- Born
- Birth nameHenrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Henrique Zaga was born in Brasília, Brazil's capital city. His mother, Sônia Gontijo, is of Spanish and native Brazilian descent, and his father, Admar Gonzaga, is Italian-Portuguese. Henrique's parents had a big influence on his artistic upbringing. Taking him to watch local plays on Sundays, as well as putting him through painting and drama school growing up, caused him to engage in the performing arts at an early age. Zaga also lived in Bournemouth, England; Rio de Janeiro; Florianópolis; Boca Raton, and Miami. After graduating high school, he moved to Los Angeles to get a Bachelor's degree in Acting for film. He was scouted on his first year of college, and had to drop out in order to work on his first feature film.
Henrique Zaga has been previously credited as Henry Zaga, and was born Henrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Untitled
- ParentsSônia GontijoAdmar Gonzaga
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Pronounshe/him
- Henrique's full birth name is Henrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga.
- Henrique Zaga is from Native Brazilian, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese descent.
- Was a competitive swimmer in Brasília, Brazil and got into acting after accidentally enrolling in Drama class during High School, where he played Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray.
- Has lived in Rio, São Paulo, Florianópolis, Bournemouth, Boca Raton, Brasília and Los Angeles.
- During his teenage years, he completed sailing cups next to his father Admar in both Brazil and the United States.
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