Camila Manhães Sampaio (born 14 June 1977), known professionally as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in film and television. In film, she is known for her roles in Quilombo, Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil, Redeemer, I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips, Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, among others. In television, she is known for her roles in Paraíso Tropical, Cama de Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia, and Velho Chico.
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Career
In 1984, Pintaga made her acting debut as a child in Quilombo.
Camila Pitanga starred in the film I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips.
Camila starred in the telenovelas Cama de Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia and Velho Chico and was the antagonist in Porto dos Milagres and Paraíso Tropical.
Personal life
Pitanga was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the daughter of actors Vera Manhães and Antônio Pitanga and Benedita da Silva's stepdaughter. She is sister to Rocco Pitanga, also an actor. She is of African descent on her father's and mother's side.
Pintaga studied at Pentagono College and she is a director of Human Rights Movement.
Pintaga is an atheist. In 2001, she married the art director Claudio Amaral Peixoto. On 19 May 2008 she gave birth to her first daughter Antonia. The girl's name was a tribute to her father. In 2011, the couple separated.
On 10 December, Human Rights Day 2015, UN Women Brazil announced the nomination of Camila Pitanga as its first National Ambassador. She is the first Latin American celebrity to become a public spokesperson for UN Women.
Filmography
Theatre
1994 - A Ira de Aquiles
1994 - A Ilíada .... Afrodite
1995 - Orfeu da Conceição
1995 - Odisséia .... Penélope
2002 - Arlequim, Servidor de Dois Patrões
2004 - A Maldição do Vale Negro .... Rosalinda
2013 - O Duelo