Patrícia Pillar
Encyclopedia
Patrícia Pillar is a Brazil
ian television
and film
actress.
, Distrito Federal
to Nuno Pillar and Lucy Gadelha. She was born only three months before the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état and due to her faher's occupation as a Navy
officer, she lived in various places of Brazil, such as Vitória, Espírito Santo
and Santos, São Paulo prior to settling in Rio de Janeiro
at 14. Pillar always wanted to be an actress, so she started working while in high school
in order to pay for her acting lessons. At 16, she became a photographic model. She would enter a Journalism School
, but gave it up in order to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She joined the theatre group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone alongside Regina Casé
, before getting her first film role in Para Viver um Grande Amor, alongside singer Djavan
. That role granted her a part in the famous 1985 Rede Globo
telenovela
Roque Santeiro, created by Dias Gomes
. Ever since, she has starred in twelve other Globo telenovelas. She has also starred in eleven feature films, including the 1995 Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho
, alongside Glória Pires
.
In 2005, Patrícia Pillar debuted as director
. Her first film was a documentary
about the Brazilian singer Waldick Soriano
and it was titled Waldick - Sempre No Meu Coração (which means, in Portuguese
, Waldick - Always In My Heart).
from the Brazilian Socialist Party
. They started dating when Gomes was still legally married to Patrícia Saboya, current Senator from Ceará
, causing a stir in the media. In 2002, Pillar played an important role in Gomes' presidential campaign, although she was recovering from breast cancer
. Prior to that, she was married to MPB
singer-songwriter Zé Renato
from 1985 to 1995. She is a cousin of singer Luiza Possi
.
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...
ian television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actress.
Biography
Patrícia Gadelha Pillar was born in BrasíliaBrasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, Distrito Federal
Brazilian Federal District
The Federal District is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, or Central Plateau, the Federal District is divided in 29 administrative regions. Brasilia - place where the three branches of the Federal Government are located - is the main...
to Nuno Pillar and Lucy Gadelha. She was born only three months before the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état and due to her faher's occupation as a Navy
Brazilian Navy
The Brazilian Navy is a branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible for conducting naval operations. It is the largest navy in Latin America...
officer, she lived in various places of Brazil, such as Vitória, Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
and Santos, São Paulo prior to settling in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
at 14. Pillar always wanted to be an actress, so she started working while in high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in order to pay for her acting lessons. At 16, she became a photographic model. She would enter a Journalism School
Journalism school
A journalism school is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained. An increasingly used term for a journalism department, school or college is 'J-School'...
, but gave it up in order to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She joined the theatre group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone alongside Regina Casé
Regina Casé
Regina Maria Barreto Casé is an actress and comedian.She gained notoriety in the group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone and in the sitcom TV Pirata. In the 1990s she presented the TV shows Programa Legal, Brasil Legal and Muvuca on Rede Globo...
, before getting her first film role in Para Viver um Grande Amor, alongside singer Djavan
Djavan
Djavan is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, Djavan combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with popular music drawn from the Americas, Europe and Africa. He can arguably be categorized in any of the following musical genres: Música Popular Brasileira , samba, or Latin dance...
. That role granted her a part in the famous 1985 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...
telenovela
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"...
Roque Santeiro, created by Dias Gomes
Dias Gomes
Alfredo de Freitas Dias Gomes was an important Brazilian playwright.He was born on October 19, 1922 in Salvador, Bahia and died in a car accident in São Paulo, in 1999. He started writing plays at age 15 and later wrote soap operas. He wrote the first ever colored soap opera in Brazilian...
. Ever since, she has starred in twelve other Globo telenovelas. She has also starred in eleven feature films, including the 1995 Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho
O Quatrilho
O Quatrilho is a 1995 Brazilian drama film directed by Fábio Barreto. It was adapted from a José Clemente Pozenato novel by telenovela writer Antônio Calmon and screenwriter Leopoldo Serran. It stars famous telenovela actresses Patrícia Pillar and Glória Pires and Bruno Campos, which later became...
, alongside Glória Pires
Glória Pires
Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Moraes, known simply as Glória Pires , is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in Rede Globo telenovelas such as Dancin' Days, Cabocla, Vale Tudo, Mulheres de Areia and O Rei do Gado...
.
In 2005, Patrícia Pillar debuted as director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Her first film was a documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the Brazilian singer Waldick Soriano
Waldick Soriano
Eurípedes Waldick Soriano was a Brazilian singer–songwriter, best known as a composer and singer of songs in the brega style.-Biography:...
and it was titled Waldick - Sempre No Meu Coração (which means, in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, Waldick - Always In My Heart).
Personal life
Pillar is married to politician Ciro GomesCiro Gomes
Ciro Ferreira Gomes is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was a founding member of the then-center-left Brazilian Social Democracy Party , but left the party in 1996. He later moved to the Socialist People's Party and ran as the PPS' presidential candidate in 1998 and 2002...
from the Brazilian Socialist Party
Brazilian Socialist Party
The Brazilian Socialist Party , is a political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1947, before being abolished by the military regime in 1965 and re-organized in 1985 with the re-democratization of Brazil. It elected six Governors in 2010, becoming the second largest party in number of state...
. They started dating when Gomes was still legally married to Patrícia Saboya, current Senator from Ceará
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
, causing a stir in the media. In 2002, Pillar played an important role in Gomes' presidential campaign, although she was recovering from breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. Prior to that, she was married to MPB
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
singer-songwriter Zé Renato
Zé Renato
Zé Renato is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist....
from 1985 to 1995. She is a cousin of singer Luiza Possi
Luíza Possi
Luiza Possi is a Brazilian pop singer. She is the daughter of another famous Brazilian singer, Zizi Possi.-Biography:In 1999, Luiza was invited to go on stage and sing a song with a band that was opening a show by Skank at Credicard Hall in São Paulo...
.
Filmography
- 2007 - Pequenas Histórias as Iara
- 2006 - Zuzu Angel as Zuzu Angel JonesZuzu AngelZuleika Angel Jones, better known as Zuzu Angel , was a Brazilian-American fashion designer, who became famous for opposing the Brazilian military dictatorship after the forced disappearance of her son Stuart. Zuzu was also mother of journalist Hildegard Angel.-Biography:As a child, Zuzu moved to...
- 2006 - Se Eu Fosse Você as Dr. Cris
- 2004 - O Casamento de Iara (short subject)
- 1998 - Amor & Cia as Ludovina
- 1996 - O Noviço Rebelde as Maria do Céu
- 1995 - O QuatrilhoO QuatrilhoO Quatrilho is a 1995 Brazilian drama film directed by Fábio Barreto. It was adapted from a José Clemente Pozenato novel by telenovela writer Antônio Calmon and screenwriter Leopoldo Serran. It stars famous telenovela actresses Patrícia Pillar and Glória Pires and Bruno Campos, which later became...
as Teresa - 1995 - O Monge e a Filha do Carrasco as Amula
- 1994 - Menino Maluquinho - O filme as the mother
- 1992 - A Maldição de Sanpaku as Cris
- 1988 - Festa as snooker player
- 1983 - Para viver um grande amor
Television roles
- 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....
as Flora Pereira da Silva - 2006 - Sinhá MoçaSinhá MoçaSinhá Moça is a novel written by Brazilian author Maria Camila Dezonne Pacheco Fernandes. A movie based on the novel was made in 1953, and two TV drama series were based on the novel, the most recent one airing in 2006.-External links:***...
as Cândida Ferreira - 2005 - Os Amadores as Lena
- 2005 - A DiaristaA DiaristaA Diarista was a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Aloísio de Abreu and Bruno Mazzeo. The series premiered on April 13, 2004 at 11:00 PM and was aired from 2004 to 2007 on Tuesday nights on Rede Globo.-Plot:It shows the life and problems of Marinete , a cleaning lady...
as Marta - 2003 - Carga Pesada as Rosa
- 2004 - Histórias de Cama & Mesa as Paula
- 2004 - Cabocla as Emerenciana de Sousa Pereira
- 2001 - Um Anjo Caiu do Céu as Duda
- 1998 - Mulher as Dr. Cris
- 1996 - O Rei do GadoO Rei do GadoO Rei do Gado is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and displayed by Rede Globo, 17 June 1996 to February 15, 1997, totaling 209 chapters and 130 in the original version of the SIC in Portugal.- Cast :PresentingGuest starringSpecial Appearance...
as Luana - 1994 - Pátria Minha as Ester Fonseca
- 1993 - Renascer as Eliana
- 1992 - As Noivas de Copacabana as Cinara Alves
- 1991 - Salomé as Salomé
- 1990 - Rainha da SucataRainha da SucataRainha da Sucata is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Rede Globo in 1990.-Cast:-Reception:Marisa Orth won the 1990 Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Artes Award for Best Female Newcomer....
as Alaíde - 1988 - Vida Nova as Bianca
- 1987 - Brega & Chique as Ana Cláudia Alvaray
- 1986 - Sinhá MoçaSinhá MoçaSinhá Moça is a novel written by Brazilian author Maria Camila Dezonne Pacheco Fernandes. A movie based on the novel was made in 1953, and two TV drama series were based on the novel, the most recent one airing in 2006.-External links:***...
as Ana Luísa Teixeira - 1985 - Roque Santeiro as Linda Bastos Moreyra França
Awards
- Quality Brazil - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Extra - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Who - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Contigo - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Fest Natal - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Editora Três - Best Actress - A Favorita
- APCA Trophy - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Uol Pop TV - Best Actress - A Favorita
- TV Press - Best Actress - A Favorita
- IG Gente - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Troféu Imprensa - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Troféu Internet - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Best ones of the Year-Domingão do Faustão - Best Actress - A Favorita
- Minha Novela - Best Actress - A Favorita