Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo (born 31 May 1948), best known as Marília Gabriela or just Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, TV host, actress, writer, and former singer.[1]

Marília Gabriela
Marília Gabriela in 2005
Born	Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo (1948-05-31) 31 May 1948 (age 74) Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Journalist actress TV host writer singer
Spouse(s)	Reinaldo Haddad ​ ​ (m. 1970; died 1974)​ Zeca Cochrane ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1986)​ Reynaldo Gianecchini ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2006)​
Children	2

Biography

Marília began her journalist career in 1969, as an intern at Rede Globo's Jornal Nacional. That same year she was invited to present the news program Jornal Hoje, in São Paulo. In 1973, she presented the TV show Fantástico, with a story about the anniversary of Carmen Miranda's death. After that she became special reporter for the program. In 1980, Marília became the main host of the program TV Mulher,[2] together with Ney Gonçalves Dias She recorded two albums under Som Livre and Universal Music, named Perdida de Amor, with participations of Simone and Caetano Veloso. After leaving TV Mulher, in 1984, she was TV Globo's correspondent in England for six months, besides doing news stories for Fantástico. Unhappy, she left TV Globo for Rede Bandeirantes. In 1985, she presented the variety shows Marília Gabi Gabriela, at TV Bandeirantes, and the talk show Cara a Cara.

With low ratings, Marília Gabi Gabriela show was canceled, leaving her only with Cara a Cara, on late Sunday nights; from 1987 to 1994 she also presented Jornal Bandeirantes. In 1989 she mediated the first presidential debate between the candidates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Fernando Collor de Mello. After leaving TV Bandeirantes, she signed with Rede CNT for a short period. In 1997, she signed with Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, where she presented SBT Repórter and talk show De Frente com Gabi. She also had a brief stint at RedeTV!.

Acting career

Gabi debuted on stages in 2000, with the leading role in Gerald Thomas' play Esperando Beckett,. She also acted in feature films and telenovelas. In the telenovela Senhora do Destino, de Aguinaldo Silva, Marília Gabriela played two characters in different timelines: Josefa Medeiros Duarte Pinto, a journalist, and her daughter, Guilhermina de Medeiros Duarte Pinto Lefevre. After prioritizing her acting career at Rede Globo, and also presenting Marília Gabriela Entrevista on cable channel GNT, she returned to SBT in June 2010, back with De Frente com Gabi.[3] On 6 July 2010 she signed with TV Cultura to present Roda Viva on Mondays, keeping her program on SBT on Sundays. Thus, Marília Gabriela passed to host three programs in three different channels. After a year at TV Cultura, SBT decided for her exclusivity on broadcast television. She left the channel in 2015.[4]

Career

Television

Acting roles

Presenter

Cinema

Stage

Book

• 2008: Eu Que Amo Tanto (the book got a segment in the TV program Fantástico (Rede Globo), retelling some of its stories)

Discography

Albums

• 1982: Marília Gabriela

Label- Opus Columbia / Som Livre

• Tracks

1. Diga Ao Povo Que Fico (Rita Lee / Roberto de Carvalho)
2. Bicho de Estimação (Roberto Carlos / Erasmo Carlos)
3. Ser, Fazer e Acontecer (Gonzaguinha)
4. Essas Coisas que Eu Mal Sei (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
5. Sampa (Caetano Veloso)
6. Dois Namorados (Guto Graça Mello / Naila Skorpio)
7. Da Cor do Pecado (Bororó)
8. O Que É, O Que É? (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
9. Eramos Três (Tunai / Sergio Natureza)
10. Cataclisma (Ivan Lins)
11. Tomara (Caetano Veloso)

• 1984: Marília Gabriela

Label - Som Livre

• Tracks

1. Sampa
2. Da Cor Do Pecado
3. Albatroz
4. Drão
5. Mutante
6. Cataclisma
7. Diga Ao Povo Que Fico
8. O Que É, O Que É
9. Abrir A Porta
10. Espelho
11. Tomara
12. Trem Das Cores

• 2002: Perdida de Amor

Label- Universal Music

• Tracks

1. Fotografia
2. Loira
3. Perdido de Amor
4. Você
5. Marina
6. Este Seu Olhar
7. Nem Eu
8. Inútil Paisagem
9. Alguém Como Tu
10. Copacabana
11. Copacabana Blade Runner
12. Sábado Em Copacabana

References

External links

• Marília Gabriela at IMDb