Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1989, and grew up in Switzerland. She studied acting at the National Superior Institute of Performing Arts (INSAS), in Brussels, and has since been working as both an actor and director in film and theater. She made, among others, the short films “En Août” (2014), presented at the Cannes Film Festival, and “Soltar” (2016), in addition to the documentary “The Protagonist” (2019). “Longing for the World” is her debut feature film.