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Sometimes all you need is a little romance, laughter and, of course, modern sniper pirates. Just combine Call of Duty with your favorite rom-coms and Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel play Darcy and Tom, soon-to-be husband and wife. The shotgun wedding is complete. The entire Shotgun Wedding cast is impressive, but you can’t help but appreciate Sonia and her Braga turn as Darcy’s mother, Renata.
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Brazilian actress Sonia Braga has been acting for decades and is best known for her performances in the Golden Globe-nominated Spider-Woman Kiss and Parador Moon. Currently, she plays her J-Lo’s mother in the Prime Video comedy. She is divorcing her on-screen husband, but who is her real-life husband?
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Sonia Braga has two husbands but is not currently married.
In 1970, Sonia married Italian-born Brazilian actor Arduino Colasanti. After 1967, Arduino starred in over 30 of his films, but Sonia’s star fell short of his powers. Not much is known about their marriage, except that they divorced in 1976 after just a few years. Arduino he died in 2014.
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Then, in 1980, Sonia married Spanish-born artist, photographer and cinematographer Antonio Guerreiro. In fact, it’s possible they met when Antonio photographed her for a nude art piece in 1978. Yet, they divorced in 1988 and Sonia has yet to remarry. died in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.
Robert Redford (middle) and Sonia Braga (right), 1987
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Although she never remarried, Sonia’s dating life is full of familiar names. In 1990, Sonia was also said to have dated actor Clint Eastwood for three months. And in recent years, she’s been so busy with her consistent acting work that she doesn’t even have time to date.
Cheech Marin will play Sonia Braga’s ex-husband in “Shotgun Wedding.”
Shotgun Wedding may be a pretty hilarious, hilarious error comedy with lots of guns and action scenes, but love is still at its core. Soon we meet Darcy’s divorced parents, Renata and Robert, played by Sonia and “Cheech”. Robert brings a young and awkward girlfriend, Harriet (Darcy Carden), to his daughter’s wedding. However, it is clear that Renata still holds a grudge.
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learn later (Minor spoiler!) That Renata made Robert her whole life, and that their divorce broke her. She hoped to see him as little as possible at the wedding, but of course, the pirate hijinks forced them to spend more time together. No, it’s refreshing to see Sônia and Cheech go head-to-head.
Cheech is known as one half of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong. Not only was he an incredibly successful comedian and performer, he has continued his acting career for decades after his comedy career began in the 1970s. His millennials may remember him as Uncle Felix from the Spy Kids trilogy, but his voice is also behind Coco, The Lion King, Cars, and more.
The Shotgun Wedding is now available to stream on Prime Video.
