Cleo

Cleo Pires had her television debut at the age of eleven in a role in "Memorial de Maria Moura" (1994) (Maria Moura's Memorial). In the miniseries, she portrayed the protagonist Maria Moura as a child. The character in adulthood was played by her mother, Gloria Pires. Nine years later, she met director Monique Gardenberg by chance and was invited to star in the movie "Benjamin" (2004) whose screenplay was based on the book by Chico Buarque. Cleo won the award for Best Actress at the Rio Film Festival for her performance, this was an incentive for her to pursue acting. Her next role was Lurdinha, in "America" (2005), a soap-opera produced by Globo Television, written by Gloria Perez. The role gave her international recognition, and for this Cleo received the award for "Best New Actress" from Contigo! Magazine. Lurdinha was a sensual and spontaneous girl who won the heart of Glauco (Edson Celulari), a much older man. In the same year, she played Cleopatra in the children's' special "Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo" (2005) (Claire and the Time Shower). In the following year, 2006, she played the rebellious Leticia in the soap-opera "Cobras e Lagartos" (2006) (Snakes and Lizards), a role for which she received the "Best of the Year" award from TV Globo. She presented the "Cineview" program on channel Telecine Premium, a show about the cinematic universe and its backstage. Her second role in a feature film was on "Meu Nome Não e Johnny" (2008) (My Name is Not Johnny), she played Sofia, girlfriend of the protagonist Joao (Selton Mello). The film, directed by Mauro Lima, was based on Guilherme Fiuza's book with the same title. In 2008, Cleo gave life to the young teacher Margarida in the remake of "Ciranda de Pedra" (Rock Ciranda). In the following year, she was in the cast of the soap-opera "Caminho das Indias" (2009) (India - A Love Story), she portrayed the indian Surya, her first villain. When that soap-opera ended, she worked on the movie "Lula, o filho do Brasil" (2010) (Lula, son of Brazil), based on the biography of the President Lula, written by Denise Parana. In the movie, Cleo played Lula's first wife, Lourdes. Between 2010 and 2011, she played the native brazilian Estela, protagonist of the soap-opera "Araguaia"(Destiny River). She also filmed the romantic comedy "Qualquer gato vira-lata" (2010) (Any Stray Cat), directed by Tomas Portella and adapted, by Daniela Carlo, from a play written by Juca de Oliveira. In the following year, she starred in the episode "O Anjo de Alagoas" (The Angel from Alagoas), from the series "As Brasileiras" (The Brazilians), directed by Daniel Filho. In her last soap-opera, "Salve Jorge" (2013) (Brave Woman), she played urban and free Bianca. Her latest character in cinema was Ana Terra, heroine of the first part of Erico Verissimo's work "O Tempo e o Vento" (The Time and the Wind), directed by Jayme Monjardim. In 2014, she returned to television in the series "O Cacador" (The Hunter), directed by Jose Alvarenga. In this police drama, she plays Katia, an emotionally unstable woman who lives a love triangle with her husband Alexandre (Alejandro Claveaux) and his brother Andre (Caua Reymond). She has just finished working on the movie "Boletim de Ocorrencia" (Police Report), in which she plays the leading role of Francis. The film is directed by Tomas Portella.