Isabela Souza

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is de Souza.
Isabela Souza
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Born (1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 24)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Other namesIsa
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
Years active2014–present

Isabela Soares de Souza [1] (born January 13, 1998) is a Brazilian actress, singer and model[2] who is known for her roles as Brida in the Disney Channel Brazilian series Juacas (2017–2019) and Beatriz "Bia" Urquiza in the Disney Channel Argentine telenovela BIA.[3]

Life and career[]

Isabela Soares de Souza Marques was born on January 13, 1998 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.[4] At age 10, Souza moved with her family to Rio de Janeiro and she began her artistic training at the Centro de Capacitação Profissional em Artes Cênicas.[5]

Her first professional acting experience was in 2014, after participating in the play, Verão Sem Fim. A year later, she was selected from a casting to play Brida in Juacas, an original series produced by Disney Channel Brazil, where she moved to Florianópolis to take surfing lessons and participate in the filming of the series.

In 2018, she performed the song "Minha Vez", for the Brazilian soundtrack of the animated series, Elena of Avalor.[6]

In May 2018, she was selected to play Bia Urquiza, the titular and main character of the Disney Channel Latin American original production, BIA, along with her co-star, Spanish actor, Julio Peña, who plays Manuel Gutierrez. ,[7] She had to move to Buenos Aires, Argentina and learn Spanish to be able to play the role.[8]

In 2019, she was selected to be part of the Latin American and Brazilian soundtrack of the movie Aladdin where she performed "Callar" and "Ninguém me cala", versions in Spanish and Portuguese of the song "Speechless".

In January 2020, it was announced that Souza would be part of the jury at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile.[9] In April of the same year, was the release of "Vamos a mi ritmo", a song by Lasso in collaboration with Isabela, which is part of the EP "Cuatro temporadas: Primavera". The video was recorded in Mexico and released on April 24, 2020. In 2021 released the singles "Anyone" (cover) and "Cliché", both in collaboration with Vitória Frozi.[10][11]

Filmography[]

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2017–2019 Juacas Brida Main cast (season 1), 26 episodes
Guest (season 2), 2 episodes
2019–2020 Bia Beatriz "Bia" Urquiza Main role
2020 Viña del Mar Festival Herself Judge
2021 Bia: Un mundo al revés Beatriz "Bia" Urquiza TV special

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result
2019 Meus Premios Nick TV Female Artist Bia and Juacas Nominated
2020 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Actress Bia Won
2021 Premios Lo Más Escuchado Actress Of The Year Won
2021 SEC Awards Teen Series Actress Won

References[]

  1. ^ "Isabela Souza: la chica Disney del momento vive su cuarentena en Buenos Aires". People magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Isabela Souza revela los secretos de la nueva temporada de Bia". Infobae.
  3. ^ Mtz, Alejandro Cruz. "▷ Biografía de Isabela Souza ◁ Edad, estatura, pack, BIA, novio". www.laletrade.com.
  4. ^ "Actriz Isabela Isabela Souza de Bia: "Trabajar en Disney es un sueño"". 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ "¿Quién es la nueva chica Disney que vive en la Argentina?". GENTE Online.
  6. ^ "Isabela Souza, estrella de "Bia": "Que no nos importen los patrones que las redes imponen"". www.telam.com.ar.
  7. ^ Lucas Almeida (21 August 2018). "Atriz brasileira estrela nova série da Disney: 'Quero passar uma mensagem'". VEJA Abril (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ Disney Productions (17 August 2018). "Disney empeza nueva producción. Llega BIAǃ". Disney Channel Productions (in Portuguese).
  9. ^ "Isabela Souza será jurado en el festival de Viña del Mar". Radio Disney (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Entrevista - Isa Souza nos conta sobre sua paixão pela música, Bia e próximos passos". Entretetizei (in Portuguese). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Entrevista - Isabela Souza e Vivi Frozi falam sobre música, inspirações e muito mais". Entretetizei (in Portuguese). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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