
Preta Gil
Biography
Preta Gil was born on August 8, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008), Ways of the Heart (2007) and Agora é Que São Elas (2003).
Known For & Full Filmography27 Titles

Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Self
Fashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. The relationship with her sister Júlia had always been difficult, since childhood, and the antagonism grew when Júlia came between Andréa and her first true love, Diogo. But the worst is still to come: her first assistant in her atelier, Selma, is having an affair with her husband Bruno.

Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Herself
"Sparkling Girls" centers around three young and beautiful, hard-working housekeepers who reach stardom instantly when an online video clip of them singing, surprisingly becomes a hit. Their success provokes the wrath of a glamorously gaudy and outspoken famous singer who will do anything to ruin the girls' friendship and career. With humor, romance, over the top characters, and bright, glittery stage performances set to catchy tunes, "Sparkling Girls" delivers all of the expected delights and shows that dreams really do come true.

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Helga Silva da Silveira Fusily
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Vanusa Silveira
The synopsis was loosely inspired by an argument by Paulo José called Cidade das Formigas. It was based on what happened in the city of Formiga, in Minas Gerais, where women work for large clothing manufacturers in the country. In Formiga Real, women guarantee a large part of their families' livelihood with this work.

Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Self
Follows one of the most famous families in Brazilian music during the creation of an unprecedented concert, which will bring together all generations of the Gils on stage for the first time.

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest Judge
Singing competition in which celebrities face off against one another while shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costumes, concealing their identities.

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Gláucia
"The Cariocas", a series in ten stand-alone episodes, tells the story of ten modern-day women against the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro and its stunning urban landscapes. Our protagonists are uninhibited, adulterous, vindictive, suicidal, envious, brides, betrayed, deluded. Women with distinct beauty and quaint peculiarities, each one has a particular way of life.

Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Himself
Talk Show with Ferdinando

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Amiga Cledir
Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which he goes from nobody to hero to outlaw — all in 24 hours.

Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Self
In each episode, Angélica, who grew up in front of the cameras, meets famous female guests to share facts about her life in a unique way.

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Preta Gil
Roberta is an employee of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro who infiltrates an energy realignment clinic to investigate the mysterious death of actress Antuérpia Fox. During the course of the investigation, Roberta will have to deal with the dramas of actress Natasha Ferrero, who is being "cancelled" on the internet, and with the reunion of her great love from the past, the federal police officer Rodrigo, who is investigating a suspicion of international trafficking involving the same clinic. For this mission, she will have the support of Isabela, her therapist, with whom, little by little, she forms a great duo.

Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Self
Two celebrities with the same zodiac sign embark on an astral journey to the past, present and future led by Angélica and astrologers Paula Pires and VÃtor diCastro.

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Two celebrities with the same zodiac sign embark on an astral journey to the past, present and future led by Angélica and astrologers Paula Pires and VÃtor diCastro.

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Ela mesma
DNA Tour is the second live album and DVD of Brazilian pop singer Wanessa Camargo, released on April 30, 2013. On November 15, 2012, the singer recorded her second live album, DNA Tour, in São Paulo, with choreographer Bryan Tanaka, known for working with artists such as Rihanna and Beyoncé. The recording took place at HSBC Brazil, venue in Chácara Santo Antônio. The DVD featured singers Naldo Benny and Preta Gil. Five unreleased songs have been recorded, including "Messiah", "Deixa Rolar" (written by Naldo Benny especially for the DVD), "Shine It On", "Atmosphere" and "Hair & Soul". Also a re-recording, the track "You Can't Break a Broken Heart", which was composed by US composer Diane Warren and first recorded by singer Kate Voegele on her debut album.

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The theatrical phenomenon arrives in digital format: Paulo Gustavo presents Hiperativo, a stand-up solo show that conquered Brazil. With his peculiar and sharp humor, the actor explores fears, relationships, and everyday paranoias in an epic recording full of illustrious guests and contagious energy.

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Generosa
The aspiring actress Marivalda, her husband Wanderley, a bankrupt insurance broker and a false priest do their best to get along in life. But they end up in the hands of a drug boss, whose daughter they promised to save the life of, hit in a shooting at a party in São Cristóvão. A huge cash reward is at stake and now all three have to chase the promised miracle.

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Preta Gil
Already famous, at the top of his career, owner of his own school of etiquette, Crô sees himself alone and without a family. Lonely and vulnerable, he ends up living at the whim of supposed family, Orlando, Marinalva, Luane and Nando, whose intentions are far from the best. With the inseparable Geni, Magda and Jurema by his side, Crô will embark on an adventure to find his true family while constantly avoiding the venom of the top columnist Carlota Valdez.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self
This film is for those who really miss Paulo Gustavo! 'SON OF A MOTHER' shows the delightful complicity between the actor and Dona Déa, his inspiration to create Dona HermÃnia. With never-before-seen footage, the film follows the funny and exciting backstage of the artist's last tour. Get ready to laugh, cry and remember why Paulo Gustavo is unforgettable.
