Maria João David da Silva Bastos (born 18 June 1975) is a Portuguese actress. She has participated in several Brazilian productions, becoming a known actress in Brazil.
Maria João Bastos | |
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 Maria João in 2014 | |
| Born | Maria João David da Silva Bastos 18 June 1975 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Biography
editMaria João was born in Benavente, Santarém District. She holds a degree in Communication Sciences from the Independent University of Lisbon. Maria took an English course in England in 1993, a casting and video and dummy course at Visual LX in 1994 and a theater, film and television course in New York City in the year 2000. She signed an exclusive contract with The Portuguese television station, TVI.
Bastos is ambassador of the Jaguar car brand, and representative of the Italian brand Furla, in Portugal. Her character "Liliane Marise", a pimba music singer, in the telenovela Destinos Cruzados, was so remarkable that it released a CD that reached first place in the Portuguese music charts. Incarnating this same personage, she made a concert in MEO Arena, in Lisbon, in October 2013, and another in Guimarães shortly after. In 2015 she was juror of the Ídolos program at SIC.
She was the winner of the 2011 Portuguese Golden Globe as Best Film Actress for her performance in the film Mysteries of Lisbon.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Cinzas | Maria João |
| 1996 | Desafios | Presenter with Fernanda Serrano |
| 1997 | Médico de Família | |
| 1999 | Todo o Tempo do Mundo | Marta Campos |
| 2000 | Alta Fidelidade | Carla |
| 2001 | Cavaleiros de Água Doce | Susana |
| Querido Professor | Catarina | |
| Ganância | Joana | |
| A Minha Família É Uma Animação | ||
| 2002 | O Clone | Amália |
| 2003 | Sabor da Paixão | Rita Coimbra |
| 2004 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Isabel |
| Só Gosto de Ti | Rita | |
| 2005 | Segredo | Suzana |
| No Comando | ||
| Mundo Meu | Sofia Salgado | |
| 2006 | Tempo de Viver | Raquel Mendes |
| 2008 | Casos da Vida - Noivas de Maio | Vitória |
| Casos da Vida - Casal do Ano | Susana | |
| 2009 | Ecuador | Ann Jamerson |
| Flor do Mar | Gabriela | |
| 2010 | Sedução | Ester Vasconcelos |
| 2011 | Bairro | Diana |
| 2013 | Destinos Cruzados | Margarida Isabel Cabreira das Caldas (Liliane Marise) |
| 2014 | Boogie Oogie | Diana[1][2] |
| 2015 | Coração d'Ouro | Beatriz Bacelar Castro de Aguiar |
| 2017 | Novo Mundo | Letícia[3] |
| 2020 | A Espia | Rose Lawson[4] |
Film
edit- A Ponte na Califórnia, realization of Pedro Amorim (2016), Short film
- Casanova Variations, realization of Michael Sturminger (2014)
- Bairro, realization of Jorge Cardoso, Lourenço de Mello, José Manuel Fernandes and Ricardo Inácio (2013)
- Linhas de Wellington, realização de Valeria Sarmiento (2012)
- Em Câmara Lenta, realization of Fernando Lopes (2012)
- Intriga Fatal, realization of António Borges Correia (2012), TV movie
- Catarina e os Outros, realization of André Badalo (2011), Short film
- Je M'Appelle Bernadette, realization of Jean Sagols (2011)
- A Moral Conjugal, realization of Artur Serra Araújo (2011)
- Mistérios de Lisboa, realization of Raul Ruiz (2010)
- Shoot Me, realization of André Badalo (2009), Short film
- O Último Condenado à Morte, realization of Francisco Manso (2009)
- O Inimigo sem Rosto, realization of José Farinha (2005)
- O Elevador, realization of Patrícia Sequeira (2005), Short film
- O Veneno da Madrugada, realization of Ruy Guerra - Brazil (2005)
- Cavaleiros de Água Doce, realization of Tiago Guedes (2001),TV movie
- Alta Fidelidade, realization of Tiago Guedes and Frederico Serra (2000), TV movie
Stage
edit- O Método de Gronholm, staging of Virgílio Castelo (2005)
Presentation of shows
editAdvertising
edit- Mustela (1997)
- Mimosa
- TMN
- Optimus
- Daewoo
- Cerveja CoolBeer
- CTT (2004)
- Daníssimo (2005)
- Páginas Amarelas (2005)
- Cerveja Sagres (2013)
References
edit- ^ Bruno Astuto (30 September 2014). "Atriz portuguesa Maria João Bastos volta a atuar no país depois de 10 anos". Época. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ Nilton Carauta (4 January 2015). "Em 'Boogie oogie' após 10 anos sem atuar no país, a portuguesa Maria João Bastos diz ser fã de feijoada". O Globo. Revista da TV. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ Gois, Ancelmo (26 January 2017). "Atriz portuguesa integrará elenco de 'Novo mundo', próxima novela das 18h". O Globo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Almeida, Sebastião (8 April 2020). "'A Espia' é a nova série da RTP passada durante a II Guerra Mundial". Timeout.
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