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How to be bold
When I was 12 years old, I started taking acting classes in one of the most long-established acting schools of Rio de Janeiro. It is...
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Feb 9, 20214 min read
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And... Action!
My flight departed from Charles de Gaulle early morning on May 17th, 1991. I had a backpack, many expectations, and still nowhere to...
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Dec 22, 20204 min read
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Red Carpet Ready
As I told you in my last post, Laura in Paris, I was able to purchase last minute tickets to the Cannes Film Festival, 1991 edition. I...
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Dec 8, 20203 min read
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Mr. Asshole
I got all enthusiastic when an upcoming director from São Paulo called me about a project. “You are so talented, I want you onboard this...
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Sep 29, 20205 min read
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What We Wish For...
Ten years ago, confronted with the premature decline of my production company, due to a false rumor (read post Lies that Destroy); and...
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Sep 22, 20204 min read
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Without Reason
Last week I told you about how I fell in love with a guy I first saw in my dreams – go back and read post “Love Intuition”! This post is...
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Sep 8, 20205 min read
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How to Survive as an Artist
When I was finishing my last published novel, back in 2012, I locked myself in my office and wrote away. It was Summer in Brazil and my...
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Aug 25, 20206 min read
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Lies That Destroy
One of the biggest barriers in my career has been being a woman. The film and TV market, from which most of my income comes from as a...
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Jul 28, 20206 min read
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Falling in love (with a character!)
I had never felt so desperate to find my inspiration until it was time for me to incorporate the character of Leah, back in 2011. I had...
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Jul 7, 20204 min read
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Dream Big
Three things you need to know about me. One: I dream big. I dream huge. And I will go the extra mile to make my dreams come true. Two: I...
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Jun 30, 20203 min read
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Life is What Happens!
How do you go from being an aspiring writer to becoming a professional one? I get this question a lot, and I know everybody has a...
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Jun 23, 20205 min read
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New Me, New Character
A haircut. A simple and very straightforward action. But let’s be honest, it can change everything: starting with our looks, working all...
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Jun 16, 20203 min read
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Crisis and Opportunity
Once I read a John F. Kennedy quote about crisis that stuck with me. He said: “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word...
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Apr 7, 20206 min read
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My First Book
I wrote my first book when I was 8 or 9. I can’t really precise the exact date. It was a time travel middle-grade fiction that my...
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Apr 1, 20204 min read
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Baby Steps
Being a career woman and a single mother has never been easy. I am not talking about how many balls I had to juggle in the air at any...
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Feb 3, 20207 min read
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