Cláudio Lins

Cláudio Werner Vianna Lins (born 30 November 1972) is a Brazilian actor, singer, and presenter. He is known for his extensive work in musicals, such as Ópera do Malandro, Nada Será Como Antes, Rock in Rio - O Musical, Elis, A Musical, O Beijo no Asfalto and Garota de Ipanema: O Amor é Bossa.^[1]

Cláudio Lins
Born	Cláudio Werner Vianna Lins (1972-11-30) 30 November 1972 (age 52) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, presenter
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Adriana Garambone (1997–2000) Alexandra di Calafiori (2005–present)
Children	1
Parent(s)	Lucinha Lins (mother) Ivan Lins (father)

Biography

Lins was born on 30 November 1972 in Rio de Janeiro. The son of singer and actress Lucinha Lins and singer and composer Ivan Lins,^[2] Cláudio grew up in a family of artists and from a young age showed talent in music: as a child, he took piano classes and participated in children's choirs. He took stage for the first time in 1984, at 11 years old, during the children's play “Sapatinho de Cristal”, directed by Cláudio Tovar. In 1985, he starred in another musical, “Verde que te quero ver”. Until he was 18 years old, he studied piano and musical theory, and started many bands in his adolescence, the most important being Pacatatucotianão). He would return to theatre, becoming a member of the traditional O Tablado, in Rio de Janeiro, where he studied for two years, participating in group practices.^[3]

Career

In theatre, Lins worked with directors such as Bernardo Jablonski [pt] (A Visita da Velha Senhora, 1993; O Inimigo, 1994), Tônio Carvalho (A Tragédia Florentina, 1995), Aderbal Freire Filho (Tia Zulmira e nós, 2001), Marcelo Saback [pt] (Frisson, also 2001), Cláudio Tovar (Aldir Blanc, um Cara Bacana, 2000), Antônio Pedro (Se correr o Bicho pega, se ficar o Bicho come, 2002), Diogo Vilela [pt] (Elis Regina, Estrela do Brasil, also 2002), Charles Müller and Cláudio Botelho (Ópera do Malandro, 2003/04), among others. With television productions, he participated in telenovelas and miniseries such História de Amor (Rede Globo, 1995), Perdidos de Amor (Rede Bandeirantes, 1996), Terra Mãe (RTP – Portugal, 1997), Chiquinha Gonzaga (Rede Globo, 1999) and Sabor da Paixão (Rede Globo, 2002/03).^[3]

In 1999, Lins launched his first solo CD, Um, to positive reviews. In terms of musicals, he still made soundtracks for theatrical pieces and his compositions have been recorded by singers such as Lucinha Lins, Maria Rita, and Luciana Melo. In 2004, he returned to the musical scene with the show Eu Não Estou Aqui.^[4] For more than a year, from 2002 to 2003, the actor also took part in the musical A vida é um show (TVE – Rede Brasil) to rave reviews. In 2004, he would have great success as the protagonist in the SBT telenovela Esmeralda, playing José Armando in a romantic duo with Bianca Castanho.^[3] In 2009, Lins launched his second CD, Cara, with all songs either authored by him or in collaboration with other artists.^[5]

In 2010, he portrayed Claude Antoine Geraldy in Uma Rosa com Amor (2010), at SBT, and in 2011, again with SBT, starred in another novela by Tiago Santiago [pt], titled Amor e Revolução, portraying the soldier José Guerra, who is divided during the Brazilian military dictatorship between his career as a major and a Communist lover.^[3] In 2015, he was hired by Rede Globo to participate in the novelaBabilônia, interpreting Sérgio, a businessman who falls in love with Ivan (Marcello Melo Jr.), his romantic interest in the novel.^[6]

Personal life

In 1997, Lins began to date actress Adriana Garambone. They married in 1997, but separated in 2000.^[7] In 2002, he began a new relationship with businesswoman Alexandra di Calafiori, marrying her in 2005. In 2012, their child Mariano Lins was born.^[8]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role
1984	Sapatinho de Cristal	Príncipe
1985–86	Verde que te Quero Ver[9]	Menino Azul
1990–91	A Turma e o Tempo[9]	Various roles
1992	A Filha do Sol[9]	Guerreiro Vermelho
	A Visita[9]	Alfredo
1993	O Inimigo[9]	Roberto
	A Terra Vista da Lua[9]	Neil
1993–94	Sleeping Beauty[9]	Príncipe
1994	Terror na Praia[9]	Luca
1995	Uma Tragédia Florentina[9]	Guido Bardi
1995–96	Maria Minhoca[9]	Chiquinho Colibri
1997	Hilda Furacão: O Musical[9]	Frei Malthus
1998–00	Aldir Blanc, um Cara Bacana[9]	Aldir Blan
2001	Frisson, Musical[9]	Caco
	Tia Zulmira e Nós[9]	Stanislaw Ponte-Preta
2002	Se Correr o Bicho Pega, Se Ficar o Bicho Come[9]	Roque
2002–03	Elis Regina, Estrela do Brasil	César Camargo Mariano[9]
2003–04	Ópera do Malandro[9]	Barabbas
2004–05	A Mão e a Luva	Luís Alves[9]
2006–07	Ópera do Malandro[9]	Max
2007–08	O Baile[9]	Galã Latino
2008	Quatro Carreirinhas[9]	Seven Iron
2008–09	Gota d'Água[9]	Creonte
2012–13	Nada Será Como Antes	Nilo
2013	Rock in Rio - O Musical[10]	Orlando Tepedino
2014–16	Elis, A Musical[11]	Cesar Camargo Mariano
2015–16	O Beijo no Asfalto[12]	Arandir
2016–18	Garota de Ipanema – O Amor é Bossa[13]	Steve

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
1994	Você Decide	Anselmo	Episode: "Sombras do Passado"
		Rômulo Mourão	Episode: "Tudo Pela Arte"
1995	História de Amor	Bruno Moretti
1996	Perdidos de Amor	Rodrigo
1997	Terra Mãe	Filipe Romão
1998	Você Decide	Alexandre	Episode: "Garoto de Programa"
1999		Pierre	Episode: "Numa e Ninfa"
	Chiquinha Gonzaga	João Carlos Neves Gonzaga (Juca)
	Mulher	Beto	Episode: "O Acidente"
	Tiro e Queda	Renato Amarante
2000	Malhação	Antônio	Episode: "10 de maio"
	Você Decide	Max	Episode: "Olha o Passarinho"
2001	As Filhas da Mãe	Fausto Cavalcante (young)	Episode: "27 de agosto"
2001–04	A Vida é um Show	Presenter
2002	Sabor da Paixão	Luís Felipe Gonçalves
2004	Esmeralda	José Armando Álvarez Real
2006	Avassaladoras: A Série	Raul	Episode: "Insegurança"
2010	Uma Rosa com Amor	Claude Antòine Geraldy
2011	Natália	Otávio[14]
	Tempo Final	Marcelo	Episode: "A Possuída"
	Amor e Revolução	Major José Mariano Guerra
2013	Agora Sim![15]	Paulo	Episode: "Jura-Gandhi"
2014	A Segunda Vez	Eduardo[16]
2015	Questão de Família	Felipe	Season 2
	Babilônia	Sérgio da Mata[17]
2017	Popstar	Participante [18]	Season 1
2019	Malhação: Vidas Brasileiras	Osvaldo Rabelo[19][20]	Episode: "5 de fevereiro–14 de abril"
2023	Terra e Paixão	Juiz Guilherme Trindade[21]	Episode: "27 de julho"

Film

Year	Title	Role
2011	Soulbound[22]	Carlos
2015	Punhal[23]	Felipe
2022	Aos Nossos Filhos	Sérgio [24]

Discography

Year	Album	Label	Ref
1999	Um	Velas
2009	Cara	Biscoito Fino	[5]

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2011	10º Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Original Soundtrack	Dzi Croquettes	Nominated	[25]
2015	4º Prêmio Botequim Cultural de Teatro	Best Actor	O Beijo no Asfalto – O Musical.	Won	[26]
	28º Prêmio Shell de Teatro - RJ	Initiative to create adaptation of O Beijo no Asfalto			[27]
2016	10º Prêmio APTR de Teatro	Adaptation of O Beijo no Asfalto			[28]
	12ª Prêmio FITA	Best Soundtrack		Nominated	[29]
	III Prêmio Cesgranrio de Teatro	Special Category for Adaptation of O Beijo no Asfalto		Won	[30]
2022	Prêmio Destaques Musical.Rio	Best actor	Copacabana Palace: O Musical	Nominated	[31]