Brazilian actress and presenter . Biography 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. [ 2 ] After making some appearances in Malhação and Agora É que São Elas , [ 2 ] she got her first starring role in the soap opera The Moon Told Me . [ 3 ] In 2006, after going through a test, Monique was cast to play one of the protagonists of Malhação , the villain Priscila, [ 4 ] while doing the play A Mentira by Nelson Rodrigues .