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, singer, [1] and producer [2] [3] known for their gender non-conforming acting roles.[ citation needed ]
Darwin Del Fabro was born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [4] [5] [6] Both of their parents are fashion models and met while they were working in New York. [7] Their father became an actor and they were raised by their stepmother who had her television show in Brazil. [8]
At the age of 14, they moved alone to Rio de Janeiro to further their career. [9] They studied Portuguese literature [8] at the Universidade Candido Mendes in Rio as well as classical and contemporary ballet. [10]
Del Fabro won a singing contest when they were three years old and made their professional debut in the musical Era no tempo do rei, directed by João Fonseca [9] at the Joãn Caetano Theater in Rio de Janeiro. [10] They studied theater with Daniel Herz at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim where they performed in two plays, A Outra and Lapso de Mim Mesmo. [10] They also performed in the original Brazilian production of Shrek the Musical , as well as Fiddler on the Roof , and The Wizard of Oz . [11] At the age of 13, they landed their first major role in Musical Theatre.[ citation needed ] A year later, Del Fabro created a play that, years later, was performed in New York City where they met writer/director John Logan. [8]
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. [9]
In 2015, Del Fabro started a production company, by the name of Madalena Production. [1] [12]
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 [13] in Rio De Janeiro.
Del Fabro was cast in their 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. They also bought high heels, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and makeup to further immerse themselves in the character. [5] [14]
The following year, they starred as Castrato in the Brazilian television soap opera Novo Mudo , which aired on TV Globo. [10]
In 2017, Del Fabro moved to New York City [3] where they enrolled in the musical theater program at the Broadway Dance Center taking 24 classes per week while also learning to speak English. [4] The following year they performed at Feinstein's 54/Below to promote their second album, Darwin Del Fabro in NY. [15] They 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 [2] produced at New York's Signature Theatre Company. [16] In 2019, they starred as Domenic in the off-Broadway play Real, produced by The Tank. [17] Del Fabro secured their first U.S. film role as Gabriel Hernandez in the slasher film They/Them ,[ citation needed ] written and directed by John Logan. [5] [6] [18] [19] The role was specifically written for Del Fabro. [20] The film debuted on the Peacock Network in August 2022. [4] [21] In 2022, Del Fabro released their third album, a collection of songs by the Brazilian artist, Antônio Carlos Jobim. All of the songs on the album were recorded in Los Angeles over two weeks. [8] In 2023, they released their fourth album, titled, “Revisiting Jobim - Part 2”. [5] [6]
In 2024, Del Fabro debuted their fifth album, a collection of songs by the Brazilian artist, Elis Regina, titled, “Revisiting Elis Regina”. [1] [5] [6] [12] [22]
Del Fabro's native language is Portuguese. They learned to speak English after moving to New York City in 2017 to pursue a career as a performer. [23] Del Fabro is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. [4]
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