Step aside, Vicki Vale and Lois Lane. Brazilian actress Bruna Marquezine plays a different kind of superhero love interest. In Blue Beetle, her character, Jenny Kord, isn’t afraid to pull the trigger on decisions that could literally carry earth-shattering consequences. She’s intelligent, resilient, and fearless, and is trying to honor her father’s legacy in the best way she can.
Jenny becomes a de facto member of the Reyes family after she gives their eldest son, recent college graduate Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), a piece of alien technology that transforms him into the superhero Blue Beetle. She also provides the family access to a trove of powerful weapons to keep Jaime safe from those who want to cause him harm.
Keeping all that in mind, it’s probably safe to say that Marquezine is the Blue Beetle cast member least known to American audiences. After all, this is the first film of her career to hit the big screen nationwide in the U.S.
Learn more about Bruna Marquezine before you head to the movie theater to watch Blue Beetle with five quick facts about her you probably didn’t know.
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Child Actor
Marquezine started her career as a child actor in Brazil, including on telenovelas like Mulheres Apaixonadas and Cobras & Lagartos. Her first film was a fantasy adventure called Xuxa Abracadabra, which was released in 2003 when she was eight years old. In the film, Marquezine played a character named Maria, who is trapped inside a cage by an evil queen.
2
Dancing Queen
In 2013, Marquezine competed in the 10th season of the reality show dance competition Dança dos Famosos, which is like the Brazilian version of Dancing with the Stars. She made it all the way to the finals and was named runner-up of the contest.
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Food Lover
During a recent interview with First We Feast, Marquezine described herself as a “foodie” and said she shared the same love of food with her Blue Beetle co-star Xolo Maridueña. Some of the Brazilian snacks she tried on the online show included paçoquita, pão de queijo, and passatempo.
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Fashion First
Along with her acting career, Marquezine is a successful model. She participated in the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show at Milan Fashion Week in 2018 and has worked with several companies like Puma, Chopard, Biossance, and Intimissimi.
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Dating Life
In 2012, Marquezine met Brazilian fútbol player Neymar in Rio during carnival. They dated for a year, broke up, and then started dating again before the 2014 World Cup started. By then, it was an on-again, off-again relationship until Neymar left for Barcelona.