Bárbara Raquel Paz (born October 17, 1974) is a Brazilian actress,
producer and director.Barbara Paz is a Brazilian actress, director and
producer. She graduated from the MacunaÃma Theatre School and from
the Antunes Centre for Theatre Research (CPT) and is a long-standing
member of TAPA, a São Paulo based performing arts group . She has
performed in over 25 plays by a wide range of playwrights from Oscar
Wilde to Tennessee Williams. In 2013, in recognition of her
distinguished acting career, the Ministry of Culture awarded her the
Medalha Cavaleiro (Knight's Medal). Barbara is also under permanent
contract to TV Globo and has played in many of their soap operas and
mini-series. She is the presenter of the Canal Brasil programme 'A
Arte do Encontro' (The Art of the Interview) in which she converses
with well-known figures in Brazilian culture. She has performed in
various feature length and short films, including Hector Babenco's
final film 'My Hindu Friend' in which she played opposite Willem
Dafoe. She has also ventured into the area of shorts, producing and
directing television programmes and other films. The documentary
'Babenco - Tell Me When I Die' is her first feature-length film. Its
première was at the Venice Film Festival 2019 where it won Best
Documentary in the official Venice Classics competition, and also the
Independent Critics Prize - Bisato D'oro.
producer and director.Barbara Paz is a Brazilian actress, director and
producer. She graduated from the MacunaÃma Theatre School and from
the Antunes Centre for Theatre Research (CPT) and is a long-standing
member of TAPA, a São Paulo based performing arts group . She has
performed in over 25 plays by a wide range of playwrights from Oscar
Wilde to Tennessee Williams. In 2013, in recognition of her
distinguished acting career, the Ministry of Culture awarded her the
Medalha Cavaleiro (Knight's Medal). Barbara is also under permanent
contract to TV Globo and has played in many of their soap operas and
mini-series. She is the presenter of the Canal Brasil programme 'A
Arte do Encontro' (The Art of the Interview) in which she converses
with well-known figures in Brazilian culture. She has performed in
various feature length and short films, including Hector Babenco's
final film 'My Hindu Friend' in which she played opposite Willem
Dafoe. She has also ventured into the area of shorts, producing and
directing television programmes and other films. The documentary
'Babenco - Tell Me When I Die' is her first feature-length film. Its
première was at the Venice Film Festival 2019 where it won Best
Documentary in the official Venice Classics competition, and also the
Independent Critics Prize - Bisato D'oro.
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