Luma de Oliveira
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Luma de Oliveira | |
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 Luma at the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro 2005 | |
| Born | December 10, 1964 Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
Luma de Oliveira (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlumɐ dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ]; born December 10, 1964) is a former model, actress, and Brazilian carnival queen. She was Madrinha da Bateria (Godmother of the Percussion, or "Queen of the Drums") for several samba schools until 2005, later returning to the role for the renowned Portela school in 2009.[1][2]
Luma was born in Nova Friburgo. Oliveira's mother, Maria Luiza de Castro and her father, Luiz Naegele de Oliveira, was of Portuguese descent and worked for Leopoldina Railroad company. One of Oliveira's ancestors was German Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff, Baron de Langsdorff.[3] She is the youngest of six children; her oldest sister is popular actress Ísis de Oliveira, and her brother, Mem de Oliveira, wrote poetry.[4]
Her name was created using the first two letters of her parents' names: LUiz and MAria. She attended the Institute Gay-Lussac and played handball and volleyball, but her passion was cycling and running on the beach.
Career
Modeling
Oliveira began modeling at age 16, after the death of her father in 1980. She moved to Niterói and her brother Mem became her guardian, agent and manager.[5] She worked in Japan, France and Germany, but her biggest success was in Brazil.
Luma de Oliveira promoted the Clarity line of cosmetics, marketed through FLX Consultancy and Franchising.[6] She also appeared in commercials for Havaianas flip-flops[7] and Danone yogurt,[8] and on the cover of numerous Brazilian magazines: Fitness, Guys, Headline, Look, and Who's That Guy.
She caught the attention of Brazilian Playboy in 1984 as the younger sister of television actress Isis de Oliveira, who was herself featured on the magazine's cover in 1983 and 1991. Luma was the covergirl in 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001 and 2005; she was named Miss Playboy International in 1999.[9] Her five cover appearances, the last one at the age of 40, are tied with Scheila Carvalho as the most of any person in the magazine's history,[1] and those issues generated record magazine sales.
Oliveira's appearance at the cover of VIP, a popular Brazilian men's magazine by the same publisher as Playboy, Editora Abril, in January 2000, resulted in the magazine's best selling issue ever. In their annual reader poll of the world's 100 sexiest women, Oliveira appeared 6 times, between 1998 through 2003, and 2006, with her highest placement being eighth in 2001.
Television
She appeared on three television shows:
- 1986 Hipertensão (Marcos's girlfriend)
- 1987 O Outro (Dedé)
- 1990 Meu Bem, Meu Mal (Ana Maria)
During the late 1980s, she turned down roles in four successful Brazilian telenovelas, including Top Model, Olho por Olho, Kananga do Japão and Pantanal. In 2007, she declined an invitation to star in a Brazilian version of Desperate Housewives because it would be filmed in Argentina, and require too much time away from her children.
Movies
Her acting career included five films:
- 1988 Os Heróis Trapalhões - Uma Aventura na Selva (Maya)
- 1989 Solidão, Uma Linda História de Amor
- 1990 Boca de Ouro (Celeste)
- 1994 Boca (Celeste)
- 1997 O Noviço Rebelde (Tereza)
She refused to star a remake of Lady on the Bus, starred by Sônia Braga in 1978, based on a popular novel by Nelson Rodrigues. Oliveira claimed the "R" rated film would embarrass her adolescent children.
