Érika Januza da Trindade Gomes (born 7 May 1985) is a Brazilian actress and model.

Érika Januza
Érika Januza in 2014
Born	Érika Januza da Trindade Gomes (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 37) Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2012–present

Early life

Érika Januza was born to the only child of a single mother.[1] 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 as she initially worked as a school teacher.[2]

Film career

In 2012 Januza was chosen from 2,000 contestants to be the leading protagonists in the telenovia Suburbia directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho and Paulo Lins.[2][1] 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.[1] 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.[2]

Filmography

Television

Film

• 2015 - O Filme da Minha Vida
• 2016 - O Último Animal

References

External links

• Erika Januza at IMDb

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