Mia Scozzafave favorite quote
says:
“Flight with determination,
embrace life with passion, lose with class and win with boldness, because the
world belongs to those who dare and life is too much to be insignificant.” (free translation - Augusto Branco).
And that is exactly how this
actress has been living her life.
Born in Brazil, she grew up a
tomboy among all her cousins; climbing trees, jumping through windows, in a
corral full of cows and bulls, always with skinned knees. Later, when time to
choose for College, she had a hard time. Living her family in a smaller town,
she moved to the capital, Sao Paulo. Always flirting with the idea of being an
actress, she thought this would never happened. Mia went for her second option,
to be a journalist, but this also was confusing. Between the comings and goings
between Journalism and Fashion programs, she finally set herself and got her
bachelor degree in Communications with emphases in Journalism.
She worked many years as a TV
Host, but still, inside a piece was missing. She had a successful career and
great opportunities in the horizon, however, her inner artistic loud voice was
always there, being muted.
When a friend of a friend told her
there was this chance of studying English in Los Angeles, she jumped in the
opportunity. She said, see you soon to her family and friends, quit her job and
put a pause oh her promising career. “It suppose to be only for 3 months” Mia
says, “The idea was to study English because it was very important as a
journalist back home”. But this never happened.
After 7 years in the US, not only
Mia became an actress, but also a successful one. With more than 8 titles
filmed only in the last year, the brazilian has another two movies coming up
(In My Father’s Footsteps and Hotel Vegas) and has also a 3 one, under a NDA
agreement.
Between her busy routine with
shootings, auditions, classes, appearances and events, Mia still manages to
have a new project. “I don’t wanna say anything yet, but I’ve been working in a
new project that I’ve been passionated for the past couple years. All I can
say, it’s related to music, “ Mia says in excitement.
She also believe that taking care
of her body and mind is a crucial thing, specially for actors. She exercises
everyday and whenever possible, she tries to do it outside. She loves contact
with nature and animals, and of course, love Miami and it’s beaches.
“Few months ago I was with my dog
in HoneyMoon State Park and just seeing how happy he was, made my trip. That
connection that you feel in nature with everything that is alive, makes you
alive.”