Marília Gabriela

Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo (born 31 May 1948), best known as Marília Gabriela or just Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, TV host, actress, writer, and former singer.

Television hosting
Marília began her journalist career in 1969, as an intern at Rede Globo's Jornal Nacional. That same year she was invited to present the news program Jornal Hoje, in São Paulo. In 1973, she presented the TV show Fantástico, with a story about the anniversary of Carmen Miranda's death. After that she became special reporter for the program. In 1980, Marília became the main host of the program TV Mulher, together with Ney Gonçalves Dias She recorded two albums under Som Livre and Universal Music, named Perdida de Amor, with participations of Simone and Caetano Veloso. After leaving TV Mulher, in 1984, she was TV Globo's correspondent in England for six months, besides doing news stories for Fantástico. Unhappy, she left TV Globo for Rede Bandeirantes. In 1985, she presented the variety shows Marília Gabi Gabriela, at TV Bandeirantes, and the talk show Cara a Cara.

With low ratings, Marília Gabi Gabriela show was canceled, leaving her only with Cara a Cara, on late Sunday nights; from 1987 to 1994 she also presented Jornal Bandeirantes. In 1989 she mediated the first presidential debate between the candidates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Fernando Collor de Mello. After leaving TV Bandeirantes, she signed with Rede CNT for a short period. In 1997, she signed with Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, where she presented SBT Repórter and  talk show De Frente com Gabi. She also had a brief stint at RedeTV!.

Acting
Gabriela debuted on stages in 2000, with the leading role in Gerald Thomas (theatre director)' play Esperando Beckett,. She also acted in feature films and telenovelas. In the telenovela Senhora do Destino, de Aguinaldo Silva, Marília Gabriela played two characters in different timelines: Josefa Medeiros Duarte Pinto, a journalist, and her daughter, Guilhermina de Medeiros Duarte Pinto Lefevre. After prioritizing her acting career at Rede Globo, and also presenting Marília Gabriela Entrevista on cable channel GNT, she returned to SBT in June 2010, back with De Frente com Gabi. On 6 July 2010 she signed with TV Cultura to present Roda Viva on Mondays, keeping her program on SBT on Sundays. Thus, Marília Gabriela passed to host three programs in three different channels. After a year at TV Cultura, SBT decided for her exclusivity on broadcast television. She left the channel in 2015.

Personal life
Gabriela's first husband was Reinaldo Haddad, whom she married in 1970. In 1972 they had a son, Christiano Cochrane. In 1974 she was widowed. From 1976 until 1986, she was married to Zeca Cochrane, with whom she had her second son, Theodoro Cochrane, an actor. In 1999, after a year of dating, Marília Gabriela married model and actor Reynaldo Gianecchini. On 27 October 2006, it was announced the couple had separated.

Book

 * 2008: Eu Que Amo Tanto (the book got a segment in the TV program Fantástico (Rede Globo), retelling some of its stories)

Albums
Label- Opus Columbia / Som Livre Label - Som Livre Label- Universal Music
 * 1982: Marília Gabriela
 * Tracks
 * 1) Diga Ao Povo Que Fico (Rita Lee / Roberto de Carvalho)
 * 2) Bicho de Estimação (Roberto Carlos / Erasmo Carlos)
 * 3) Ser, Fazer e Acontecer (Gonzaguinha)
 * 4) Essas Coisas que Eu Mal Sei (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
 * 5) Sampa (Caetano Veloso)
 * 6) Dois Namorados (Guto Graça Mello / Naila Skorpio)
 * 7) Da Cor do Pecado (Bororó)
 * 8) O Que É, O Que É? (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
 * 9) Eramos Três (Tunai / Sergio Natureza)
 * 10) Cataclisma (Ivan Lins)
 * 11) Tomara (Caetano Veloso)
 * 1984: Marília Gabriela
 * Tracks
 * 1) Sampa
 * 2) Da Cor Do Pecado
 * 3) Albatroz
 * 4) Drão
 * 5) Mutante
 * 6) Cataclisma
 * 7) Diga Ao Povo Que Fico
 * 8) O Que É, O Que É
 * 9) Abrir A Porta
 * 10) Espelho
 * 11) Tomara
 * 12) Trem Das Cores
 * 2002: Perdida de Amor
 * Tracks
 * 1) Fotografia
 * 2) Loira
 * 3) Perdido de Amor
 * 4) Você
 * 5) Marina
 * 6) Este Seu Olhar
 * 7) Nem Eu
 * 8) Inútil Paisagem
 * 9) Alguém Como Tu
 * 10) Copacabana
 * 11) Copacabana Blade Runner
 * 12) Sábado Em Copacabana