Cissa Guimarães

Beatriz Gentil Pinheiro "Cissa" Guimarães (born April 18, 1957) is a Brazilian television presenter and actress.

Biography Guimarães began her artistic career in 1977, when she participated in the play "Dor de Amor" (Pain of Love). In television, she became better known as a host of the variety show Rede Globo Vídeo Show, where she stayed for fifteen years (between 1986 and 2001).

In 1994, she posed nude for Playboy Magazine.

In 2010, she premiered in the play "Doidas e Santas." On August 8, 2015, she became the host of the Saturday show É de Casa. In 2021, after more than 40 years, Cissa left TV Globo. In 2024, she was hired by TV Brasil to host the program Sem Censura.

Personal life Guimarães was married for 15 years, with actor Paulo César Pereio. With him they had two sons Tomás and actor João. After the separation, she married saxophonist Raul Mascarenhas, with whom she lived for 4 years, and with him she had a son Rafael (1991-2010). Her third marriage lasted 6 years, with physician João Baptista Figueira de Mello, from whom she had no children. She did not remarry after the split, eventually appearing in the media with a boyfriend.

She studied chemistry at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

On July 20, 2010, Guimarães lost her son, Rafael Mascarenhas, 18, who was run over in a tunnel in Gávea, south of Rio de Janeiro. The tunnel was closed for maintenance, but there was a passage through which two cars entered the tunnel and one of them ended up running over Rafael, who was skateboarding with his two friends.

Filmography Television As an actress

As a presenter

Film Year Film Character 1978 Lady on the Bus Wedding guest (credited as Cissa) 1982 Beijo na Boca Rita 1982 Menino do Rio Aninha 1982 Ao Sul do Meu Corpo 1983 Bar Esperança 2001 Minha Vida em Suas Mãos Beth 2002 Histórias do Olhar Madrasta 2005 Racing Stripes Franny (Brazilian dubbing)

Theater 2010 - Doidas e Santas