Drica Moraes
Drica Moraes began her training at Tablado, a traditional theater school in the city of Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 12. She co-founded the Cia dos Atores in the late 1980s with fellow actors such as Enrique Díaz, Gustavo Gasparini, and Isabel Garcia, a group she was part of for over 20 years.
In theater, she has had an award-winning career and has performed in plays such as "Lifting, uma comédia cirúrgica" (2017, Dir. Cesar Augusto), "A Primeira Vista" (2012, Dir. Enrique Diaz, written by Daniel MacIvor), "A Ordem do Mundo" (2008, Dir. Aderbal Freire Filho, written by Patricia Melo), "Notícias Cariocas" (2004, Dir. Enrique Diaz, written by Felipe Miguez), "Mamãe Não Pode Saber" (2002, Dir. João Falcão), "Victor ou Vitória" (2001, Dir. Jorge Takla, adapted by Claudio Botelho), and "O Rei da Vela" (2000, Dir. Enrique Diaz, written by Oswald de Andrade), "Pixinguinha" (1994, Dir. Amir Haddad), "Melodrama" (1995, Dir. Enrique Diaz, written by Filipe Miguez).
She has appeared in numerous Globo series such as "Os Outros" (1st season, 2023), "Sob Pressão" (3rd season, 2019), "A Fórmula" (2017), "Justiça" (2016), "Doce de Mãe" (2013/14), "Decamerão: A Comédia do Sexo" (2009), "Queridos Amigos" (2008), "Os Aspones" (2004), among others. Notable for her performances in soap operas such as "Travessia" (2022/23), "Verdades Secretas" (2015), "Império" (2014), "Guerra dos Sexos" (2012), "Alma Gêmea" (2005), "Chocolate com Pimenta" (2003), and "O Cravo e a Rosa" (2000). She has accumulated nominations and awards for her television performances, including the Sharp and APCA awards for Best Actress for her role in the classic "Xica da Silva" (1996, Rede Manchete).
In cinema, she starred in "Pérola" (2003, Dir. Murilo Benício) and appeared in films such as "As Verdades" (2022, Dir. José Eduardo Belmonte), "O Banquete" (2018, Dir. Daniela Thomas), "Rasga Coração" (2017, Dir. Jorge Furtado), "Getúlio" (2014, Dir. João Jardim), "Bruna Surfistinha" (2011, Dir. Marcus Baldini) - for which she received the award for Best Supporting Actress from the Brazilian Academy of Cinema -, "O Bem Amado" (2010, Guel Arraes), "Os Normais 2" (2009, Dir. José Alvarenga), "Onde Anda Você" (2004, Dir. Sergio Rezende), "Amores Possíveis" (2001, Dir. Sandra Werneck), "Bossa Nova" (2000, Dir. Bruno Barreto), "Traição" (1998, Dir. José Henrique Fonseca), "O Mandarim" (1995, Dir. Julio Bressane), and "As Meninas" (1995, Dir. Emiliano Ribeiro) - for which she won the Best Actress award at the Cartagena International Film Festival.