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Sara Alves de Matos, known artistically as Sara Matos (born São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, December 20, 1989) is a Portuguese actress and model.

Biography

She discovered her passion for acting at the age of 10. She completed her Theatre studies at the Cascais Professional Theatre School and was a permanent member of the cast of the company "Projeto Novos Atores" (New Actors Project). In 2002, she took a course in dramatic expression at Casa do Artista; in 2004 she also took a course in dramatic expression at ACT, and in 2007 she took a workshop on acting for television.

She made her television debut in the teen series on TVI, Morangos com Açúcar, in 2009.

Before that, she completed her first year at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. In Morangos com Açúcar she played Margarida Bacelar, a character that made her quite well known to the public and where she formed a romantic pairing with Lourenço Ortigão.

Right after the end of the series, she starred in the telenovela Anjo Meu, written by Maria João Mira, where she acted alongside Pedro Teixeira and played the role of Eva Rebelo da Cunha. In 2012, she was named Actress of the Year in the Theatre category by readers of the magazine "Lux", for her role in the play "Closer" by Patrick Marber. Ainda em 2012, participou no filme Morangos com Açúcar voltando a desempenhar o papel de Margarida Bacelar. Em 2013 foi protagonista na telenovela Doida por Ti, da autoria de Maria João Mira, com o papel de Olívia Pimenta.

She participated in representation workshops in Brazil.

She was the winner of the 1st edition of the TVI talent show "Dancing with the Stars", where she was paired with dancer André Branco. Participou também na telenovela Belmonte interpretando Marta Nogueira. However, she was removed from the cast because she received an invitation to join a new television project, O Beijo do Escorpião, written by António Barreira and João Matos, where she played her first antagonist and main villain in the telenovela, Alice Vidal. In 2014 she won the Golden Globe Award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year in the Acting category.

After finishing filming the telenovela O Beijo do Escorpião and ending her exclusive contract with TVI, she dedicated 2015 to film and theater, where she was part of several successful productions such as O Pátio das Cantigas (2015), O Leão da Estrela (2015), and O Último Animal. In theater, she was part of the play O Protagonista at Palco 13.

In October 2015, she signed an exclusive contract with SIC, with the promise of a role in the next telenovela that would replace Coração d'Ouro. In 2016, she played the protagonist Clara Arnauth in the telenovela Amor Maior, written by Inês Gomes. She played the lead role in the telenovela Vidas Opostas, in 2018.

In 2019, she played Mandy in the play "Zoom," directed by Diogo Infante. In the same year, she played her first comedic character in soap operas, with Terra Brava (SIC).

After filming wrapped on Terra Brava, she was invited to play "Andreia," a high-class escort, in the series "O Clube" on SIC's new platform, OPTO. While filming the series, she was simultaneously rehearsing for the play Yerma, where she played the character herself, returning to the Cascais Experimental Theatre.

In 2021, she made her debut as a presenter, hosting an episode of the weekly program on SIC, Estamos em Casa (We Are Home). While still a presenter, she hosted the music show, Ídolos (6th season), for the same channel.

In 2022, she starred in the telenovela Sangue Oculto (Hidden Blood), where she played three triplet characters, a role that earned her the Golden Globe for fiction in 2023.

In July 2024, she announced her first participation in an international project, Ponto Nemo, which would only premiere the following year on Amazon Prime Video, where, in addition to Sara, the Portuguese actress Margarida Corceiro also stands out.

Personal life

From 2010 to 2014, she dated fellow actor Lourenço Ortigão, with whom she starred in Morangos com Açúcar (7th season).

She is the mother of Manuel, born on September 15th, 2021, from her relationship with the actor and presenter Pedro Teixeira, from 2014 to 2023.

In 2025 she will be in a relationship with the singer Tiago Bettencourt.

Filmography

Television

Streaming

Cinema

Theater

Awards

TV 7 Dias/Impala Television Trophies