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Bárbara Paz

1974-10-17 (50 years old) in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Bárbara Paz is a Brazilian non-binary actress , director and producer. Biography Bárbara Raquel Paz was born in Campo Bom , in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre. The youngest of four sisters, at the age of six she lost her father, who was a politician in the city. Her mother had consequences after giving birth to Bárbara and died after seventeen years on hemodialysis . At the age of nine, Bárbara started working, as her father's death caused the family to experience financial difficulties. She started painting plaster sculptures and selling them in the town square, to help buy medicine for her mother. As a teenager, she decided to get her work permit and started working in a shoe factory, where she stayed for two months. She went back to studying in the morning and working in the afternoon, this time in a boutique, where she stayed for two years. She then joined an advertising agency , where she did her first modeling jobs . After her mother's death in May 1992, Bárbara found herself alone. Only she and her mother lived in the small house, as her sisters had already gotten married. Suffering with memories at home, she didn't want to stay there alone, and in her city there were no prospects for a good future. The following month, she took the money she had saved, and went to live in São Paulo , with some friends, willing to share the rent on an apartment, and try a career in modeling or acting. As soon as she arrived in the city, she got a job as a secretary at a university and took an acting course at the Macunaíma Theater School. Looking for a job in the fashion area, after passing the photography and runway tests, she managed to get agencies to give her some placements, and she modeled for magazines, participated in fashion editorials and exhibition fairs. In December of the same year, six months after arriving in the capital of São Paulo, he traveled south to spend the end of the year festivities. On Christmas Day, Bárbara and some friends were in a serious car accident after drinking. They hit a tree shortly after leaving the house where they were gathered. She had a major facial trauma that required 400 stitches . Afterwards, she returned to São Paulo but, with the scars left by the accident, she abandoned her modeling career and locked herself up at home. After recovering, she would resume her career. She then decided to study theater at the Antunes Filho Theater Research Center and from there she joined the group Parlapatões

Movies

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A Porta ao Lado
45 %|Mar 9, 2023
Drama
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Chico Mário - A Melodia da Liberdade
80 %|Jun 17, 2021
Documentary, Music
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
70 %|Nov 26, 2020
Documentary
actor
Plano B
0 %|Oct 2, 2020
Documentary
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Por Que Você Não Chora?
65 %|Sep 17, 2020
Drama
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Talk to Him
0 %|Oct 19, 2018
Documentary
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My Hindu Friend
42 %|Mar 3, 2016
Drama
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Depois de Tudo
57 %|Oct 8, 2015
Drama
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Never Too Old to Meow
70 %|May 15, 2014
Drama, Thriller
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Se Puder... Dirija!
44 %|Aug 30, 2013
Comedy
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Quinta das Janelas
100 %|Jan 1, 2013
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Paulista
41 %|Oct 2, 2009
Drama, Romance
actor
Quarto 38
42 %|Sep 19, 2008
Science Fiction, Thriller
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5 Mentiras
0 %|Aug 4, 2006
Comedy
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What Is It Worth?
65 %|May 20, 2005
Drama
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Manual para Atropelar Cachorro
0 %|Jan 1, 2005
Drama
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Sexo e a Metrópole
64 %|Jun 18, 2004
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Amigo Secreto
0 %|Jan 1, 2004
Drama
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O Martelo de Vulcano
38 %|Oct 10, 2003
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Produto Descartável
20 %|Jan 1, 2003
Romance, Comedy
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Cat's Cradle
54 %|Oct 21, 2002
Thriller
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Vinte e cinco
80 %|Jan 1, 2002
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De Cara Limpa
20 %|Nov 10, 2000
Comedy

Series

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Angélica: 50 & Tanto
60 %|Nov 26, 2023
Talk, Documentary
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A Trick of Fate
65 %|Feb 7, 2022
Drama, Soap
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Harassment
75 %|Sep 21, 2018
Drama
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The Other Side of Paradise
53 %|Oct 23, 2017
Drama, Soap
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Rules of the Game
53 %|Aug 31, 2015
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Tainted
72 %|Apr 11, 2014
Crime, Drama
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Trail of Lies
58 %|May 20, 2013
Drama, , Soap
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Dinossaurs & Robots
62 %|Mar 21, 2011
Soap, Drama
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As Cariocas
78 %|Oct 19, 2010
Comedy
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Seize the Day
56 %|Sep 14, 2009
Soap
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Alta Definição
100 %|Sep 12, 2009
Talk
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Maria Esperança
60 %|Mar 26, 2007
Soap, Drama
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Marisol
28 %|Apr 9, 2002
Soap, Drama, Mystery
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Casa dos Artistas
0 %|Oct 28, 2001
Reality