Marat Descartes

Biography

Marat Descartes was born in São Paulo in 1975 and studied Letras at USP before pursuing a degree in theater at the university's Escola de Artes Dramáticas. He made his theatrical debut in 1998 and has since appeared in over 30 productions, including "Aldeotas" and a production of Samuel Beckett's "Primeiro Amor," for which he won the Prêmio Shell award. Descartes also began television work with the series "O Cego e o Louco" in 2007 and worked on several other notable projects for Rede Globo, including the miniseries "Maysa - Quando Fala o Coração" and the series "Força-Tarefa."