# Marília Gabriela

Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo (born 31 May 1948), best known as Marília Gabriela or just Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, TV host, actress, writer, and former singer.

## Career
### Television hosting

Marília began her journalist career in 1969, as an intern at Rede Globo's Jornal Nacional. That same year she was invited to present the news program Jornal Hoje, in São Paulo. In 1973, she presented the TV show Fantástico, with a story about the anniversary of Carmen Miranda's death. After that she became special reporter for the program. In 1980, Marília became the main host of the program TV Mulher, together with Ney Gonçalves Dias She recorded two albums under Som Livre and Universal Music, named Perdida de Amor, with participations of Simone and Caetano Veloso. After leaving TV Mulher, in 1984, she was TV Globo's correspondent in England for six months, besides doing news stories for Fantástico. Unhappy, she left TV Globo for Rede Bandeirantes. In 1985, she presented the variety shows Marília Gabi Gabriela, at TV Bandeirantes, and the talk show Cara a Cara.
With low ratings, Marília Gabi Gabriela show was canceled, leaving her only with Cara a Cara, on late Sunday nights; from 1987 to 1994 she also presented Jornal Bandeirantes. In 1989 she mediated the first presidential debate between the candidates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Fernando Collor de Mello. After leaving TV Bandeirantes, she signed with Rede CNT for a short period. In 1997, she signed with Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, where she presented SBT Repórter and talk show De Frente com Gabi. She also had a brief stint at RedeTV!.

### Acting

Gabriela debuted on stages in 2000, with the leading role in Gerald Thomas (theatre director)' play Esperando Beckett,. She also acted in feature films and telenovelas. In the telenovela Senhora do Destino, de Aguinaldo Silva, Marília Gabriela played two characters in different timelines: Josefa Medeiros Duarte Pinto, a journalist, and her daughter, Guilhermina de Medeiros Duarte Pinto Lefevre. After prioritizing her acting career at Rede Globo, and also presenting Marília Gabriela Entrevista on cable channel GNT, she returned to SBT in June 2010, back with De Frente com Gabi. On 6 July 2010 she signed with TV Cultura to present Roda Viva on Mondays, keeping her program on SBT on Sundays. Thus, Marília Gabriela passed to host three programs in three different channels. After a year at TV Cultura, SBT decided for her exclusivity on broadcast television. She left the channel in 2015.

## Personal life

Gabriela's first husband was Reinaldo Haddad, whom she married in 1970. In 1972 they had a son, Christiano Cochrane. In 1974 she was widowed. From 1976 until 1986, she was married to Zeca Cochrane, with whom she had her second son, Theodoro Cochrane, an actor. In 1999, after a year of dating, Marília Gabriela married model and actor Reynaldo Gianecchini. On 27 October 2006, it was announced the couple had separated.

## Filmography
### Television
#### Acting roles

Novelas, Séries & Minisséries :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Channel |
| 2004 | Senhora do Destino | Josefa de Medeiros Duarte Pinto/Maria Guilhermina de Medeiros Duarte Pinto Lefevre | | Rede Globo |
| 2004 | A Diarista | Pérola | Special participation | Rede Globo |
| 2004 | Sob Nova Direção | Branca | Special participation | Rede Globo |
| 2006 | JK | Celita Bueno Cavallini | | Rede Globo |
| 2006 | Sob Nova Direção | Rebeca | Special participation | Rede Globo |
| 2007 | Duas Caras | Margarida Maria dos Anjos / Margarida McKenzie Salles Prado (Guigui) | | Rede Globo |
| 2009 | Cinquentinha | Mariana Santoro | | Rede Globo |
| 2012 | A Vida de Rafinha Bastos | Herself(Episode: Piloto) - web series | Special participation | YouTube |
| 2013 | Chiquititas | Herself | Special participation | SBT |
| 2014 | Porta dos Fundos | Herself(Episode: De Frente) | Special participation | YouTube |
| 2014 | As Canalhas | Celina | GNT | |
| 2016 | Adnight | Treinadora de Adnet | Programa de estreia | Rede Globo |

#### Presenter

Programs :
| Year | Title | Channel |
| 1980 - 1984 | TV Mulher | Rede Globo |
| 1985 | Marília Gabi Gabriela | Rede Bandeirantes |
| 1987 - 1995 | Cara a Cara | Rede Bandeirantes |
| 1987 - 1992 | Jornal Bandeirantes | Rede Bandeirantes |
| 1995 - 1996 | Marília Gabi Gabriela | CNT/Gazeta |
| 1995 - 2000 | SBT Repórter | SBT |
| 1996 | First Class | SBT |
| 1998 - 2015 | Marília Gabriela Entrevista | GNT |
| 2000 - 2001 | Gabi | RedeTV! |
| 2002 - 2004 | De Frente com Gabi | SBT |
| 2010 - 2011 | Roda Viva | TV Cultura |
| 2010 - 2015 | De Frente com Gabi | SBT |
| 2012 | Reviva | Canal Viva |
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live | RedeTV! |
| 2013 - 2014 | Gabi Quase Proibida | SBT |
| 2016 | TV Mulher | Canal Viva |

### Cinema

Feature and short films :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Ed Mort | Silva |
| 2002 | Avassaladoras | Débora |
| 2003 | Gregório de Mattos | Abadessa |
| 2004 | O Diabo a Quatro | Regina |
| 2005 | Quanto Vale ou É por Quilo? | (Indisponível) |
| 2008 | Sexo com Amor? | Mônica |
| 2008 | Bellini e o Demônio | Letícia |
| 2016 | Procurando Dory | Marília Gabriela (dub) |
| 2018 | O Doutrinador | Minister Marta Regina |

### Stage

Plays :
| Year | Title |
| 2001 | Esperando Beckett |
| 2006 | Lady Macbeth |
| 2008 | Aquela Mulher |
| 2015 | Vanya e Sonia e Masha e Spike |

## Book

* 2008: Eu Que Amo Tanto (the book got a segment in the TV program Fantástico (Rede Globo), retelling some of its stories)

## Discography
### Albums

* 1982: Marília Gabriela
Label- Opus Columbia / Som Livre
* Tracks
* Diga Ao Povo Que Fico (Rita Lee / Roberto de Carvalho)
* Bicho de Estimação (Roberto Carlos / Erasmo Carlos)
* Ser, Fazer e Acontecer (Gonzaguinha)
* Essas Coisas que Eu Mal Sei (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
* Sampa (Caetano Veloso)
* Dois Namorados (Guto Graça Mello / Naila Skorpio)
* Da Cor do Pecado (Bororó)
* O Que É, O Que É? (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
* Eramos Três (Tunai / Sergio Natureza)
* Cataclisma (Ivan Lins)
* Tomara (Caetano Veloso)
* 1984: Marília Gabriela
Label - Som Livre
* Tracks
* Sampa
* Da Cor Do Pecado
* Albatroz
* Drão
* Mutante
* Cataclisma
* Diga Ao Povo Que Fico
* O Que É, O Que É
* Abrir A Porta
* Espelho
* Tomara
* Trem Das Cores
* 2002: Perdida de Amor
Label- Universal Music
* Tracks
* Fotografia
* Loira
* Perdido de Amor
* Você
* Marina
* Este Seu Olhar
* Nem Eu
* Inútil Paisagem
* Alguém Como Tu
* Copacabana
* Copacabana Blade Runner
* Sábado Em Copacabana