# Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl

Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (Portuguese: Bruna Surfistinha, lit. 'Bruna Little Surfer Girl') is a 2011 Brazilian biographical erotic drama film directed by Marcus Baldini, based on the 2005 autobiographical novel The Scorpion's Sweet Venom: The Diary of a Brazilian Call Girl by Bruna Surfistinha. The film stars Deborah Secco (as Bruna Surfistinha), Cássio Gabus Mendes, Fabiula Nascimento, Cristina Lago, Guta Ruiz and Drica Moraes. Filming began in September 2009 in Paulínia and São Paulo.

## Plot

Seventeen-year-old Raquel Pacheco, who is adopted by an upper-middle-class family, decides to leave her adoptive family and studies at a traditional school in São Paulo behind to become a prostitute, and later a call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decides to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer, she adopts the name "Surfistinha", which means "little surfer girl". Her blog becomes a sensation, and quickly becomes one of the most popular blogs in Brazil. Becoming famous, her life changes significantly. She goes on to be interviewed on Brazilian talk shows similar to Oprah and David Letterman, all the while continuing her blog about her racy exploits. However, soon afterwards the fame gets to her in the form of a drug addiction, which makes her do almost anything for a hit.

## Cast

* Deborah Secco as Bruna Surfistinha
* Cássio Gabus Mendes as Huldson
* Cristina Lago as Gabi
* Drica Moraes as Larissa
* Fabiula Nascimento as Janine
* Guta Ruiz as Carol
* Clarisse Abujamra as Celeste
* Luciano Chirolli as Otto
* Sérgio Guizé as Rodrigo
* Simone Iliescu as Yasmin
* Érika Puga as Mel
* Brenda Lígia as Kelly
* Gustavo Machado as Miguel
* Juliano Cazarré as Gustavo
* Rodrigo Dorado as Rominho
* Roberto Audio as Gian
* Plínio Soares as publicist
* Sidney Rodrigues as Tomás

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 2011 | Prêmio Contigo Cinema | Best Film | Marcus Baldini | Won |
| 2011 | Prêmio Contigo Cinema | Best Director | Marcus Baldini | Nominated |
| 2011 | Prêmio Contigo Cinema | Best Actress | Deborah Secco | Won |
| 2011 | Prêmio Contigo Cinema | Best Supporting Actress | Fabíula Nascimento | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Film | Marcus Baldini | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Actress | Deborah Secco | Won |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Actor | Cássio Gabus Mendes | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Supporting Actress | Drica Moraes | Won |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Supporting Actress | Fabíula Nascimento | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Costume Design | Letícia Barbieri | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Gabi Moraes | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Visual Effects | Eduardo Souza e Rodrigo Lima | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Adapted Screenplay | Antonia Pellegrino, Homero Olivetto e José de Carvalho | Won |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Editing for Fiction | Manga Campion e Oswaldo Santana | Nominated |