Portuguese model and actress (1976–2024)
Ana Carla Coelho Afonso (24 April 1976 – 3 January 2024) was a Portuguese model and actress.
Biography.
Afonso was part of the cast of the telenovela "O Teu Olhar", shown between 2003 and 2004 on TVI, and participated in the reality TV show "Quinta das Celebridades", where she had a romance with Brazilian actor and politician Alexandre Frota. Afonso also participated in the series Maré Alta, shown between 2004 and 2005 on SIC. Afonso also participated in numerous national and international advertising shots, as well as appearing in a national film, entitled "Lulu", released in 2022.
Personal life and death.
Afonso had three children: Beatriz, Diogo and Alice. In an interview, in 2023, with Júlia Pinheiro, on SIC, Afonso confessed that she had been an alcoholic in the past and revealed that she had a son with autism.
Afonso committed suicide at age 47 in Lisbon on 3 January 2024 when she jumped off the 25 de Abril Bridge, had reportedly been depressed.
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