Alice Braga

Born in São Paulo on April 15, 1983, Alice Braga has been linked to the world of cinema since childhood, when she regularly accompanied her mother, actress Ana Maria Braga, and her aunt, the famous Sonia Braga , to filming . It is not surprising that since she was a child she participated in school functions and shot some television commercial.

Although she made her film debut with the short Trampolín , she concentrated on her school studies until Fernando Meirelles gave her the role of Angélica, a young resident of a violent favela in Rio de Janeiro in the City of God , which had enormous international repercussions.

The young actress decided to give priority to her university studies, although she sporadically appeared in a film, such as Cidade Baixa and Sólo Dios sabe , with Diego Luna , an actor with whom she was romantically related for a season.

He made his Hollywood film debut in 2006 with The Dark Side of Night , a thriller starring Brendan Fraser . Although she had more success with I Am Legend , where she was a survivor of a virulent plague, who after traveling with her son from Maryland after hearing one of the protagonist’s radio messages, box office hit Will Smith , arrived in time to save him from certain death. .

Fernando Meirelles trusted her again for a secondary role in Blind , adaptation of a novel by José Saramago . The interpreter also filmed Red Belt , Forbidden Territory and the science fiction film Repo Men . In Predators she was an Israeli sniper. She has also been in The Rite , a film about exorcists starring Anthony Hopkins .

Alice Braga is known for not mincing words. In interviews she talks about her political views – she was against the Bush government – ​​or even criticizes her hometown. “São Paulo has too much traffic, too many buildings, too many people concentrated in little space. Being there, I lose my energy.”