BRUNA PORTUGAL, small city girl from Brazil takes on comedy, acting and LA
“I’m really [freakin’] good at it,” says Portugal of her budding comedy career. “I’m great. It’s insane.”
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When Portugal was 6, her mother showed her on a map where they lived and where in comparison the famous actors Portugal looked up to lived in Hollywood and Los Angeles. Portugal remembers breaking down into tears over the news. From then on, she promised her mother that she was going to leave one day.
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