Mel Fronckowiak
{{short description|Brazilian actress (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Nunes|Fronckowiak}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mel Fronckowiak
| image = Mel Fronckowiak na Premiére de Los 33.jpg
| caption = Fronckowiak in 2019
| birth_name = Melanie Nunes Fronckowiak
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|01|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Araranguá, Santa Catarina, Brazil{{cite web|url=https://globoplay.globo.com/v/2775547/|title=Melanie Fronckowiak tem o bumbum mais bonito do mundo|publisher=Globoplay|language=portuguese}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|writer|television host}}
| years_active =
| spouse = {{marriage|Rodrigo Santoro|2016}}
| children = 1
}}
Melanie Nunes Fronckowiak{{cite web|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/191108/gente.shtml|title=O que é que a pelotense tem|publisher=Revista Veja|language=pt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206164934/http://veja.abril.com.br/191108/gente.shtml|archive-date=6 February 2012}} ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈmɛw fɾõkoviaˈki|lang}}; {{IPA|pl|frɔnt͡sˈkɔvjak|lang}}; born 16 January 1988) is a Brazilian actress, writer, and TV host.{{cite web|url=http://televisao.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/2011/03/15/ao-custo-de-r-250-mil-por-capitulo-rebelde-e-a-nova-aposta-da-record-no-horario-das-sete.jhtm|title=Ao custo de R$250 mil por capítulo, "Rebelde" é a nova aposta da Record no horário das sete: Saiba mais sobre os seis protagonistas|date=15 March 2011|access-date=11 April 2011|publisher=UOL|language=pt}} Fronckowiak became known after starring in several advertising and TV commercials while working as a model in São Paulo, at the Ford Models agency, which led her to participate in the Brazilian teen telenovela Rebelde, playing the character of Carla. In 2013, Fronckowiak launched herself as a writer. In her first book, Inclassificável: Memórias da Estrada, she tells the experiences she lived traveling around forty Brazilian cities with the band Rebeldes.
Early life
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The daughter of psychologist Berenice Nunes and André Fronckowiak, Melanie was born in Araranguá, in the state of Santa Catarina and raised in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. In school, she acted in the play Grêmio estudantil and was several times representative of her class. In high school, she won a scholarship to a university in Santa Cruz do Sul, where her paternal uncle lived.
At the age of nineteen, Fronckowiak became a model after winning the title of Miss World Rio Grande do Sul, also winning Miss Personality and Miss Sul World.
Career
After working as a model, Fronckowiak did amateur theater and began her television career by appearing in commercials. In 2010, she made a cameo appearance in a scene in the Brazilian soap opera Viver a Vida. In 2010, she signed with Rede Record, and the following year she joined the cast of Rebelde, where she played the character of Carla. On the show, Carla is a member of the pop band Rebeldes. The group went on to hold performances outside the program, with Fronckowiak as one of its six members.{{cite web|url=http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/noticias-sobre-famosos/estrela-de-rebelde-foi-eleita-o-bumbum-mais-bonito-do-mundo/2010/10/15-75419.html|title=Estrela de Rebelde foi eleita o 'bumbum mais bonito do mundo'|date=15 October 2010|publisher=Ofuxico|language=pt}}
In October 2011, the former model was voted Girl of the Year in Meus Prêmios Nick,{{cite web|url=http://entretenimento.r7.com/jovem/noticias/mel-fronckowiak-e-eleita-a-gata-do-ano-no-meus-premios-nick-20111013.html|title= Mel Fronckowiak é eleita a Gata do Ano no Meus Prêmios Nick|date=14 October 2011|publisher=R7|language=pt}} a teen event sponsored by Nickelodeon Brazil. In 2012, she won two categories in the Troféu Internet, and was nominated to Troféu Imprensa, one of the biggest annual awards on Brazilian television.{{cite web|url=http://colunistas.ig.com.br/natv/2012/04/01/mel-fronckowiak-a-carla-de-rebelde-nao-tenho-vergonha-nenhuma-de-ter-sido-miss-bumbum/|title=Mel Fronckowiak, a Carla de 'Rebelde': 'Não sinto vergonha nenhuma de ter sido Miss Bumbum'|date=1 April 2012|publisher=R7|language=pt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403181835/http://colunistas.ig.com.br/natv/2012/04/01/mel-fronckowiak-a-carla-de-rebelde-nao-tenho-vergonha-nenhuma-de-ter-sido-miss-bumbum/|archive-date=3 April 2012}}
In May 2013, Fronckowiak published the book Inclassíficavel: Memórias da Estrada (Unclassifiable: Memories of the Road). According to her, a major publisher turned down the manuscript for "being difficult to classify". This experience influenced the naming of the book. The book includes poetic reflections and a collection of short stories that recorded during the Rebeldes tour of forty cities throughout Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/monicabergamo/2013/09/1341846-mel-fronckowiak-tenta-se-descolar-da-imagem-de-nova-namorada-de-rodrigo-santoro.shtml|title=Mel Fronckowiak tenta se descolar da imagem de 'nova namorada de Rodrigo Santoro'|date=15 September 2013|publisher=Folha de S.Paulo|language=pt}}{{Cite web |title=Livro: Inclassificável – Memórias da Estrada – Mel Fronckowiak |url=https://www.estantevirtual.com.br/livros/mel-fronckowiak/inclassificavel-memorias-da-estrada/3383501878 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Estante Virtual |language=pt-br}}
Since 2014, Fronckowiak has worked as a television presenter. She signed with Rede Bandeirantes to work on the show A Liga. In February 2015, she was hired by Globosat to present Destino Certo, which premiered on 3 September 2015. This was her first solo program, and it was renewed for a second year.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
In 2015, Fronckowiak was invited to join the cast of El Hipnotizador, the first bilingual HBO television series in Brazil. It was broadcast simultaneously in all Latin American countries by HBO Brasil and HBO Latin America Group, and also on Hispanic channels in the United States. That same year, Fronckowiak launched a fashion blog called Sweet Ray of Style and received the support of major brands, such as Chanel.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
In 2016, Netflix announced Fronckowiak as part of the main cast of 3%, the first Brazilian original series on the streaming service.{{cite web|title=De "3%": série brasileira com Mel Fronckowiak finalmente estreia na Netflix! |url=https://www.purebreak.com.br/noticias/de-3-serie-brasileira-com-mel-fronckowiak-finalmente-estreia-na-netflix/48627 |website=purebreak.com.br |date=25 November 2016 |access-date=7 February 2021 |language=pt |trans-title="3%": Brazilian series with Mel Fronckowiak finally debuts on Netflix!}}
Selected filmography
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Category !Work !Result |
| rowspan="5" |2012
| rowspan="2" |Troféu Internet |Best Actress | rowspan="4" |Carla Ferrer in Rebelde{{cite web|url=http://entretenimento.r7.com/jovem/noticias/mel-fronckowiak-fala-sobre-a-segunda-temporada-da-novela-rebelde-20120313.html|title="A Carla está mais madura", diz Mel Fronckowiak sobre a segunda fase de Rebelde|date=13 March 2012|publisher=R7|language=pt}} |
| rowspan="2" |Revelation of the Year
|{{won}} |
| Troféu Imprensa
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="5" |Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro
|Best TV Actress |{{won}} |
| Best Female Singer |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Best TV Presenter |{{won}} |
| Best Writer
|Inclassificável: Memórias da Estrada |{{won}} |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Best TV Reporter |{{won}} |
| Troféu Internet
|Best TV Presenter |Destino Certo |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
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