Biography

Monique de Araújo Alfradique (Niterói, April 29, 1986) is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. The desire to become an actress began with children's theater and advertising campaigns. She started on television as a paquita on Programa da Xuxa , shown on Rede Globo, where she worked from 1999 to 2002. After making some appearances in Malhação and Agora É que São Elas, she got her first starring role in the soap opera The Moon Told Me. In 2006, after going through a test, Monique was cast to play one of the protagonists of Malhação, the villain Priscila, while doing the play A Mentira by Nelson Rodrigues.