# Camila Pitanga

Camila Manhães Sampaio (born 14 June 1977), known professionally as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in film and television. In film, she is known for her roles in Quilombo, Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil, Redeemer, I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips, Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, among others. In television, she is known for her roles in Paraíso Tropical, Cama de Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia, and Velho Chico.

## Career

In 1984, Pintaga made her acting debut as a child in Quilombo.
Camila Pitanga starred in the film I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips.
Camila starred in the telenovelas Cama de Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia and Velho Chico and was the antagonist in Porto dos Milagres and Paraíso Tropical.

## Personal life

Pitanga was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the daughter of actors Vera Manhães and Antônio Pitanga and Benedita da Silva's stepdaughter. She is sister to Rocco Pitanga, also an actor. She is of African descent on her father's and mother's side.
Pintaga studied at Pentagono College and she is a director of Human Rights Movement.
Pintaga is an atheist. In 2001, she married the art director Claudio Amaral Peixoto. On 19 May 2008 she gave birth to her first daughter Antonia. The girl's name was a tribute to her father. In 2011, the couple separated.

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Role |
| Quilombo | 1984 | Nena |
| A Morte no Edifício Império | 1993 | Carol |
| Super-Colosso | 1995 | Camilinha |
| The Big Shit | 1998 | Girl in the Street |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | 2001 | Kida |
| Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil | 2001 | Catarina Paraguaçu |
| Bala Perdida | 2003 | Marina |
| Redentor | 2004 | Soninha |
| Bendito Fruto | 2004 | Choquita |
| O Preço da Paz | 2004 | Anésia |
| O Signo do Caos | 2005 | Furacão de Santos |
| Sal de Prata | 2005 | Cassandra |
| Mulheres do Brasil | 2006 | Esmeralda |
| Saneamento Básico | 2007 | Silene |
| Noel - Poeta da Vila | 2007 | Ceci |
| Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios | 2012 | Lavínia |
| Uma História de Amor e Fúria | 2013 | Janaína |
| Para Sempre Teu, Caio F. | 2014 | Herself |
| A Natureza Está Falando | 2015 | Amazônia |
| Pitanga | 2017 | Herself |
| Mise en Scène: a Artesania do Artista | 2021 | Herself |
| Malês | 2025 | Sabina |

### Television

| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| Sex Appeal | 1993 | Vilma | |
| Fera Ferida | 1993 | Teresa " Teresinha" Fronteira | |
| A Próxima Vítima | 1995 | Patrícia Noronha | |
| Malhação | 1997 | Alexandra Bittencourt | |
| Pecado Capital | 1998 | | |
| Você Decide | 1999 | | Episode: "Transas de Família" - Parte 1 |
| Brava Gente | 2000 | Elisa | Episode: "Meia Encarnada Dura de Sangue" |
| A Invenção do Brasil | 2000 | Catarina Paraguaçu | |
| Garotas do Programa | 2000 | | |
| Porto dos Milagres | 2001 | Esmeralda | |
| Pastores da Noite | 2002 | Marialva | |
| Mulheres Apaixonadas | 2003 | Luciana Ribeiro Alves | |
| A Grande Família | 2003 | Marina | Episode: "Como Rechear um Peru" |
| Quem Vai Ficar com Mário? | 2004 | Diana | |
| Belíssima | 2005 | Mônica Santana | |
| Paraíso Tropical | 2007 | Francisbel "Babel" dos Santos Batista | |
| Faça Sua História | 2008 | Cherry Davis | Episode: "Super-Mamãe Suzete e A Estrela do Irajá" |
| Som Brasil | 2008 | Presenter | |
| Cama de Gato | 2009 | Rosenilde "Rose" Pereira | |
| A Grande Família | 2010 | Marina | |
| Insensato Coração | 2011 | Carolina Miranda | |
| A Grande Família | 2011 | Kelly | |
| Lado a Lado | 2012 | Isabel Nascimento | |
| Sessão de Terapia | 2014 | Rita Costa | |
| Babilônia | 2014 | Regina Rocha Loureiro | |
| Velho Chico | 2016 | Maria Tereza de Sá Ribeiro | |
| Beleza Fatal | 2025 | Dolores "Lola" Fernandes Argento | |

### Theatre

* 1994 - A Ira de Aquiles
* 1994 - A Ilíada .... Afrodite
* 1995 - Orfeu da Conceição
* 1995 - Odisséia .... Penélope
* 2002 - Arlequim, Servidor de Dois Patrões
* 2004 - A Maldição do Vale Negro .... Rosalinda
* 2013 - O Duelo

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Category | Association | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Actress | Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro | Caramuru | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Actress coadjuvante | Great Brazilian Cinema Awards | Bendito Fruto | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Actress | Prêmio Tudo de Bom - jornal O Dia | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2007 | Best Actress | Prêmio Qualidade Brasil | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2007 | Best Actress | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2007 | Best Actress | Prêmio Extra de Televisão - jornal Extra | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2007 | Best Actress | Melhores do Ano | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2008 | Revista da TV | Prêmio Faz Diferença - jornal O Globo | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2008 | Television: Best Actress | Troféu APCA | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2008 | Best Actress | Troféu Imprensa | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2008 | Best Actress | Troféu Internet - SBT | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2008 | Melhor atriz | Contigo! television Awards | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2008 | Best Romantic Actress | Contigo! television Awards | Paraíso Tropical | Won |
| 2011 | Best Actress | Rio Festival | Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios | Won |
| 2011 | Best Actress | Amazonas Film Festival | Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios | Won |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro | Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios | Won |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Prêmio Fiesp/Sesi-SP de Cinema | Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios | Won |
| 2016 | Best Actress | Melhores do Ano | Velho Chico | Won |