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Ana Paula Guimarães(I)

  • Actress
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Ana Paula Guimarães was born on 5 July 1973 in Belém, Pará, Brazil. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Vicky e a Musa (2023), Xuxa Gêmeas (2006) and The Buzz (2010).
BornJuly 5, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Cecília Chancez in Vicky e a Musa (2023)
    Vicky e a Musa
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Xuxa in Xuxa Gêmeas (2006)
    Xuxa Gêmeas
    2.4
    • Mãe Briguenta
    • 2006
    The Buzz (2010)
    The Buzz
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Tony Ramos and Irene Ravache in Fight or Love? (2012)
    Fight or Love?
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Actress

    • A Guerra dos Rocha (2008)
      A Guerra dos Rocha
      4.4
      • Assistente de Júlia
      • 2008
    • Xuxa in Xuxa Gêmeas (2006)
      Xuxa Gêmeas
      2.4
      • Mãe Briguenta
      • 2006
    • Era Uma Vez e Clipes da Xuxa (2006)
      Era Uma Vez e Clipes da Xuxa
      Video
      • 2006
    • Eduardo Moscovis in Capital Sin (1998)
      Capital Sin
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Elba
      • 1998–1999
    • Young Hearts (1995)
      Young Hearts
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Nani
      • 1996–1997
    • Cara & Coroa (1995)
      Cara & Coroa
      6.9
      TV Series
      • 1995–1996
    • Você Decide (1992)
      Você Decide
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Alice
      • 1995
    • Xuxa in Xuxa Park (1994)
      Xuxa Park
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Paquita
      • 1994
    • Xuxa in Xuxa Especial: Presentes Mágicos (1993)
      Xuxa Especial: Presentes Mágicos
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Paquita
      • 1993
    • Xuxa (1993)
      Xuxa
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Pixie
      • 1993
    • Xuxa Especial de Natal (1992)
      Xuxa Especial de Natal
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Paquita
      • 1992
    • Xuxa in Xuxa Especial: Fábrica de Ilusões (1991)
      Xuxa Especial: Fábrica de Ilusões
      TV Movie
      • Paquita
      • 1991
    • Xuxa Especial: Natal (1990)
      Xuxa Especial: Natal
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Paquita
      • 1990
    • Xuxa in Xou da Xuxa (1988)
      Xou da Xuxa
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Catu
      • 1988

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Mateus Solano and Camila Queiroz in The Big Catch (2017)
      The Big Catch
      6.5
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2017
    • Flávia Alessandra, Eliane Giardini, Sergio Guizé, and Débora Nascimento in The Good Side of Life! (2016)
      The Good Side of Life!
      7.6
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • The Buzz (2010)
      The Buzz
      7.6
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2010–2011
    • The Illusionist (2011)
      The Illusionist
      6.5
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2011
    • Flávia Alessandra in Watercolors of Love (2009)
      Watercolors of Love
      6.8
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2009–2010
    • Seven Sins (2007)
      Seven Sins
      5.4
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2007–2008
    • Nada Fofa (2008)
      Nada Fofa
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 2008

    Director

    • Amaury Lorenzo, Fabrício Boliveira, Jéssica Ellen, and Isadora Cruz in Volta Por Cima (2024)
      Volta Por Cima
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024–2025
    • Pra Sempre Paquitas (2024)
      Pra Sempre Paquitas
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • artistic director
      • 2024
    • Cecília Chancez in Vicky e a Musa (2023)
      Vicky e a Musa
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023–2024
    • A Life Worth Living (2019)
      A Life Worth Living
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • Rio Sete
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Tony Ramos and Irene Ravache in Fight or Love? (2012)
      Fight or Love?
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2013
    • Jorge Fernando in Divertics (2013)
      Divertics
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Elegante e Furioso (2011)
      Elegante e Furioso
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Roubando Ofício
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Areia dos Lençóis
      • Director
      • 2010

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Ana Paula Da Cunha Guimarães
    • Born
      • July 5, 1973
      • Belém, Pará, Brazil

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Debuted in Rede Globo as one of the original Paquitas in Xou da Xuxa (1988) before becoming a prominent director in the network in the late 2010s. Like her, twin sisters Mariana Richard and Roberta Richard, who appeared on that show as the Beagle Sisters, also became Rede Globo directors.
    • Trademarks
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    • Nicknames
      • Catuxa
      • Catu

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