Bruna Marquezine

About

Bruna Reis Maia (born 4 August 1995), known professionally as Bruna Marquezine (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbɾunɐ maʁkeˈzini]), is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker. She debuted on television in 2000 as one of the children interviewers for the children’s program Gente Inocente. She has been part of the cast of several telenovelas. Throughout her career, she has been awarded the Troféu Imprensa, Contigo Award! 2004, and Young Brazilian Award, among others. She plays Jenny Kord, a love interest for Jaime Reyes (portrayed by Xolo Maridueña) in the DC Universe film Blue Beetle (2023).

Bruna Marquezine was born in Duque de Caxias in the Baixada Fluminense, suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Her birth name is Bruna Reis Maia, having adopted the surname Marquezine, spelled in Italian as Marchesini, as a tribute to her paternal grandmother of Italian descent. At the age of 9, she moved with her family, constituted by her father Telmo, a joiner, her mother Neide and little sister Luana, to Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.

She began her television career in 2000 as one of the children interviewers for the children’s program…