Helena Moreno | |
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![]() Moreno in 2016 | |
Born | Angola |
Other names | Helen Morena |
Occupation(s) | Actress, teacher |
Partner | Milton Miguel |
Helena Moreno also known as Helena Morena, is an Angolan actress who has appeared in several Angolan telenovela series. Outside of entertainment, she has worked as a Portuguese language teacher.
Helena Moreno was born on 28 February 1989 in Luanda, Angola. [1] Her family was poor, and her childhood home was a shack without windows in a shanty town. Despite this, she has stated that her childhood was happy. [2]
Her first television appearance was in 2002, when she had a walk on part in the Angolan telenovela Revira Volta. She appeared again in a telenovela, but this time in an ongoing capacity as Weza Henriques Pereira in Sweet Pitanga. This led to radio work as a presenter for the show Bombástico. Further genre work followed, when in 2012 she was cast as Marisa Lemos in Windeck. [1] She was honoured during a 2014 celebration of Angolan women, alongside Maria do Rosário Amadeu and Nadir Taty for working to improve Angolan culture in the arts. [3]
Outside of entertainment, Moreno has also worked as teacher in the Portuguese language at an American school at both the primary and secondary levels. [1]
Moreno announced in 2016 that she was pregnant with her boyfriend Milton Miguel, [4] and at the baby shower in August, that she was expecting a boy. She said that the name of the child, Helton, was a portmanteau of Helena and Milton. [5]
Helena Moreno | |
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![]() Moreno in 2016 | |
Born | Angola |
Other names | Helen Morena |
Occupation(s) | Actress, teacher |
Partner | Milton Miguel |
Helena Moreno also known as Helena Morena, is an Angolan actress who has appeared in several Angolan telenovela series. Outside of entertainment, she has worked as a Portuguese language teacher.
Helena Moreno was born on 28 February 1989 in Luanda, Angola. [1] Her family was poor, and her childhood home was a shack without windows in a shanty town. Despite this, she has stated that her childhood was happy. [2]
Her first television appearance was in 2002, when she had a walk on part in the Angolan telenovela Revira Volta. She appeared again in a telenovela, but this time in an ongoing capacity as Weza Henriques Pereira in Sweet Pitanga. This led to radio work as a presenter for the show Bombástico. Further genre work followed, when in 2012 she was cast as Marisa Lemos in Windeck. [1] She was honoured during a 2014 celebration of Angolan women, alongside Maria do Rosário Amadeu and Nadir Taty for working to improve Angolan culture in the arts. [3]
Outside of entertainment, Moreno has also worked as teacher in the Portuguese language at an American school at both the primary and secondary levels. [1]
Moreno announced in 2016 that she was pregnant with her boyfriend Milton Miguel, [4] and at the baby shower in August, that she was expecting a boy. She said that the name of the child, Helton, was a portmanteau of Helena and Milton. [5]