Lua Blanco Biography
Lua Blanco is a Brazilian actress, singer, songwriter, TV host, and model. She achieved success on the telenovela Rebelde and as a member of its accompanying band, Rebeldes, which received one gold, two platinum, and one double-platinum album awards. Band members included Arthur Aguiar, Chay Suede, Micael Borges, Mel Fronckowiak and Sophia Abrahão.
Lua Blanco Age
Lua Maria Blanco was born on 5th March, 1987 in São Paulo, Brazil. Shes 31 years as of 2018.
Lua Blanco Family
Lua Blanco was born in São Paulo, Brazil to Billy Blanco Junior a musician and Maria Claudia Blanco a musician and English teacher. She is the granddaughter of Billy Blanco, who was a successful bossa nova artist. she has five siblings; an older brother Pedro Sol and four younger siblings: Ana Terra, Estrela, Daniel, and Marisol. They were home-schooled by their mother in both English and Portuguese.
She performed in musicals at a very young age in a band with her parents and siblings. She and her siblings recorded an album called O Trem do Arco-Íris (The Rainbow Train), composed of children’s songs in Portuguese and English.
Lua Blanco Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of around $58 million. She is the highest paid actress of 2018-2019.
Lua Blanco Career
She and her family group began performing in bars and other small venues in Rio de Janeiro, when Blanco turned 18. Their repertoire consisted of bossa nova and The Beatles songs. In 2006, while in college, Blanco toured with her new band, Lágrima Flor (Flower’s Tear), for which she was vocalist and composer. (The name of the band was a tribute to a song of her grandfather, introducing his work to a new generation.) After five years she left the band for other projects.
She began acting in 2008, with her first stage role, Isolde in Romeu e Isolda. She also appeared in the Rede Globo telenovela Três Irmãs (Three Sisters), playing surfer Bia.
In 2009, she returned to theater, cast as the character Mariana in the musical O Despertar da Primavera (Spring Awakening) by Frank Wedekind; the musical produced a Latin version revived by Charles Moeller and Cláudio Botelho. In 2010, they released a soundtrack album for the musical. She also played rock-musician Joe in the Globo telenovela Malhação and joined the cast of young presenters for TV Globinho.
In 2010, she played Grace in the Globo telenovela As Aventuras do Didi (The Adventures of Didi). She re-recorded the hits “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton and “Umbrella” by Rihanna, released on Relaxing Bossa – Volume 4. In 2011, she premiered as Talia in the feature film Teus Olhos Meus (Soulbound ), which was directed and written by Caio Sóh.
She became famous for playing Roberta Messi, one of the protagonists on the Brazilian version of the telenovela Rebelde (Rebel) written by Margareth Boury and directed by Ivan Zettel. She completed a series of tests including acting, dancing, and singing to play the rebellious character Roberta. It premiered on March 21, 2011.
Rebelde portrayed the everyday life of young people living at a prestigious boarding school, facing typical teenage drama beyond the main story line, such as alcoholism, bullying, eating disorders, and family problems.
Blanco and the other five lead Rebelde actors – Arthur Aguiar, Chay Suede, Mel Fronckowiak, Micael Borges and Sophia Abrahão – were also the vocalists for the Rebeldes band. They were signed to Rede Record to tour and record along with TV series, and performed about 90 shows in Brazil over three years. The first Rebel Tour (October 30, 2011 – January 30, 2012) had shows conclude with Blanco singing “Firework” by Katy Perry for up to 90 thousand spectators. the second (Nothing Can Stop Us) (January 30, 2012 – August 18, 2012) showed an audience demand that allowed for multiple tour extensions. Lastly, the Rebels Forever Tour began in September 2012, revisiting cities for additional farewell concerts.
In 2013, she recorded a duet with singer João Teles of Pietros for “Todo Dia” (Every Day), released in April, and appeared in the music video. She made another duet with Rodrigo Fragoso, “Tudo Vai Mudar” (Everything Will Change) Still in 2013, she returned to theater in the role of Anne, a protagonist of the comedy Stand Up with Matheus Souza, who directed and wrote the play in July–August 2013, She also made a cameo in the last two performances of Tudo por um Popstar (Everything for a Popstar) in Rio de Janeiro and three performances in São Paulo.
In early 2014, she was cast in Se Eu Fosse Você – O Musical (If I Were You – The Musical), a stage adaptation of the popular Brazilian film of the same name, she played Bia, the daughter of protagonists Helena (Claudia Netto) and Claudio (Nelson Freitas).
Lua Blanco Filmography
Year |
TV Shows |
Role |
2008 |
Três Irmãs |
Bia |
2009 | Malhação | Joe |
2010
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TV Globinho | Herself, TV host |
Aventuras do Didi | Grace | |
2011–12 | Rebelde | Roberta Messi |
2012 | Rebeldes para Sempre | Herself, TV documentary |
2013–14 | Pecado Mortal | Silvia de Almeida (Silvinha) |
Year |
Films |
Role |
2011 | Teus Olhos Meus | Taila |
2016 | Turbulência | Paula |
2017 | Ela é o Cara | Renata |
Discography
Studio albums |
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Album Information |
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2016 | Mão no Sonho
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Singles |
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Year |
Title |
Music video |
Album |
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2016 | Perde Tudo | Yes | Mão no Sonho |
Promotional singles |
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Year |
Title |
Music video |
Album |
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2015 | Eu e o Tempo | No | Mão no Sonho | |
O Mundo Todo | No |
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