Suzana Pires
About Suzana
SUZANA PIRES is an award winning actress, writer, producer from Brazil performing as the first latina villain in worldwide Disney + series ARUNA´S MAGIC. Living in Los Angeles, she is working as CO-EP in the comedy AMAZON series RIO IN LOVE and as na E.P. of the comedy action CHARLIES ANGELS teen for SONY.
As an international actress, she is best Known for her performance in award winning movie ELITE SQUAD, the french movie GOING TO BRAZIL and CASA GRANDE. She has 30 years of experience in Brazil´s telenovelas such as the Leading role in DESTINY RIVER (nominee as best telenovela at EMMY AWARD 2011). She performed in 15 telenovelas, 10 series and 11 movies being one of the most popular actresses in the country. She is also a writer and executive producer. She is the first and only actress who is also a telenovela head writer in Brazil. She holds two of the biggest ́s movie gross in Brazil with the comedy hit CRAZY TO MARRY and the franchise of her play UP CLOSE, SHE AIN´T NORMAL.
She has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from PUC-RJ, graduated in Showrunner Drama Series from Media Exchange, Los Angeles. She attended the Sundance Directors Lab and has been using INCLUSION RIDER in her agreements. Besides that, she lunched her book UNLEASHED into the US in 2023 (with the forward signed by Sharon Stone), who tells the journey of her INSTITUTE DONA DE SI, that helps thousands of women from the ghettos in Brazil to achieve financial independency.
