ABOUT RAFAELA 

Rafaela Goncalves is a trilingual actress and producer who grew up in Brazil exploring all parts of her performer self: acting, singing, playing musical instruments and dancing at her own little shows that she would put up for her family and friends. It was no surprise that, after high school, she wanted to move to the US to officially pursue an acting career, and so she did. After being accepted into several schools, Rafaela went to AMDA (Los Angeles) where she got her BFA degree in Performing Arts with honors.

During her time in college she was able to not only improve her performing skills but also tap into her writing and filmmaking skills, which led her top get her MFA degree in Producing and create stories instead of only being on them. During her MFA studies, Rafaela wrote, produced, directed, acted and even edited over 20 projects, including short films, music videos and feature films. She has currently two projects of her own in post production, including the proof of concept for her first original feature which is loosely based on the book she published in Brazil at the age of 15. She recently co-produced her first feature film, "Blow for Blow," alongside big names such as Rigan Machado and Paulo Costa, and is working on another two feature films to be shot in 2025 and 2026.

Rafaela is also one of two Executive Producers at Green Carnation Films, an international film company based in Brazil that tells queer stories in multiple languages in a unique way.

Rafaela's productions have the goal of featuring diverse talent, deconstructing stereotypes, and telling  stories about self discoveries and transitions from childhood into adulthood. Her biggest personal goal is to better the Brazilian (and Latina) representation on screen around the world.  

Check out Rafaela's acting website at https://itsrafaelagoncalve.wixsite.com/rafaelagoncalves. 

Check out Green Carnation's website at https://greencarnationfilm.wixsite.com/green-carnation-film.