Adriana Estevez (full name Adriana Estevez Agostinho Brishta) is one of the most popular Brazilian actresses. She played most of her roles in television projects. The image of the negative heroine Carminha in the series "Avenue of Brazil" brought her special popularity.
The creative biography of the actress began in the late 80s. Adriana began acting on television in low-budget projects. And only a few years later she got her first real role in the film "Stone on Stone".
Today Estevez is one of the most famous actresses on Brazilian television. And her role in the TV series "Prospect of Brazil" made her popular all over the world.
Adriana has played more than three dozen roles and continues to work actively in new projects.
early years
The girl was born in Brazil in the winter of 1969. Her father worked as a doctor, and her mother taught Portuguese at one of the local schools. When the third child was born in the family, my mother left her job and started raising her daughters. Adriana had two more sisters: the eldest - Marcia, the youngest - Claudia, who passed away very early.
From childhood, Adriana began to take an interest in creativity. Therefore, the parents sent their daughter to study at a theater studio. When the girl went to school, medicine became her new hobby, for some time she dreamed of becoming a doctor. However, by the age of fifteen, Adriana again plunged into creativity, and a year later she entered the modeling school.
Having started working in one of the advertising agencies, Adriana soon realized that this was not enough for her. She decided to start studying acting and try herself in the role of an actress.
Film career
At the age of nineteen, Adriana began acting on television. At first, these were minor roles in low-budget films and TV series: "Everything is Permitted", "Models", "Police Women", "My Love, My Sorrow." Only in 1992, Estevez was finally offered a serious role in the film "Stone on Stone". The young actress did an excellent job with the task and began to receive new invitations from directors.
The real popularity came to Adriana after the release of the TV series "The Tower of Babel". To get this role, the girl had to significantly lose weight and get a short haircut. If she coped with the weight quickly, then parting with her hair was a very serious shock for her. But the sacrifice was not in vain: after the release of several episodes of the film, Adriana received her first portion of fame.
World fame came to Estevez after the release of the series "Avenue of Brazil". The film was voted one of the most successful on television of all time, and Adriana was honored with a Film Critics Association Award.
Another award - "Best Actress" - the girl received after playing the role of Lola in the TV series "Cubanakan".
Currently, Estevez continues to work in television, and also appears on the theater stage.
Personal life
Adriana's first husband was wrestling coach Totilla Jordan Neto. Their marriage only lasted two years and resulted in divorce.
Adriana's second husband was actor Marco Ricca. The wedding took place in 1994. A few years later, a son, Felippe, was born in the family. The couple lived together for almost ten years and divorced in 2004.
The third chosen one of Adriana was the actor Vladimir Brishta. He is seven years younger than his wife, but this did not interfere with their relationship. They fell in love with each other immediately, upon first meeting. This happened on the set of the Kubanakan TV series.
For several years, the couple lived together, but did not formalize official relations. Their union was not fastened with rings, but with identical bracelets, which they exchanged as a sign of love and fidelity.
Adriana and Vladimir have been living together since 2006 and are raising a common child - the son of Vincent.