Débora Monteiro

Débora Moreira Monteiro (born Vila Nova de Gaia, June 18, 1983) is a Portuguese actress and TV Presenter.

Débora Moreira Monteiro was born on June 18, 1983 in Vila Nova de Gaia.^[1] Originally from Vila Nova de Gaia, he moved to Lisbon shortly after turning 18.

She began modeling at age 14, thanks to an ultimatum from her sister, Soraia Monteiro. Approached on the street by a modeling agency, Soraia was invited to take a modeling course, a challenge she agreed to accept if Débora could accompany her. From modeling, she did numerous advertising campaigns in the following years, which caught the attention of those more observant of her vocation in acting, which finally happened in 2006 when she joined the cast of the TVI soap opera, Tempo de Viver.^[2] That same year she participated in the music video for "Melancholic Ballad (for the Leftlovers)" by the Portuguese band Fingertips, directed by João Costa Menezes. In the following two years she did advertising campaigns, including an advertisement for Sagres beer and another for Optimus Telecomunicações. In 2010, she was on the cover of Maxmen magazine.^[3]

Following her participation in the soap opera Tempo de Viver, the doors to acting immediately opened, and in 2008 she joined the TVI teen series Morangos com Açúcar.^[4]

She made her film debut in 2009, participating in João Mário Gil's film Duas Mulheres, a challenge that would forever mark the actress's career, acting alongside Beatriz Batarda, Nicolau Breyner and Virgílio Castelo.^[5] For the public broadcaster, she also participated in the soap opera Os Nossos Dias (2014).

In 2011, he joined the cast of the RTP1 comedy series, Último a Sair.^[6] For the public broadcaster, she also participated in the soap opera Os Nossos Dias (2014).^[7] and in the series Pôr do Sol (2021).^[8]

In 2012, she joined SIC, the channel where she still works today, to participate in Dancin' Days.^[9] Since then, she has been one of the channel's most active faces, having participated in numerous soap operas, such as Mar Salgado^[10], Rainha das Flores^[11], Alma e Coração^[12], Terra Brava^[13] or Flor sem Tempo.^[14]

She was part of the cast of the film Mau Mau Maria in 2014.^[15] returning to cinema four years later in Linhas de Sangue (2018).^[16]

In 2020, at the invitation of Daniel Oliveira (SIC's program director), she made her debut as a presenter with the channel's Sunday afternoon program, Domingão.^[17] She has balanced her acting career with that of a presenter, and in recent years, in addition to presenting Sunday afternoons, she has also presented programs such as Estamos em Casa ("We Are Home").^[18], Olhó Baião!, Olhá SIC^[19], Feridão and other special broadcasts from the channel.

In 2024, she participated in the film Vive e Deixa Andar, in the role of Divã, alongside actors such as Oceana Basílio, Alexandra Lencastre, Eduardo Madeira, and Joana Pais de Brito.^[20]

After Flor sem Tempo, she returns to soap operas with A Herança, where she plays Susana Barbosa, in 2025, on SIC.^[21]

The actress and presenter has been dating Miguel Mouzinho since 2011, with whom she has twin daughters, Alba and Júlia, born on July 8, 2020.^[22][23]

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