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Darwin Del Fabro | |
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| Born | December 12, 1996 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Known for | LGBTQ actress, singer, and producer |
| Website | darwindelfabro |
Darwin Del Fabro (born December 12, 1996) is a Brazilian actress.
Darwin Del Fabro was born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [1] Both of her [2] parents are fashion models and met while working in New York. [3] Her father became an actor, and she was raised by her stepmother who had a television show in Brazil. [4]
At the age of 14, she moved alone to Rio de Janeiro to further her career. [5] She studied Portuguese literature [4] at the Universidade Candido Mendes in Rio as well as classical and contemporary ballet. [6]
Del Fabro made her professional debut in the musical Era no tempo do rei, directed by João Fonseca [5] at the Joãn Caetano Theater in Rio de Janeiro. [6] She studied theater with Daniel Herz at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim where she performed in two plays, A Outra and Lapso de Mim Mesmo. [6] A year later, Del Fabro created a play that, years later, was performed in New York City where she met writer/director John Logan. [4]
Del Fabro produced, directed, and starred in the musical Be Careful, It's My Heart in 2015. The show was also adapted into an album and released the following year. [5]
In 2015, Del Fabro started a production company, by the name of Madalena Production. [7] [8]
In 2016, Del Fabro played the role of Einar Wegener in the Sesc Copacabana's stage production of Lili based on the diaries of Lili Elbe [9] in Rio de Janeiro.
Del Fabro was cast in her first television role playing Collete D'or (Astolfo Lemos) in the 2016 TV Globo miniseries Ligações Perigosas , which was inspired by the French novel Dangerous Liaisons . In preparation to play the role, Del Fabro joined a running group and lost five pounds. She also bought high heels, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and makeup to further immerse herself in the character. [10]
The following year, she starred as Castrato in the Brazilian television soap opera Novo Mudo , which aired on TV Globo. [6]
In 2017, Del Fabro moved to New York City [11] where she enrolled in the musical theater program at the Broadway Dance Center taking 24 classes per week while also learning to speak English. [1] The following year she performed at Feinstein's 54/Below to promote her second album, Darwin Del Fabro in NY. [12] She later starred as Puck in the Juneberry Collective production of A Midsummer Night's Dream , and as Adam in The Feather Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree [13] produced at New York's Signature Theatre Company. [14] In 2019, she starred as Domenic in the off-Broadway play Real, produced by The Tank. [15]
Del Fabro secured her first U.S. film role as Gabriel Hernandez in the slasher film They/Them , written and directed by John Logan. [16] [17] The role was specifically written for Del Fabro. [18] The film debuted on the Peacock Network in August 2022. [1]
Del Fabro's native language is Portuguese. She learned to speak English after moving to New York City in 2017 to pursue a career as a performer. [19] In December 2024, she wrote about her gender transition and identity. [2]
