Camila Pitanga

Camila Pitanga
Camila Pitanga
	Pitanga in 2014
Born	Camila Manhães Sampaio; 14 June 1977 (age 47); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma mater	Rio de Janeiro State University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Cláudio Amaral Peixoto (m. 2001; div. 2011)
Children	1
Father	Antônio Pitanga
Relatives	Benedita da Silva (stepmother)

Camila Manhães Sampaio (born 14 June 1977), known professionally as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in film and television. In film, she is known for her roles in Quilombo, Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil, Redeemer, I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips, Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, among others. In television, she is known for her roles in Paraíso Tropical, Cama de Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia, and Velho Chico.

Career

In 1984, Pintaga made her acting debut as a child in Quilombo.

Camila Pitanga starred in the film I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips.^[1]

Camila starred in the telenovelas Cama de Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia and Velho Chico and was the antagonist in Porto dos Milagres and Paraíso Tropical.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Pitanga was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the daughter of actors Vera Manhães and Antônio Pitanga and Benedita da Silva's stepdaughter. She is sister to Rocco Pitanga, also an actor. She is of African descent on her father's and mother's side.^[5]^[6]

Pintaga studied at Pentagono College and she is a director of Human Rights Movement.^[7]

Pintaga is an atheist.^[8] In 2001, she married the art director Claudio Amaral Peixoto. On 19 May 2008 she gave birth to her first daughter Antonia. The girl's name was a tribute to her father. In 2011, the couple separated.^[9]^[10]

Filmography

Film

Title	Year	Role
Quilombo	1984
Super-Colosso	1995
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	2001	Kida
Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil	2001	Catarina Paraguaçu
Bala Perdida	2003
Redentor	2004	Soninha
Bendito Fruto		Choquita
O Preço da Paz		Anésia
O Signo do Caos	2005	Furacão de Santos
Sal de Prata	2005	Cassandra
Mulheres do Brasil	2006	Esmeralda
Saneamento Básico	2007	Silene
Noel - Poeta da Vila	2007	Ceci
Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios	2012	Lavínia
Uma História de Amor e Fúria	2013	Janaína

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Sex Appeal	1993	Vilma
Fera Ferida	1993	Teresa " Teresinha" Fronteira
A Próxima Vítima	1995	Patrícia Noronha
Malhação	1997	Alexandra Bittencourt
Pecado Capital	1998
Você Decide	1999		Episode: "Transas de Família" - Parte 1
Brava Gente	2000	Elisa	Episode: "Meia Encarnada Dura de Sangue"
A Invenção do Brasil		Catarina Paraguaçu
Garotas do Programa
Porto dos Milagres	2001	Esmeralda
Pastores da Noite	2002	Marialva
Mulheres Apaixonadas	2003	Luciana Ribeiro Alves
A Grande Família	2003	Marina	Episode: "Como Rechear um Peru"
Quem Vai Ficar com Mário?	2004	Diana
Belíssima	2005	Mônica Santana
Paraíso Tropical	2007	Francisbel "Babel" dos Santos Batista
Faça Sua História	2008	Cherry Davis	Episode: "Super-Mamãe Suzete e A Estrela do Irajá"
Som Brasil	2008	Presenter
Cama de Gato	2009	Rosenilde "Rose" Pereira
A Grande Família	2010	Marina
Insensato Coração	2011	Carolina Miranda
A Grande Família	2011	Kelly
Lado a Lado^[11]	2012	Isabel Nascimento
Sessão de Terapia	2014	Rita Costa
Babilônia	2014	Regina Rocha Loureiro
Velho Chico	2016	Maria Tereza de Sá Ribeiro

Theatre

1994 - A Ira de Aquiles^[12]
1994 - A Ilíada .... Afrodite^[13]
1995 - Orfeu da Conceição^[14]
1995 - Odisséia .... Penélope
2002 - Arlequim, Servidor de Dois Patrões^[15]
2004 - A Maldição do Vale Negro .... Rosalinda^[16]
2013 - O Duelo^[17]

Awards and nominations

Year	Category	Association	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Actress	Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro	Caramuru	Nominated	^[18]
2004	Best Actress coadjuvante	Great Brazilian Cinema Awards	Bendito Fruto	Nominated	^{[citation needed]}
2007	Best Actress	Prêmio Tudo de Bom - jornal O Dia	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^{[citation needed]}
	Best Actress	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^{[citation needed]}
	Best Actress	Prêmio Quem de Televisão	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[19]
	Best Actress	Prêmio Extra de Televisão - jornal Extra	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[20]
	Best Actress	Melhores do Ano	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[21]
2008	Revista da TV	Prêmio Faz Diferença - jornal O Globo	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^{[citation needed]}
	Television: Best Actress	Troféu APCA	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[22]
	Best Actress	Troféu Imprensa	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[23]
	Best Actress	Troféu Internet - SBT	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[23]
	Melhor atriz	Contigo! television Awards	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[24]
	Best Romantic Actress	Contigo! television Awards	Paraíso Tropical	Won	^[24]
2011	Best Actress	Rio Festival	Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios	Won	^[25]
2011	Best Actress	Amazonas Film Festival	Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios	Won	^[26]
2012	Best Actress	Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro	Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios	Won	^[27]
2013	Best Actress	Prêmio Fiesp/Sesi-SP de Cinema	Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios	Won	^[28]
2016	Best Actress	Melhores do Ano	Velho Chico	Won	^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios - Crítica". 22 October 2011.
^ "Lado a Lado - Linha do Tempo Laura e Isabel". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "Patrícia Pillar compara Constância de Lado a Lado à atual elite que tem horror da classe média - Últimas Notícias - UOL TV e Famosos". 8 March 2013.
^ "Novela 'Lado a Lado' revive o Rio histórico no início do século XX - Correio de Uberlândia Online". 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ "Camila Pitanga homoagen". Pragma (in Portuguese). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Raça Brasil | EXCLUSIVO ONLINE - Camila Pitanga". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "Humanosdireitos". Humanosdireitos (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ Revista Quem. Disponível em: http://revistaquem.globo.com/Quem/0,6993,EQG1588544-6129-2,00.html Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Acesso em: 05 fev. 2008.
^ "Me separei numa boa". Revista Quem (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Recém-separada, Camila Pitanga vai com o pai e o irmão a shopping". Ego Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ "Sheron Menezzes será rival de Camila Pitanga em 'Lado a Lado'". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
^ "Camila Pitanga » Teatro". camilapitanga.net.
^ "CAMILA PITANGA - TRAJETÓRIA". memoriaglobo.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
^ IstoeGente.com.br. "ISTOÉ Gente :: Camila PitangaMusa morena :: Celebridades". www.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
^ "ISTOÉ Gente". www.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
^ "ISTOÉ Gente". www.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
^ "Camila Pitanga retorna aos palcos de SP com a peça 'O Duelo'". 23 November 2013.
^ "Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Prêmio Quem de Televisão" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Prêmio Extra de Televisão" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Prêmio Extra de Televisão" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Troféu APCA" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Troféu Imprensa" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Prêmio Contigo! de TV" (in Portuguese). June 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Festival do Rio" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Amazonas Film Festival" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Prêmio Fiesp/Sesi-SP de Cinema" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links

Camila Pitanga at IMDb

[1] "Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios - Crítica". 22 October 2011.

[2] "Lado a Lado - Linha do Tempo Laura e Isabel". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[3] "Patrícia Pillar compara Constância de Lado a Lado à atual elite que tem horror da classe média - Últimas Notícias - UOL TV e Famosos". 8 March 2013.

[4] "Novela 'Lado a Lado' revive o Rio histórico no início do século XX - Correio de Uberlândia Online". 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[pragmatismo_politico-5] "Camila Pitanga homoagen". Pragma (in Portuguese). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[6] "Raça Brasil | EXCLUSIVO ONLINE - Camila Pitanga". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[7] "Humanosdireitos". Humanosdireitos (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[8] Revista Quem. Disponível em: http://revistaquem.globo.com/Quem/0,6993,EQG1588544-6129-2,00.html Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Acesso em: 05 fev. 2008.

[9] "Me separei numa boa". Revista Quem (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[10] "Recém-separada, Camila Pitanga vai com o pai e o irmão a shopping". Ego Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[11] "Sheron Menezzes será rival de Camila Pitanga em 'Lado a Lado'". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

[12] "Camila Pitanga » Teatro". camilapitanga.net.

[13] "CAMILA PITANGA - TRAJETÓRIA". memoriaglobo.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

[14] IstoeGente.com.br. "ISTOÉ Gente :: Camila PitangaMusa morena :: Celebridades". www.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

[15] "ISTOÉ Gente". www.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

[16] "ISTOÉ Gente". www.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

[17] "Camila Pitanga retorna aos palcos de SP com a peça 'O Duelo'". 23 November 2013.

[18] "Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[19] "Prêmio Quem de Televisão" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[20] "Prêmio Extra de Televisão" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[21] "Prêmio Extra de Televisão" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[22] "Troféu APCA" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[23] "Troféu Imprensa" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[24] "Prêmio Contigo! de TV" (in Portuguese). June 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[25] "Festival do Rio" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[26] "Amazonas Film Festival" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[27] "Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[28] "Prêmio Fiesp/Sesi-SP de Cinema" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

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Camila Pitanga
Pitanga in 2014
Born	Camila Manhães Sampaio (1977-06-14) 14 June 1977 (age 47) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma mater	Rio de Janeiro State University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Cláudio Amaral Peixoto (m. 2001; div. 2011)
Children	1
Father	Antônio Pitanga
Relatives	Benedita da Silva (stepmother)