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Camila Pitanga

Actor, Director, WriterBorn June 14, 1977 (48 years)
Camila Manhães Sampaio (born June 14, 1977), professionally known as Camila Pitanga, is a renowned Brazilian actress known for her performances in film and television. The daughter of actors Vera Manhães and Antônio Pitanga, and the sister of actor Rocco Pitanga, Camila began her artistic career as a child at the age of six in the film Quilombo (1984).

Throughout her career, she stood out in various television productions, including the telenovela Paraíso Tropical (2007), where she played the character Bebel, a role that earned her the APCA (São Paulo Association of Art Critics), Qualidade Brasil, and Contigo! awards for Best Actress. She also starred in Cama de Gato (2009), Lado a Lado (2012), and Velho Chico (2016).

In cinema, Camila starred in films such as Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil (2001), Redentor (2004), and Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios (2011), for which she won the Prêmio Guarani for Best Actress.

In September 2016, she was named the national ambassador for UN Women Brazil, committing to the defense of women's rights and the promotion of gender equality.

In Beleza Fatal on Max, Camila Pitanga received a prominent role with great recognition, gaining significant attention for her performance, which became one of the telenovela's highlights.

Known For

  • Basic Sanitation, the Movie
  • Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
  • Caramuru: The Invention of Brazil
  • I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips
  • Scars Of Beauty
  • Redentor
  • Side by Side
  • Noel: The Samba Poet
  • Tropical Paradise
  • Mulheres Apaixonadas
  • Sal de Prata
  • Porto dos Milagres
  • Old River
  • Aruanas
  • Pitanga
  • Cat's Cradle
  • Insensato Coração
  • Ambitious Women
  • Bendito Fruto
  • Belíssima
  • Sex Appeal

Filmography

2025
Dona de Mim (TV Series) · as Ellen
2025
Show 60 Anos · as Bebel
2025
Scars Of Beauty (TV Series) · as Lola
2021
2021
É Tudo Novela! (TV Series) · as Bebel
2019
2019
Aruanas (TV Series) · as Olga
2016
Old River (TV Series) · as Maria Tereza De Sá Ribeiro Vidigal
2015
Ambitious Women (TV Series) · as Regina Rocha
2014
Nature Is Speaking (TV Series) · as A Amazônia (the Amazon)
2013
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury · as Janaína (voice)
2012
Sessão de Terapia (TV Series) · as Rita
2012
Side by Side (TV Series) · as Isabel Nascimento
2011
2011
Decora (TV Series)
2011
Insensato Coração (TV Series) · as Carolina Miranda (carol)
2009
Cat's Cradle (TV Series) · as Rosalinda "rosie"
2008
Faça Sua História (TV Series) · as Cherry Davis
2007
2007
Tropical Paradise (TV Series) · as Francisbel Dos Santos Batista (bebel)
2006
2006
Mulheres do Brasil · as Esmeralda
2005
O Signo do Caos · as Furacão De Santos
2005
Belíssima (TV Series) · as Mônica Santana
2005
Sal de Prata · as Cassandra
2005
Tecendo o Saber (TV Series) · as Ritinha
2004
Bendito Fruto · as Choquita
2004
Redentor · as Soninha
2003
O Preço da Paz · as Anésia
2003
Mulheres Apaixonadas (TV Series) · as Drª. Luciana Ribeiro Alves
2002
Pastores da Noite (TV Series) · as Marialva
2001
2001
Big Family (TV Series) · as Marina
2001
Porto dos Milagres (TV Series) · as Esmeralda Miranda
2000
Brava Gente (TV Series) · as Marialva
2000
A Invenção do Brasil (TV Series) · as Catarina Paraguaçu
1998
Capital Sin (1998) (TV Series) · as Ritinha
1995
1995
Young Hearts (TV Series) · as Alexandra Bittencourt (alex)
1995
The Next Victim (TV Series) · as Patrícia Noronha
1993
Fera Ferida (TV Series) · as Teresinha Fronteira
1993
Sex Appeal (TV Series) · as Vilma Nascimento
1992
1992
Você Decide (TV Series) · as Daniela Oliveira Pessoa
1984
Quilombo · as Child

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