2012: ''"I came to live with my father in Vidigal to 7 years and saw the first show, in which he was part of the cast, and fell in love It is my first idol My childhood there. was really fun, I bucked kite was very kid, did theater, I had a lot of happiness and at the same time learning the responsibilities"''.
Career
Formed by the theater group "Nós do Morro", which is part since 1997. Marcello is also a singer, musician and composer of hip hop band, "
Melanina Carioca".
In film, participated in the most successful productions of the resumption of Brazilian cinema as "Cidade de Deus" by Fernando Meirelles and "Última Parada 174", Bruno Barreto.
In theater he participated in numerous assemblies Group "Nós do Morro", among them prominently in "Os Dois Cavaleiros de Verona" directed by Guti Fraga. He worked on TV in the novels "
Viver a Vida
''Viver a Vida'' (literally: Living Life, English title: ''Seize the Day'') is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by Globo from September 14, 2009 to May 14, 2010. It is written by Manoel Carlos in collaboration with Ângela Chaves, Cláudia Lage, D ...
" worked on "A Lei e o Crime" directed by Alexandre Avancini, Rede Record series, and the same year was to Globo. In 2010, he joined the cast of the youth novel "Workout" with Maicon character.
Marcello joined the cast of the series ''"caRIOcas"'', which would be the first Brazilian gay series, but it was canceled. But some scenes were eventually released on the internet and YouTube.
The following year, he joined the cast of the six o'clock novela, "A Vida da Gente". Soon in 2012, he appeared in another six o'clock novela, "
Lado a Lado
''Lado a Lado'' (; ''Side by Side'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo from 10 September 2012 to 8 March 2013. It is created by João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lage, with Chico Soares, Douglas Tourinho, Fernando Rebell ...
", as Reed.
In 2014, he was cast in the soap opera of the nine, "Em Família", as the violent villain Jairo. And as early as July 27, 2014, the actor was announced in the cast of ''"
Babilônia"'', scheduled to open after Carnival 2015. ''"Marcello's character is a physical education teacher, humorous, and has nothing to do with the marginality"'', said Ricardo Linhares, co-author of ''"Babilônia"'', next to Gilberto Braga and John Ximenes Braga. In November of that same year he was champion of the ''"Dança dos Famosos"'' framework.
In 2015 the actor became part of the cast of the new nine o'clock novela on
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 statio ...
, ''"
Babilônia"'', playing "Ivan", a teacher of
slackline
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.
Coleção Mjr.
''Marcello Melo Jr.'' launches its own line of ''caps and shirts'', in partnership with "Uniti Rio", the "Coleção Mjr." ''("Collection Mjr.")'' The launch took place on August 28, 2014, in the "Top Fashion Bazar", in
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 lakes ...
in Rio de Janeiro.
Filmography
Discography
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Melanina Carioca (Marcello Melo Jr. is part of the hip hop group with seven members, including the actor
Jonathan Haagensen
Jonathan Haagensen Cerqueira (born February 23, 1983) is a Brazilian actor, model, and singer.
Life and career
A resident of the Vidigal community since his birth, he has Norwegian ancestry from his father, who has not seen since he was six yea ...
and
Roberta Rodrigues
Roberta Rodrigues (born 20 October 1982) is a Brazilian actress. Born in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigues started acting when she was 16 in a local theater group, Nós do Morro. In 2002, she debuted in '' City of God'', and later was cast in s ...
actress.)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
People from Nova Iguaçu
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male film actors
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian male models
21st-century Brazilian male actors
Afro-Brazilian male singers