Flirting, that sort of leering wink, will always be one of the best parts of a date. For Marta Bateira, a comedian from Porto, the conquest of the "vai chegando no sapatinho" and all the expectation that this initial moment provokes are the starting point for a successful encounter, and increase the likelihood of that happy ending which we all hope for! It was by sharing these intimate moments in short videos on YouTube that Marta created her character Beatriz Gosta.
This was the beginning of Marta's flirting, which soon turned into a serious case of the public falling in love with her and vice versa. The culprit in all this is Portuguese rapper and long-time friend Capicua, who prodded her: "What if you told stories in front of the camera like you tell your friends?
What if those same stories created empathy for those on the other side of the camera? I say what others think and don't have the courage to say, and people laugh," she reveals. The Beatriz of is not the same as the Beatriz of ; the character has evolved just like the stages of Marta's life.
Her personal journey almost merges into her everyday stories, which, after all, are those of all of us. After becoming a mum, she felt the need to tackle the subject of motherhood and talk bluntly about the doubts, problems and daydreams of this phase, from sleep deprivation to physical and emotional changes.
Sexuality continues to be one of the central themes of her work, with a focus on education and breaking down rigid structures of thought. So from this character we can expect a woman in constant mutation.
