Clara Moneke

Clara Onyinyechukwu Mariano Moneke (; born 16 December 1998) is a Brazilian actress and model. She gained notoriety by playing the character Kate in the telenovela Vai na Fé, on TV Globo. Biography Clara Moneke was born in the neighborhood of Santa Cecília, in São Paulo, but moved to Campo Grande, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, at the age of four. She is the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a Nigerian father. Clara's mother, Marilene Pereira Mariano, died in 2020, the victim of a Cerebral Vascular Accident. It was so successful that she became one of the most beloved characters in the telenovela and was invited to reprise the role in a participation in the series Encantado's. Furthermore, Clara has gained more than 500k followers on her social media. Career Moneke began studying theater at the age of seven. She took a course in costume design and clowning. After ten years of dedication to the artistic craft, in 2017 Clara decided to enter the Hospitality faculty at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, in Seropédica. During an internship, she met singer Marcelo D2, who invited her to audition for the cast of the series Amar é para os Fortes, on Prime Video, created by the artist in partnership with Antonia Pellegrino. Filming took place in 2022.