Gabriel Cordeiro Santana (born September 27, 1999) is a Brazilian actor. He became known for playing Mosca, one of the protagonists of the remake of Chiquititas in 2013, Cléber in Malhação: Toda Forma de Amar in 2019, and Renato in the remake of Pantanal in 2022, being one of the highlights of the plot. In 2023, he participated in the twenty-third edition of Big Brother Brasil.
Career He became known for being one of the protagonists in the remake of the children's soap opera Chiquititas, playing the orphan Mosca. In 2018, he starred in the series Z4, a partnership between SBT and Disney Channel, playing the dancer Paulo. In 2019, he signed with TV Globo and joined the cast of Malhação: Toda Forma de Amar, playing Cléber, one of the central characters and romantic partner of Anjinha (Caroline Dallarosa). After participating in the culinary talent show Bake Off Celebridades on SBT, he returns to Globo as part of the cast of the second version of Pantanal, as the controversial Renato, one of the children of Zuleika (Aline Borges) and Tenório (Murilo Benício).
In 2023, he is announced as one of the participants in the reality show Big Brother Brasil in its twenty-third season, joining the group "Camarote". In the same year, he came out as bisexual, biromantic and demisexual. He was the 11th eliminated from BBB 23, with 56.45% of the votes to eliminate him from the competition, in a dispute with singer Aline Wirley and actress Bruna Griphao.
He assumed on June 12, 2024, Valentine's Day (in Brazil), that he was in a relationship with the writer Erick Mafra.
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2013–15ChiquititasFelipe Tavares (Mosca)2016Dance se PuderParticipant (4th place)Season 12017CarcereirosLeonardo Viera (Léo)2018Paulo Almeida dos Santos2019–20Malhação: Toda Forma de AmarCléber Braga2021Bake Off CelebridadesParticipant (8th place)Season 12022PantanalRenato Gonçalves dos Santos2023Big Brother BrasilParticipant (11th place)Season 23
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2017Luka2019AnaJoão Paulo2023Made In FavelaHungria
Dubbing YearTitleRole2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenConnor (Brazilian voice)
Theater YearTitleRole2019QuerubimLuis
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryAppointmentResults2014Best ActorChiquititasPrêmio Contigo! de TVBest Child Actor2015Best Actor2016Prêmio Contigo! de TVBest Child ActorPrêmio Jovens em Destaque de São PauloFeatured Young PeopleHimself 2018Prêmio Jovem BrasileiroBest ActorZ42019Meus Prêmios NickRevelation of the YearMalhação: Toda Forma de Amar2023Prêmio Jovem BrasileiroBest Reality ParticipantBig Brother Brasil 23My CrushGabriel SantanaMost Stylish Young ManI ShippGabriel and Bruna Griphao
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