Maria do Amaral Ribeiro (born 9 November 1975) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter and film director. Biography She worked in soap operas such as A Escrava Isaura, playing the beautiful Malvina, and also Luz do Sol, playing Zoé. She also had a part in the film Tolerância, directed by the gaúcho Carlos Gerbase, playing the young Anamaria. Personal life She had a son with ex-husband Paulo Betti, João, born in 2003. She was married to the actor Caio Blat, a union that brought her second son, Bento, born in 2010. In 2015 the couple separated but soon after reunited. In 2017 the ten-year marriage came to an end. She has stated that she is bisexual. Career In television In films References External links 1975 births Living people Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Bisexual actresses Brazilian LGBT actors Brazilian feminists