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Gui Agustini
Sep 5, 1987 (38 years old)Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil5 credits
Gui Agustini is a Brazilian-born, NY/LA-based actor and filmmaker who fluently speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English. In 2021, he entered his first series regular contract on the HBO straight-to-series, 'The Time Traveler's Wife'.Gui Agustini is a Brazilian-born, NY/LA-based actor and filmmaker who fluently speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English. In 2021, he entered his first series regular contract on the HBO straight-to-series, 'The Time Traveler's Wife'. He acted in the successful A&E series 'The Glades', the Nickelodeon super-hit Spanish TV shows 'Grachi 2' and '11-11 En mi Cuadra Nada Cuadra', the Gloria Estefan's music video 'Hotel Nacional' directed by Kenny Ortega and numerous commercials. Gui also appeared in the big screens of all Brazil, in March 2020, before the pandemic hit, in the romcom, 'Solteira Quase Surtando' (Single, Almost Going Crazy). And in January 2021, he played the role of FBI agent Barry in the Brazilian drama 'O Faixa Preta' (The Black Belt), which tells the true story of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend, Fernando Terere. As a director and producer, Gui has created the award-winning short film 'Roses Are Blind' which has won over 50 awards; 'Coming To Terms', which took him to Cannes Film Festival as part of the 2018 Cannes Film Corner; 'Momentary Life', which got him in the second round of Project Greenlight; 'iara;' and 'Southern Hospitality'. In March 2021, he directed his first Brazilian short-film called 'Escadaria do Amor' (Stairs of Love). Guilherme Andre Ochoa Agustini, "Gui Agustini", was born on September 5th in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil where he was raised. His Peruvian father, Juan M Ochoa Tejeda, was a plastic surgeon, and his Argentinian mother is Cristina B Agustini. Growing up, Gui played several sports but chose tennis to follow as his passion when he was 13. He then competed in the junior national circuit, where he was ranked #80 of Brazil, and also the international ITF tour. After playing a few professional tournaments years later, he moved to Venezuela to train with the master tennis coach Harold Castillo. There he solidified his Spanish fluency and started modeling in various print campaigns which led him to his first acting experience. In search of acting training, he joined Matilda Corral's 'Gimnasio de Actores' and Nelson Ortega's 'Teatro Luz Columba', the two most renowned teachers and schools in Venezuela. With a tennis scholarship, Agustini came to the US to attend Lander University in South Carolina, where he formally started studying the craft of acting with Monique Sacay-Bagwell. She cast him in the lead role of Hal in Picnic, which earned him a nomination to the Irene Ryan Award.Show more
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