Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo, also known as Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, interviewer, actress, singer, television presenter and writer.
Biography
Marília began her journalist career in 1969, as an intern at Rede Globo's Jornal Nacional. That same year she was invited to present the news programJornal Hoje, in São Paulo. In 1973,she presented the tv showFantástico, with a story about the anniversary of Carmen Miranda's death. After that she became special reporter for the program. In 1980, Marília became the main host of the program TV Mulher, together with Ney Gonçalves Dias She recorded two albums under Som Livre and Universal Music, named Perdida de Amor, with participations of Simone and Caetano Veloso. After leaving TV Mulher, in 1984, she was TV Globo's correspondent in England for six months, besides doing news stories for Fantástico. Unhappy, she left TV Globo for Rede Bandeirantes. In 1985, she presented the variety showsMarília Gabi Gabriela, at TV Bandeirantes, and the talk showCara a Cara. With low ratings, Marília Gabi Gabriela show was canceled, leaving her only with Cara a Cara, on late Sunday nights; from 1987 to 1994 she also presented Jornal Bandeirantes. In 1989 she mediated the first presidential debate between the candidates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Fernando Collor de Mello. After leaving TV Bandeirantes, she signed with Rede CNT for a short period. In 1997, she signed with SBT,where she presented SBT Repórter and talk showDe Frente com Gabi. Gabi also had a brief stint at RedeTV!.
Acting career
Gabi debuted on stages in 2001, with the leading role in Gerald Thomas' play Esperando Beckett,. She also acted in feature films and telenovelas. In the telenovelaSenhora do Destino, de Aguinaldo Silva, Marília Gabriela played two characters in different timelines: Josefa Medeiros Duarte Pinto,a journalist, and her daughter, Guilhermina de Medeiros Duarte Pinto Lefevre. After priorizing her acting career at Rede Globo, and also presenting Marília Gabriela Entrevista on cable channel GNT, she returned to SBT in June 2010, back with De Frente com Gabi. In 6 July 2010 she signed with TV Cultura to present Roda Viva on Mondays, keeping her program on SBT on Sundays. Thus, Marília Gabriela passed to host three programs in three different channels. After a year at TV Cultura, SBT decided for her exclusivity on broadcast television. She left the channel in 2015.
