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Andréia Horta was born on 27 July 1983 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Flames of Life (2008), Elis (2016) and Empire (2014).

Brazilian Filmmaker graduated as an Actor at Cia. De Teatro Contemporâneo in Rio de Janeiro. In 2010 he began his professional career in Theater and has been involved in more than 30 theater productions to date. In 2013 he was Vice South American Improv Champion in Argentina and in the same year Rio State Champion. Between 2014 and 2016 he performed in Chicago, Hawaii and Los Angeles with the group Impro Brasil. In 2015 joined Red Line Filmes, where he was responsible for opening the production company's branch in Los Angeles, also working on projects such as the Feature Film "Solteira Quase Surtando" and producing the teaser for the horror film "Subliminal" alongside Warren Zide (Producer of American Pie and Final Destination) and the short film "Don't Look Back" written by Jeff Howard (The Haunting of the Hill House, Midnight Mass) which has won dozens of awards around the world. He was also an Actor and Associate Producer on the sci-fi series "Nomade 7" distributed by Prime Video, and also collecting dozens of awards around the world including Best Production and Best Cast. After leaving Red Line, became a partner at JustThink Entertainment in Los Angeles, where he produced music videos for renowned artists such as Major Lazer and Frank Simes (from the band The Who) in addition to producing 7 short films including the multi-nominated "Lights" and "No Strings Attached", which he also directed and wrote. In 2019 directed, produced and wrote the web series "As Gêmeas" for Ingrid Ohara's channel, ranking number 1 in YouTube's Trending videos. Still in 2019, he produced and wrote the feature film Malady in the USA. In 2020 he directed, wrote and produced the Feature Film "Ilhados", becoming the #1 film in Brazil on Netflix, and #6 worldwide. In 2021 directed and wrote the Feature Film "Livestream" in Los Angeles produced by Acting Famous. In 2022 directed, wrote and acted in the Musical Feature Film "Speak Up" , produced by Sharks Film in Brazil. In 2023 directed and wrote the Feature Film "Let Me Go" with JustThink. The film had as Executive Producer and Co-Director, Ricardo Marques (Producer of "Back to The Future" on Broadway). In 2024 co-wrote and directed the Horror Feature Film "The Silent One" starring an A list Brazilian cast. In advertising, he directed and scripted campaigns for brands such as Coca-Cola, Samsung, Marvel, Prada, and others.

Nanda Ziegler, born Joelma Fernanda Gomes Da Silva in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Ziegler has appeared in several Brazilian TV series and Telenovelas, working under a fifteen-year long-term contract with Rede Record (BR), one of Brazil's most extensive free-to-air TV networks. Record is Brazil's second-largest commercial TV station and 28th-largest in the 2012 world ranking. Ziegler is Catholic, but her ancestry is German-Jewish from Sulzfeld, Baden-Württemberg. At PUC-Rio, Ziegler studied Narrative Cinematographic Structure to expand her artistic expression abilities. As a result, she became a promising writer and thinker, taking inspiration from society's behavior and creating reflective and lasting stories. In 2017, Ziegler moved to California to expand her artistic skills in the world's most significant film, television, and technology industry.

Leda Nagle was born on 5 January 1950 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Vale Tudo (1988), Querido Estranho (2002) and De Quina pra Lua (1985).

Rubem Fonseca was born on 11 May 1925 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer, known for The Man of the Year (2003), Stelinha (1990) and Bufo & Spallanzani (2001). He was married to Théa Maud. He died on 15 April 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Inês Galvão was born on 10 June 1959 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Roda de Fogo (1986), Rainha da Sucata (1990) and Vamp (1991). She was previously married to Luís Carlos Tóffoli and Ney Latorraca.

Raquel Bonfante was born on 2 April 1999 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009), Xuxa em Sonho de Menina (2007) and Southwest (2011).

Lígia Fagundes was born on 4 July 1983 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is a producer and actress, known for Fourth Grade (2021), BitterSweet and Rush Into Love (2025).

Lara Rodriguez was seen in her first big role (Lucia Encerrabodes de Oliveira aka Narizinho) on October 12 of 2000 (in Brazil, that was "Kid Day"). She got the role when she moved from Minas Gerais when she was about ten. But she was not going to be the one to play the role at first (or so she thought). The girl who was probably going to get the part, was a girl named Fernanda. Since Fernanda was eleven, and the character was eight, the people holding the auditions thought that Lara should have gotten the part, because she looked young. So she did. In 2004, she said goodbye to the cast of "O Sitio do Pica-Pau Amarello" with a lot of tears knowing that she was too old to play the part and said hello to a brand new role (Camila) on the Brazilian show "Malhacao". She also had to leave the set in 2005. Her dreams have exploded a lot, but she still has the courage to audition for another part. Let's just hope that if she does get another part, she doesn't have to go through with the tears again!

Fernando Gabeira is a writer, journalist and former Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro (1995-2011). Born in Juíz de Fora, Minas Gerais, lives in Rio de Janeiro since 1963. He has two daughters, Tami and Maya Gabeira. He distinguished himself early in his career as an editor of "Jornal do Brasil", where he worked from 1964 to 1968. Writing colleagues said that the striking style of Gabeira's texts could be recognized even on notes. In the late 1960s, he joined the armed struggle against the military dictatorship. He was arrested, tortured and exiled.

In ten years of exile, he's been in several countries, such as Algeria, Cuba, Chile and Sweden. He witnessed in Chile, in 1973, the military coup that overthrew Salvador Allende. Later, it would portray the fall and the murder of Allende on a script for Swedish TV. In Sweden, where he spent most of his time in exile, he worked in journalism, mainly on Radio Sweden, even as a subway driver in Stockholm. With the amnesty, he returned to Brazil at the end of 1979. In the following years, Gabeira dedicated himself to an intense literary production, constructing the first critical analyzes of the armed struggle and boosting in Brazil subjects such as individual freedoms and ecology. Books like "O Que é Isso, Companheiro?" (1979), "O Crepúsculo do Macho" (1980), "Entradas e Bandeiras" (1981), "Hóspede da Utopia" (1981), "Nós que Amávamos tanto a Revolução" (1985) and "Vida Alternativa" (1985), set new horizons in the field of mentalities and put in the limelight a series of old concepts of Brazilian life.

In 1986, he applied to the state government for the Green Party (Partido Verde, PV), where he was one of the founding members. His political and journalistic work was notable in several other important events of national life, particularly those related to the environmental issue, such as the investigation of the Chico Mendes murder, the banning of the Angra I nuclear power plant due to security problems and the world meeting of the indigenous people in Altamira, Pará. In 1988, he launched the book "Greenpeace: Green Guerrilla of Peace", a reportage that presented to Brazil the philosophy and backstage of the largest environmental organization in the world. In 1989, was candidate to President of the Republic. Gabeira was already the most visible leadership of a new public opinion, more scholarly, more attentive to environmental, cultural and ethical issues. In the same year, as a journalist, he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In 1994, he was elected Federal Deputy for the first time. From 1998 to 2002 he was one of the most influential members of the National Congress. In 2006, he was the top-ranked candidate in the state. He has served four consecutive terms and changed his party on several occasions.

In 2011, at the end of the fourth term, he decided to abandon politics. Defender of the Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato), says that the operation only opened the decadence of the Brazilian party system. Since 2013, he has returned to journalism as a presenter of Fernando Gabeira (2013), a TV show of interviews and reports, from GloboNews channel, in addition to write a weekly column since 2014 for "Jornal O Globo", a decision that can be seen as the closing of a cycle.

Roberta Santiago was born on 22 November 1980 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Elite Squad (2007), Flames of Life (2008) and Os Dez Mandamentos (2015).

Larissa Bracher was born on 17 September 1976 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Os Filhos de Nelson (2000), Amor Perfeito (2005) and Chiquititas Brasil (1997).

Lucas Malvacini was born on 20 November 1989 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor, known for The Family Doorman (2017), Trail of Lies (2013) and Verão 90 (2019).

Priscilla Poland was born on 12 March 1980 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Midnyte (2009), The Gap (2011) and Stalker in the Woods (2014). She has been married to Ryan Poland since 25 April 2001. They have one child.

Créo Kellab was born in 1973 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Federal Bank Heist (2011), Três Irmãs (2008) and Impuros (2018).

Henrique Pongetti was born on 18 January 1898 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for Copacabana Palace (1962), A Estrangeira (1914) and O Malandro e a grã-fina (1947). He died on 9 September 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Geraldo Pereira was born on 23 April 1918 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Woman on Top (2000), Caídos do Céu (1946) and Chacrinha: O Velho Guerreiro (2018). He died on 8 May 1955.

Maurício Ribeiro was born in 1984 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor, known for The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008), The Miracles of Jesus (2014) and Proof of Love (2005).

Edson Silva was born on 25 October 1937 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Carnaval Barra Limpa (1967), Por Amor (1997) and Essa Gatinha é Minha (1966).

Natália Guimarães was born on 25 December 1984 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008), The Law and the Crime (2009) and Ways of the Heart (2007).

Scheila Carvalho was born on 24 September 1973 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for É o Tchan: Ralando o Tchan (A Dança do Ventre) (1997), É o Tchan: É o Tchan no Hawaí (1998) and É o Tchan: Ariga Tchan (1998). She has been married to Toni Sales since April 2007. They have two children.

Leonardo Rocha was born on 10 July 1995 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Por Toda Minha Vida (2006), Forbidden Desire (2007) and Hot Line (1999).

José de Oliveira Ramalho was born on 29 August 1937 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Guilherme Britto Fernandes was born on 4 January 1986 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Guilherme Britto is a cinematographer, known for Tatort (1970), The Old Fox (1977) and Inga Lindström (2004).

Ana Carolina was born on 9 September 1974 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is a music artist and actress, known for Amores Possíveis (2001), From Beginning to End (2009) and In Therapy (2009).