Érika Januza da Trindade Gomes (born 7 May 1985) is a Brazilian actress and model.
Early life Érika Januza was born as the only child of a single mother. During her youth, she took part in many beauty contests and acting auditions. Although she always held the aspiration to be a model and actress on television, she initially worked as a school teacher.
Januza is a devout Roman Catholic, and credits her faith to getting her through the COVID pandemic.
Film career In 2012 Januza was chosen from 2,000 contestants to be the leading protagonist in the telenovia Suburbia directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho and Paulo Lins. Since then she has appeared in multiple television programs, commercials and films.
Allegations of discrimination
Januza has said that early on in her career she was often looked down upon at auditions because of her Afro-Brazilian complexion and heritage. One time in her film career while arriving on set the security guards would not let her in the studio because they did not believe that she was actually part of the cast.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role 2012 Suburbia Conceição 2013 Copa Hotel Kelly Madeira 2014 Em Família Alice Machado Torres 2015 Saltibum Herself (Reality Show) 2016 Os Suburbanos Professora Rebecca 2016 Totalmente Demais Vanessa 2016 Sol Nascente Júlia 2017 O Outro Lado do Paraíso Raquel Custódio2018Dança dos Famosos (season 15)Herself (Contestant) 2019 Amor de Mãe Marina 2020 Arcanjo Renegado Sarah 2021 Verdades Secretas Laila 2023 The Masked Singer Brasil (season 3) Broco Lee2023A Magia de ArunaLatifa2025Rainhas Além da AvenidaPresenter2025Saia JustaPresenter2026Dona BejaCandinha da Serra2026A Nobreza do AmorNiara, Rainha de Batanga
Film 2016 - O Último Animal 2017 - The Movie of My Life as Tita 2024 - Biônicos as Helena 2025 - D.P.A. 4 - O Fantástico Reino de Ondion as Rainha Astúria
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