Kéfera Buchmann de Mattos Johnson Pereira (Brazilian Portuguese: /ˈkɛferɐ ˈbuk(i)mɐ̃/; born 25 January 1993) is a Brazilian actress, singer, TV hostess, influencer, writer and YouTuber. She has been named by Forbes as one of the most promising young women in Brazil.[2]

Kéfera Buchmann
Buchmann in 2015
Personal information
Born
Kéfera Buchmann de Mattos Johnson Pereira

(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Subscribers10.5 million[1]
Total views847.4 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2013
10,000,000 subscribers2016

Last updated: May 1, 2023

She became known for her YouTube channel 5inco Minutos, which was the first female lead channel of Brazil to reach one million subscribers.[3]

Biography

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Buchmann was born and raised in Curitiba, where she completed her primary and secondary education in Catholic schools.[4] She was raised in a Catholic family,[4] and is the daughter of Zeiva (Zeivanez) Buchmann.[5]

Buchmann studied theater for five years.[6] She obtained her actress registration in 2013, earning the highest possible score.[7] Her first name, Kéfera, is of Egyptian origin and means "first morning sunshine".[7] During her high school years, Buchmann was very devoted to St. Anthony (a Catholic Saint).[8] She is bilingual, being fluent in English and her native language, Portuguese, and has also worked as an English teacher.[9]

Personal life

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In 2021, Kéfera came out as bisexual.[10][11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Big Hero 6 GoGo Tomago (voice) Brazilian Dubbing [12]
A Noite da Virada Party guest Guest [13]
2016 É Fada! Geraldine (Fairy) Main role [14]
2016 O Amor de Catarina Catarina Main role [15]
2017 Gosto se Discute Cristina Main role [16]
2019 Eu Sou Mais Eu! Camilla Mendes Main role [17]
TBA Querido Dane-se Sara Main role

Web/Internet

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Year Title Role Notes
2010–20 5inco Minutos Herself First notable work
2011–17 Kéfera Vlog (Kéfera Daily) Random Videos from day to day
2014 Parafernalha Guest Sketch: "Tipos de Amigos Que Você Encontra Numa Festa"
2015 Minha Vida de Atriz Herself Backstage of her theater tour: "Deixa Eu Te Contar"
#YOLOVEGAS Webseries recorded in Rock in Rio Las Vegas
YouTube FanFest Brasil Exclusive event for YouTube
2015–present Kéfera Viaja A series in which she travels around the world
2016 Tô Voando Trilogy sports videos for ɑdidɑs
2017 When Someone Disrespects Your Best Friend Lele Pons exclusive videos
When Your Friends Are Better Than You
2022 5inco Minutos A special video

Television

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Year Title Role
2013 Zica Host[18]
2014 Coletivation[19]
2018 Pega Pega 1 episode[20]
2018 Espelho da Vida Mariane Cardoso[21]
2019 Ninguém Tá Olhando[22][23] Mirian
2023 Drag Race Brasil Guest judge

Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Calígula Cesonia
2010 Quem Tem Medo da Família Addams? Mortícia Addams
2011 O Amor é Uma Flor Roxa
2012 Eu Quero Sexo Bianca/Lady Diaba [24]
2012 A Casa do Terror [25]
2014 Deu Branco Herself [26]
2015 Deixa Eu Te Contar Herself (with Bruna Louise) [27]
2022 É Foda Herself

Radio

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Year Program Station
2012 Boa na Pan Jovem Pan FM Curitiba

Books

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Year Title Publishing company Ref.
2015 Muito Mais Que 5inco Minutos Paralela [28]
2016 Tá Gravando. E Agora? [29]
2017 Querido Dane-se [30]
2023 TBA

Music

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Year Title Music label Notes
2012 Eu Sou Mesmo Piriguete Independent Parody for her YouTube channel
"5inco Minutos"
I Hate Christmas Head Media BR
2013 TPM é Foda Independent
2015 ”Bang” (Anitta) Movid Films
Canção de Natal Independent
2016 “Work” (Rihanna) Movid Films Parody for her YouTube channel
"5inco Minutos"
2016 Sou Fadona Warner Music Brasil Soundtrack for movie É Fada![31]
É Fada!
Dia, Lugar e Hora Independent Parody for her YouTube channel
"5inco Minutos"
Odiei Crescer (Felipe Castanhari feat. Kéfera and Christian Figueiredo) Parody for "The Ovomaltine e Os Extraordinários"
2017 Cansei de Estudar (Christian Figueiredo feat. Kéfera and Felipe Castanhari)
2017 "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi/Daddy Yankee) Movid Films Parody for her YouTube channel
"5inco Minutos"
2017 Stalkiei Sem Intenção (Kéfera feat. Christian Figueiredo and Felipe Castanhari) Movid Films Parody for "The Ovomaltine e Os Extraordinários"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Results References
2016 Geração Glamour Award YouTuber of the year (2015) Won [32]
Meus Prêmios Nick Favorite Female YouTuber Won [33]
2017 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Brazilian Personality Nominated [34]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About 5incominutos". YouTube.
  2. ^ "De Kéfera a Gabigol, "Forbes" lista os 30 jovens mais promissores do Brasil" (in Portuguese). jovempan.uol.com.br. March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Conheça os 10 primeiros milionários brasileiros do YouTube" (in Portuguese). youpix.virgula.uol.com.br. February 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Muito Mais Que Cinco Minutos p. 23
  5. ^ Kéfera Buchmann (2015). Muito Mais Que Cinco Minutos (in Portuguese). Brasil: Paralela. p. 18. ISBN 9788584390113. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Fenômeno na web, Kéfera Buchmann substitui Fiuk no 'Coletivation'". O Dia (in Portuguese). January 14, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "23 coisas que você não sabia sobre Kéfera Buchmann". Toda Teen (in Portuguese). February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Kéfera, do "5inco Minutos", e as 8 curiosidades sobre a youtuber que você não sabia!" (in Portuguese). March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  9. ^ Natália Eiras. "Curitibana supera bullying no colégio e se torna musa dos videologs no Brasil" (in Portuguese). jovem.ig.com.br. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Kéfera assume ser bissexual: 'B não é de Beyoncé, entenderam?'". tvefamosos.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kéfera busca validação como atriz, prepara livro LGBTQIAP+ e fala de bissexualidade: 'Sou muito mais feliz por ser livre'". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 10, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "Kéfera and cast talk about animation "Big Hero 6"" (in Portuguese). UOL. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "New Brazilian comedy, "A Noite da Virada"" (sHTML) (in Portuguese). G1. December 17, 2014.
  14. ^ Extra (December 5, 2015). "Kéfera Buchmann and "Klara Castanho" protagonists on film É Fada" (in Portuguese). Extra.
  15. ^ Pauta (October 12, 2016). "Exclusive: Trailer of O Amor de Catarina, new film by Kéfera" (in Portuguese). Adoro Cinema.
  16. ^ Pauta (October 12, 2016). "Exclusive: Restô, new future film by Kéfera" (in Portuguese). Adoro Cinema. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  17. ^ "Kéfera Buchmann convida fãs para gravação de seu novo filme, "De Novo Não"" (in Portuguese). Terra. November 24, 2017. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  18. ^ "A vlogger Kéfera vai para a TV" (in Portuguese). UOL. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  19. ^ "Programa "Coletivation" da nova MTV Brasil é cancelado" (in Portuguese). UOL.
  20. ^ "Kéfera Buchmann e Hugo Gloss gravam participação em 'Pega pega'" (in Portuguese). Extra. August 19, 2017.
  21. ^ "Youtuber Kéfera será uma atriz famosa e rival de Vitória Strada em 'Espelho da vida'" (in Portuguese). O Globo. June 16, 2018.
  22. ^ Amaral, Matheus (April 9, 2019). "Ninguém Tá Olhando | Comédia brasileira da Netflix tem elenco divulgado". Cinestera (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  23. ^ "NETFLIX RELEASES LAUNCH DATE AND IMAGES OF THE BRAZILIAN ORIGINAL SERIES NOBODY'S LOOKING". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  24. ^ "Eu Quero Sexo". Guia Gazeta do Povo. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  25. ^ "A vlogger Kéfera vai para a TV". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  26. ^ "Peça Deu Branco roda o Brasil" (in Portuguese). G1. May 24, 2014.
  27. ^ "Kéfera estrea peça com amiga e atriz Bruna Louise" (in Portuguese).
  28. ^ "Livro "Muito Mais Que 5inco Minutos", de Kéfera Buchmann, causa aglomeração na Bienal do Rio de Janeiro" (in Portuguese). O Globo. September 8, 2015.
  29. ^ "Livro "Tá Gravando. E Agora?", segundo livro de Kéfera Buchmann, tem lançamento para agosto de 2016" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. August 15, 2015.
  30. ^ "Querido Dane-se: Kéfera Buchmann lança novo livro em Brasília" (in Portuguese). curtamais.com.br. September 15, 2017.
  31. ^ "Kéfera Buchmann gravou uma música para divulgar o novo longa" (in Portuguese). Hugo Gloss. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  32. ^ Redação Glamour (April 1, 2016). "Kéfera é a youtuber do ano do Geração Glamour 2016" (in Portuguese). revistaglamour.globo.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  33. ^ Youtubers tomam conta da 17ª edição de Meus Prêmios Nick
  34. ^ "Indicados ao Kids' Choice Awards 2017", mundonick, archived from the original on June 26, 2012, retrieved February 2, 2017.
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