Juliana Paes
Encyclopedia
Juliana Couto Paes is a Brazilian actress and former playboy model. She became nationally-known in telenovela
s and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers
, as Ulla.
, Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
, Paes is of Arab
, Black African
, and Amerindian
ascent. She is the oldest child of Regina and Carlos Henrique Paes. She has three siblings: Mariana, Rosana, and Carlos Henrique Jr.
An actress, model and with a university degree, Paes became nationally-known for her performances in "soap operas" of Rede Globo
and for her looks. She was on the cover of Playboy magazine
in May 2004.
In 2006, Paes was voted one of the sexiest one hundred people in the world by People Magazine. 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.
On September 9, 2008, Paes married businessman Carlos Eduardo Baptista, at the Itanhangá Golf Club. Her latest work on television was as the protagonist
Maya Meetha in the Brazilian telefolhetim "Caminho das Índias
".
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers
The Producers (musical)
The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich...
, as Ulla.
Biography
Born in Rio BonitoRio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro
Rio Bonito is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 52,529 and its area is 462 km².- Site :...
, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Paes is of Arab
Arab Brazilian
An Arab Brazilian is a Brazilian citizen born in an Arabic country, or a Brazilian-born person of Arab descent, who is aware of such ancestry and remains connected, in some degree, to Arabic culture.- Immigration to Brazil :...
, Black African
Afro-Brazilian
In Brazil, the term "preto" is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with "branco" , "pardo" , "amarelo" and "indígena"...
, and Amerindian
Indigenous peoples in Brazil
The Indigenous peoples in Brazil comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to the European invasion around 1500...
ascent. She is the oldest child of Regina and Carlos Henrique Paes. She has three siblings: Mariana, Rosana, and Carlos Henrique Jr.
An actress, model and with a university degree, Paes became nationally-known for her performances in "soap operas" of Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
and for her looks. She was on the cover of Playboy magazine
Playboy magazine (Brazilian issue)
The Brazilian issue of Playboy is a local franchise of Playboy magazine published in Brazil. The original edition of the magazine was created by Hugh Hefner in the 1950s in the United States.-History:...
in May 2004.
In 2006, Paes was voted one of the sexiest one hundred people in the world by People Magazine. 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
Arezzo
Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....
for the second time and replaces the top model Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Caroline Bündchen is a Brazilian fashion model, occasional film actress and goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme.In the late 1990s, Bündchen became one of the first in a wave of Brazilian models to find success...
as the star of the campaign for the jewelry brand Vivara.
On September 9, 2008, Paes married businessman Carlos Eduardo Baptista, at the Itanhangá Golf Club. Her latest work on television was as the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
Maya Meetha in the Brazilian telefolhetim "Caminho das Índias
Caminho das Índias
Caminho das Índias is a Brazilian Emmy-winning television telenovela produced by Rede Globo and first broadcast from January 19 to September 11, 2009. It ranked within the top of the most watched shows on Brazilian television...
".
Soap operas
- 2009 Caminho das ÍndiasCaminho das ÍndiasCaminho das Índias is a Brazilian Emmy-winning television telenovela produced by Rede Globo and first broadcast from January 19 to September 11, 2009. It ranked within the top of the most watched shows on Brazilian television...
- Maya Meetha - 2008 A FavoritaA FavoritaA Favorita was a popular and award-winning telenovela, first broadcast in Brazil at Rede Globo from June 2, 2008 to January 17, 2009. During its broadcast, it ranked within the top of the most watched shows in Brazil....
- Maíra Carvalho - 2008 Duas CarasDuas CarasDuas Caras is a Brazilian television drama that was broadcast by Rede Globo in 2007 and 2008.-Plot:Adalberto Rangel, born Juvenaldo, lived with his poor father and siblings in a favela. Having no way to sustain the family, his father sold him to Hermógenes Rangel, a thief. Some time later,...
- Herself - 2006/07 Pé na Jaca - Guinevere "Gui" Ataliba dos Santos
- 2005 AméricaAmérica (TV series)América is a Brazilian telenovela that was originally broadcast in 2005 by Rede Globo. The telenovela focused on the life of an illegal immigrant to the United States and the lives of those she left behind in Brazil. It stars Deborah Secco and Murilo Benício...
- Creusa - 2003/04 Celebridade - Jaqueline Joy
- 2001/02 O CloneO CloneO Clone is a Brazilian TV Series/Telenovela that ran on the Rede Globo Network from October 1, 2001 to June 14, 2002, airing 221 episodes.-Plot:...
- Karla - 2000/01 Laços de FamíliaLaços de FamíliaLaços de Família is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Rede Globo in his time of 20 hours of June 5, 2000 to February 3, 2001. With a total of 209 chapters , was written by Manoel Carlos, in collaboration with Maria Carolina, Vinicius Vianna, Flávia Lins e Silva and Fausto Galvão, and...
- Ritinha
TV series
- 2007 Toma Lá, Dá Cá - Suellen
- 2007 Dicas de um Sedutor - Vera Lúcia
- 2005 Levando a Vida - Grace
- 2003 Os NormaisOs NormaisOs Normais is a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. It aired from 2001 to 2003 on Rede Globo. It features a lot of nonsensical situations, unpredictable stories and wild, often explicit humour...
- Marialva - 2002 Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo - Jurema
- 2001 Brava GenteBrava GenteBrava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The...
- Rosinha - 1998 MalhaçãoMalhaçãoMalhação is a Brazilian soap opera for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the...
Cinema
- 2010 - Bed & BreakfastBed & Breakfast (2010 film)Bed & Breakfast is a 2010 romantic comedy directed by Márcio Garcia and written by Leland Douglas. Bed & Breakfast is produced by B.B. Film Productions and F.J. Productions, Inc.-Cast:* Eric Roberts as Mr. Hopewell* Dean Cain as Jake...
- 2008 - Kung Fu PandaKung Fu PandaKung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures...
- Master Tigress (Brazilian dubbing) - 2007 - A Casa da Mãe Joana - Dolores Sol
- 2006 - Seus problemas acabaram - special guest
- 2005 - Mais uma vez amor - Lia