Bruna Marquezine

Bruna Marquezine – 74th Annual Venice International Film Festival – “Suburbicon” Premiere – Arrivals – Palazzo del Cinema – Venice, Italy, 2017 – Photo Credit: Laurent Koffel / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Bruna Reis Maia

Place of Birth: Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Birth: August 4, 1995

Ethnicity: Brazilian [Portuguese, Italian, African, possibly other]

Bruna Marquezine is a Brazilian actress and model.

Bruna is the daughter of Neide and Telmo Maia. They are pictured here.

Bruna’s stage name, which is her paternal grandmother’s surname, is of Italian origin, a variation of Marchesini/Marchesine. Bruna also has some African roots on her mother’s side, as well as Portuguese ancestry. Her paternal grandparents are pictured here.

Bruna’s paternal grandfather was named João Maia. João was born in Minas Gerais.

Bruna’s paternal grandmother was Joaninha Marquezine (the daughter of José Antonio Marchezini/Marchesini and Angelina Cassaro). Joaninha was born in Espírito Santo. José was born in Espírito Santo, the son of Guilherme Marchesini, whose parents were Italian, and of Oliva Trevisan, who was Italian herself, from the province of Treviso, Veneto. Angelina was born in Espírito Santo, to Italian parents, Salomone Cazzaro and Giuditta Librelato, who were from Trebaseleghe, province of Padua, Veneto, and Noale, Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, respectively.

Sources: http://gshow.globo.com

Marriage record of Bruna’s paternal great-grandparents, José Antonio Marchezini/Marchesini and Angelina Cassaro – https://www.familysearch.org

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