Maria Ribeiro

This article is about a Brazilian actress. For other people named Maria Ribeiro, see Maria Ribeiro (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Amaraland the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

Maria Ribeiro
Ribeiro in 2016
Born	Maria do Amaral Ribeiro (1975-11-09) 9 November 1975 (age 49) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Actress, screenwriter, director
Years active	1993–present
Spouses	Paulo Betti ​ ​ (m. 2001;div. 2005)​ Caio Blat ​ ​ (m. 2007;div. 2020)​
Children	2

Maria do Amaral Ribeiro (born 9 November 1975) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter and film director.

Biography

She worked in soap operas such as A Escrava Isaura , playing the beautiful Malvina, ^[1] and also Luz do Sol, playing Zoé. ^[2] She also had a part in the film Tolerância, directed by the gaúcho Carlos Gerbase, playing the young Anamaria. ^[3]

In 2014, she returned to Globo, in the 9pm soap opera Empire. ^{[4] [5]} The following year, she released her first book titled Twenty-Eight and a Half, bringing together "chronicles, reflections and venting" with autobiographical texts. ^[6]

Personal life

She had a son with ex-husband Paulo Betti, João, born in 2003. ^[7] She was married to the actor Caio Blat, a union that brought her second son, Bento, born in 2010. ^[8] In 2015, the couple separated, but soon after reunited. ^[9] In 2017, the ten-year marriage came to an end. ^[10]

She has stated that she is bisexual. ^[11]

She is a third cousin of rock singer Dinho Ouro Preto, lead singer of the band Capital Inicial. ^[12]

Career

In television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Memorial de Maria Moura		Special participation
	Incidente em Antares	Gessy
1995	História de Amor	Bianca Moretti
1996	Malhação	Denise	Season 2; special participation
	Você Decide		Episode: "Tempo de Namoro"
	O Rei do Gado	Maria	Special participation
1997	Você Decide	Renata	Episode: "Delicadeza"
1999	Mulher		Special participation
2000	Você Decide		Episode: "A Poderosa"
		Débora	Episode: "O Poderoso"
2001	A Padroeira	Rosa Maria
2004	Metamorphoses	Patrícia
	A Escrava Isaura	Malvina
2005	Prova de Amor	Raquel Miranda
2007	Luz do Sol	Zoé Bacelar
2009	Poder Paralelo	Marilia de Castro
2011	Oscar Freire 279	Rita
2012	Rei Davi	Michal
2013	Copa Hotel	Maria Bartolomeu
	Saia Justa	Presenter	2013–2016
2014	Império	Danielle de Medeiros [13] [14]

In films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Orfeu	Joana
2000	Os Idiotas Mesmo		Short film
	Tolerance	Anamaria
2001	O Xangô de Baker Street	Glória
2002	Separações	Júlia
2003	Km 0	Ela	Short film
	Vinte e Cinco		Short film
2005	Carreiras
2007	Tropa de Elite	Rosane
2009	Ouro Negro - A Saga do Petróleo Brasileiro	Camila Camargo Mattos
2010	Histórias de Amor Duram Apenas 90 Minutos	Júlia
	Não Se Pode Viver sem Amor	Malu
	Tropa de Elite 2	Rosane
2013	Entre Nós	Silvana
2016	Barata Ribeiro, 716	Natielle
2017	Just Like Our Parents	Rosa

References

1. "Elenco fala sobre A Escrava Isaura". Terra Networks. 13 October 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
2. "Maria Ribeiro se prepara para sua quinta participação em novelas na Record". UOL. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
3. "Maria Ribeiro é destaque de Tolerância". Cineclick. 12 November 2000. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
4. Carla Bittencourt (14 May 2014). "'Falso brilhante': casados na vida real, Caio Blat e Maria Ribeiro levarão romance para a novela". Extra . Retrieved 14 May 2014.
5. Luiza Souto (16 October 2014). "Maria Ribeiro, a Danielle de 'Império', conta que nunca aceitaria um José Pedro: 'Gosto de homem-homem'". Extra . Retrieved 16 October 2014.
6. "Trinta e oito e meio, novo livro de Maria Ribeiro - Tpm". Revista Trip. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
7. "PAULO BETTI E O CAÇULA, JOÃO, EM NOITE CULTURAL". Caras (in Portuguese). UOL. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
8. "Nasce Bento, filho de Caio Blat e Maria Ribeiro". EGO. Globo.com. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
9. "Caio Blat e Maria Ribeiro não estão mais juntos, segundo colunista" (in Portuguese). Uai. 2017-04-17. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
10. "Maria Ribeiro dá a entender que se separou de Caio Blat em post para Paulo Betti" (in Portuguese). Extra. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
11. ""Sou bi total, só não encontrei a mulher certa", dispara Maria Ribeiro no "Saia Justa"". RD1 (in Portuguese). 10 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
12. "32 famosos que são parentes e que talvez você não saiba". Revista Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
13. Carla Bittencourt (May 14, 2014). "'Falso brilhante': casados na vida real, Caio Blat e Maria Ribeiro levarão romance para a novela" (in Portuguese). Extra. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
14. Luiza Souto (October 16, 2014). "Maria Ribeiro, a Danielle de 'Império', conta que nunca aceitaria um José Pedro: 'Gosto de homem-homem'" (in Portuguese). Extra. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

External links

• Maria Ribeiro at IMDb