Murilo Benicio is a star of the 2000s, namely, the Brazilian television series Clone, which has attracted the attention of Russian television viewers for several seasons. Murilo Benicio, whose biography is known today to almost all fans of Brazilian cinema, grew up in a family where, in addition to him, there were four more children.
When the future actor turned 18 years old, he went to America, where for three years he was engaged in the study of stage art. Then he returned to Brazil and decided to go on a casting to the new television series, which was launched on the Globo television channel. The actor was lucky, and he began to work on television, and soon to play in the theater.
Actor Murilo Benicio became popular in 1997, this happened after the movie "Killers" appeared on the screens. In the same year, the short film “Decisao” was released in Brazil. But all this pales in comparison with the popularity that fell on the actor after the start of the broadcast of the series “In the Name of Love”.
A distinctive feature of the actor is that he tries to alternate between shooting in series and shooting in full-length films. In 2000, Murilo Benicio, whose biography was known to most Brazilians, appeared in the American film "Woman from Above", where Penelope Cruz became his partner. So the actor gained popularity also in Hollywood.
In 2003, the film "Man of the Year" appeared, in which the actor starred. In the period from 2002 to 2008, the actor starred a lot, films with Murilo Benicio are released very often. He admitted in an interview that he wanted to work as much as possible, as long as he has the opportunity and the strength to do this.
In 2006, Murilo again took part in a foreign project, this time in the Dutch thriller “Plata”. After that, Murilo Benicio, whose biography already included dozens of productions and films, realized that he needed a break. Gradually, he began to slow down his work, devoting free time to himself and his personal life.
A talented actor was repeatedly awarded the leading film awards in Brazil. So, in 2002, he received an award as the best television actor for his work in the television series "Clone". It was this serial film that became landmark for Murilo Benicio, whose biography did not have such projects either before or after Clone.
In 1996, Murilo became the spouse of the Brazilian actress Alessandra Negrini. The two actors managed to reach a consensus and be happy. Both of them worked in turn, later it was useful to them in order to raise a son. In 1998, the couple divorced, it is still not clear what caused them to break. It was rumored that Benicio had an affair with a partner in the filming of the series "In the Name of Love."
After a divorce, his wife Murilo met Carolina Ferraz for some time , but these relationships were known more for their scandals than for romantic relationships. Soon the couple broke up. The second time the actor married actress Giovanna Antonelli, who gave birth to his son Pietro. But this marriage was unhappy. Since 2007, Benicio has been in a relationship with Guillermina Gwinle, an actress.