Maitê Proença

Maitê Proença Gallo is a Brazilian actress and writer Proença has worked on Brazilian telenovelas films and plays Her role in the telenovela Dona Beija was her first major TV success in Brazil Portugal and some 50 other countries where it was shown Proença has written two books Her first book Entre ossos e a escrita published in 2005 contained the best of her essays The second book Uma Vida Inventada sold 100000 copies in Brazil and was exported to Portugal She has also written two plays one of which As Meninas won her several prizes She has a column in the Brazilian magazine Época Proença has been a TV host for Video Show 1983 Programa de Domingo 1987 and Saia Justa 20062007 In 2006 Proença wrote her first theater play Achadas e Perdidas In 2002 she made her debut as a theater producer with the play Buda In 2009 due to controversial remarks on the Brazilian TV show Saia Justa Proença prompted public outrage in Portugal and was accused of being Lusophobic though she has since affirmed numerous times her love for Portugal She has since denied the accusation and recorded several apologies as well as issuing one on her official blog Proença emphasized that despite the misunderstanding she is of recent Portuguese ancestry and likes Portugal and the Portuguese For about a week the affair was discussed or reported on several Portuguese television networks and major newspapers