Isabela Souza
{{Portuguese name|Soares|de Souza}}
{{Short description|Brazilian actress and model (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Isabela Souza
| image = ISA SOUZA BY DIEGO SERRES 2.jpg
| birth_name = Isabela Soares de Souza
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|1|13}}
| birth_place = Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| other_names = Isa
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|singer}}
| years_active = 2014–present
}}
Isabela Soares de Souza{{cite web|title=Isabela Souza: la chica Disney del momento vive su cuarentena en Buenos Aires|url=https://www.gente.com.ar/actualidad/isabela-souza-asi-vive-la-chica-disney-del-momento-su-cuarentena-en-buenos-aires/|work=People magazine|date=18 April 2020 |language=Spanish|accessdate=30 November 2020}} (born January 13, 1998) is a Brazilian actress, singer and model{{cite web|title=Isabela Souza revela los secretos de la nueva temporada de Bia|url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2020/03/21/isabela-souza-revela-los-secretos-de-la-nueva-temporada-de-bia/|work=Infobae|date=21 March 2020 }} who is known for her roles as Brida in the Disney Channel Brazilian series Juacas (2017–2019) and Beatriz Urquiza in the Disney Channel Latin America original series Bia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laletrade.com/biografias/pop/22513-isabela-souza|title=▷ Biografía de Isabela Souza ◁ Edad, estatura, pack, BIA, novio|first=Alejandro Cruz|last=Mtz|website=www.laletrade.com}}
Life and career
Isabela Soares de Souza Marques was born on January 13, 1998, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.{{cite web|title=Actriz Isabela Isabela Souza de Bia: "Trabajar en Disney es un sueño"|date=21 June 2019|url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/actriz-isabela-souza-de-bia-de-disney-trabajar-en-disney-es-un-sueno}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gente.com.ar/entretenimiento/celebrities/quien-y-como-es-la-nueva-chica-disney-que-vive-en-la-argentina/|title=¿Quién es la nueva chica Disney que vive en la Argentina?|website=GENTE Online|date=3 August 2019 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201906/369174-isabela-souza-bia-disney.html|archivedate=2023-10-13|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20231013024723/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201906/369174-isabela-souza-bia-disney.html|title=Isabela Souza, estrella de "Bia": "Que no nos importen los patrones que las redes imponen"|website=www.telam.com.ar}}
In May 2018, she was selected to play Beatriz "Bia" Urquiza, the main character of the Disney Channel Latin American original production Bia, along with her co-star, Spanish actor Julio Peña, who plays Manuel Gutierrez.{{cite web|url=https://veja.abril.com.br/entretenimento/atriz-brasileira-estrela-nova-serie-da-disney-quero-passar-uma-mensagem/|title=Atriz brasileira estrela nova série da Disney: 'Quero passar uma mensagem'|author=Lucas Almeida|date=21 August 2018|work=VEJA Abril|language=pt}} She had to move to Buenos Aires, Argentina and learn Spanish to be able to play the role.{{cite web|url=https://www.disneylapresspack.com/disney-channel/post/797|title=Disney empeza nueva producción. Llega BIAǃ|author=Disney Productions|date=17 August 2018|work=Disney Channel Productions|language=pt|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928000140/https://www.disneylapresspack.com/disney-channel/post/797|url-status=dead}} 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 of the song "Speechless" in Spanish and Portuguese respectively.
In January 2020, it was announced that Souza would be part of the jury at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile.{{cite web|title=Isabela Souza será jurado en el festival de Viña del Mar|url=https://radiodisney.disneylatino.com/nota/isabela-souza-jurado|work=Radio Disney|language=Spanish|accessdate=26 April 2020|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807012123/https://radiodisney.disneylatino.com/nota/isabela-souza-jurado|url-status=dead}} In April of the same year, was released "Vamos a mi ritmo", a song by Lasso in collaboration with Souza, which is part of the EP Cuatro temporadas: Primavera. The video was recorded in Mexico and released on April 24, 2020. In 2021, she released the singles "Anyone" (cover of Justin Bieber's single) and "Cliché", both in collaboration with the singer Vitória Frozi.{{cite web|title=Entrevista - Isa Souza nos conta sobre sua paixão pela música, Bia e próximos passos|url=https://entretetizei.com.br/entrevista-isa-souza-nos-conta-sobre-sua-paixao-pela-musica-bia-e-proximos-passos/|website=Entretetizei|language=pt|date=22 July 2021|access-date=25 February 2022}}{{cite web|title=Entrevista - Isabela Souza e Vivi Frozi falam sobre música, inspirações e muito mais|url=https://entretetizei.com.br/entrevista-isa-souza-e-vivi-frozi-falam-sobre-musica/|website=Entretetizei|language=pt|date=10 July 2021|access-date=25 February 2022}}
Filmography
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
| 2019
| TV Female Artist | {{nom}} |
| 2020
| Favorite Actress | rowspan="3" | Bia | {{won}} |
| 2021
| Premios Lo Más Escuchado | Actress Of The Year | {{won}} |
| 2021
| SEC Awards | Teen Series Actress | {{won}} |
| 2024
|Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro |Best Actress | |{{Nominated}} |
References
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Category:21st-century Brazilian women singers