Gabriela Bertante
Gabriela Bertante | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gabriela Bertante |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, model |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Gabriela Bertante is a Brazilian model who appears in Indian films.
Early life
Gabriela Bertante notes that as a teenager aged 17, she used to help her parents at their store in her hometown in Matias Barbosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil before she moved to Sao Paulo to begin a career in modelling. Bertante also took her football seriously and played in regional soccer leagues, while her brother Glelberson Luís Leopoldino Bertante has played football professionally for several Brazilian teams including Palmeiras.[1] She moved to India in 2010 and took part in the Lakme Fashion Week and was featured in several magazines which caught the attention of MTV who cast her as a VJ in MTV Grind.[2]
Career
Gabriela had a meeting with Puri Jagannadh in Mumbai and the director suggested that she should do a test shoot, so she went to Hyderabad to meet him. and subsequently received an offer to dance for an item number in Devudu Chesina Manushulu alongside Ravi Teja. She shot for the song in Bangkok, Thailand.[3] The actress was seen in Chakri Toleti's Tamil film Billa II alongside leading actor Ajith Kumar. She had met director Chakri Toleti, when he was casting for an earlier movie and he promised her this role. The song, which has been composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, was picturised in Goa and a studio in Mumbai.[4][5] She debuted in Bollywood with the movie "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya" alongside the actors Mika Singh and Shaan. This movie released on 19 September 2014.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu/Tamil | Special appearance in the song “Manohari” | |
| 2012 | Billa II | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| 2012 | Devudu Chesina Manushulu | Telugu | Special appearance in song "Do Not Distriub" | |
| 2012 | Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Smitha | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya | Hindi | Lead Actress |
References
- ^ "Interview with Gabriela Bertante (ex-footballer now Model – Actress)". 20 April 2012.
- ^ http://postnoon.com/2012/04/20/the-angel-from-brazil/44423
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Home" Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Brazilian Lass In Billa 2 – Billa 2 – Pawan Kalyan – Ajith – Chakri Toleti – Devdu Chesina Manush – Tamil Movie News – Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya".
