Keli Freitas was born in Três Corações, Brazil, in 1983. She is a creator, playwright and actress. With a degree in Letters from PUC – Rio and a ‘smaster in Portuguese studies by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, she also graduated in performing arts at CAL (Casa das Artes de Laranjeiras – Rio de Janeiro). Since 2003 she has an active life in theatre. She has worked with several companies, collectives and directors such as Enrique Diaz, Aderbal Freire-Filho, João Fonseca, Renato Linhares, Diogo Liberano, Pedro Brício, Jefferson Miranda, Paulo de Moraes, Cristina Moura, Antônio Abujamra, Dani Lima, Alex Cassal and Tiago Rodrigues, Lola Arias, Raquel Castro, Cláudia Gaiolas and Paula Diogo. She is the author of 10 plays, all staged since 2012. “Osmarina Pernambuco não consegue esquecer” is her most recent creation, which debuted at the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, in November 2019. A collector of anonymous correspondence, she carries out studies in the field of daily writing, such as the “Carimbaria” project (instagram @carimbaria) and the academic research “Correspondências Literárias” and “Correspondência e Diário – Rastreando Escritas Literárias”. She currently lives in Lisbon.