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Regina Benedetti(born November 27, 1980) is a brazilian writer. She is best known for the sad story "The boy and the lake" in her first novel Jude. The story was used from 1998 on for publication in magazines and t.v. college programs,T.V.Faap[1]ligação externa. After her first novel was published, Regina started making public appearances in her home town talking about the story of murder,drugs addiction,prostitution and child abuse told by a 15-year-old boy, already in jail named Jude. The 15-year-old moves to the Capital looking for his mom and become a children prostitute selling himself short for a few bucks or lines of cocaine.

EARLY LIFE

Regina Benedetti was born in Sao Paulo,[2][3] Brazil,to a catholic family.[5][6] Her mother, is a Portuguese teacher and her father,a bank director.She has two young brothers, Daniel and Marco.In Sao Paulo she attended the famous catholic school Salesiano [7] before moving on to Faap [8]. After graduating from a Bridish High School, Regina studied Radio & TV at Faap University [8].She briefly attended Anne Arundel Community College in Anne Arundel county,MD.[9] Regina is described as funny, but a little shy. Regina was known to have a good relation with her parents and her brothers. In her early years, Regina and her family travelled around the entire Europe and South America because of her parents demanding careers.

WRITING CAREER

Books

Jude (1998) A story of murder and prostitution told by a 15-year-old boy, named Jude. The boy travels around the country, looking for his truck-stop prostitute mother Suzanne, and becomming a children prostitute himself to pay his cocaine addiction.

Angel Child (1999) A collection of short stories and pictures all together in a different way. Illustrations are by Brazilian artist Alec Nuergerego.

Mickael (2000) The novella follows a young gay cocaine addict who is starting in the porn industry.

Christopher (2001) A young boy lives with his father and his boyfriend in a small trailer in Manchester,England. Christopher was published as an experimental, semi-autobiographical novel,which featured details into Benedetti's stardom and her shaky relationship with her father.

After several years of inactivity, Regina moved to Los Angeles where she looks for inspiration to write new stories.

PERSONAL LIFE

On September 17, 2000, Benedetti was arrested in Sao Paulo City for the possession of 17.3g of marijuana[10] and a controlled substance, 16 mg of Xanax.[11] Benedetti was briefly jailed in Sao Paulo but soon released on a R$1,000 bond.[12]

In an interview with a brazilian Magazine Benedetti stated that marriage is "not something that’s important to me".Regarding her boyfriends she said she tries her best to protect their privacy.

She has identified herself in interviews as a fan of the American actor Macaulay Culkin [13] and named bridish actor Jude Law [14], sexiest man alive. She likes comic books, video games and is a huge fan of computer game World of Warcraft [15]. Since 2005, she is living in California [16] and she said that she does not devote as much time to write novels anymore, but enjoys hanging out with her friends, going to bars and nightclubs and travelling when she can.

Obtido em "http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_benedetti"