Margarida Bastos
School
Escola Profissional De Teatro De Cascais, Queen Mary University Of London, NOVA Faculdade De Ciências Sociais E Humanas
Expertise
Harry Potter, Scriptwriting And Playwriting, Attack On Titan
- Margarida has taught English as a foreign language since 2019.
- Prior to joining Looper, she had the opportunity to interview South Korean "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-Jae.
- She has nurtured a love for fantasy since childhood, getting obsessed with book series like "Harry Potter," "The Lord of the Rings," and "Eragon." Presently, her favorite high fantasy series is Brandon Sanderson's "The Stormlight Archive."
Experience
Margarida Bastos is a native Portuguese bilingual writer with an avid interest in theatre, books, visual novels, gaming, podcasts, anime, film, and TV — essentially, anything that has to do with the multifaceted nature and fascinating power of storytelling. She worked for Collider as a news and features writer from July 2021 to September 2022 and wrote over 350 articles. She became part of the Looper team in the Summer of 2022.
Education
Margarida attended high school at a Professional Theatre School in her hometown. She moved to London in 2017 to attend university there. She graduated as a First Class graduate in English with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London. In September 2022, she began attending a Master's degree in Text Editing at NOVA FCSH University Lisbon.
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Stories By Margarida Bastos
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After shooting the ending of "The Walking Dead," Khary Payton was able to sneak away from the set with a prop used by his character, Ezekiel Sutton.
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In Season 19 of "Deadliest Catch," some members of the cast are using the same rocky methods as Greenpeace does to stop trawlers out in the open ocean.
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Season 19 of "Deadliest Catch" centers around a battle cry for the crew. They're taking a stand and feel that illegal fishing must be stopped.
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In a moment of wisdom, the "My Hero Academia"screenwriter knew that the anime was in it for the long haul and chose to stick by its success.
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Demon Slayer fans can't wait to see this manga moment in the anime. Here's everything you need to know about this adorable and funny scene in the manga.
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A number of Naruto fans are having a hard time understanding the concept of Susanoo, as revealed in a number of Reddit threads.
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Attack on Titan has been a source of endless discussion amongst the fanbase, and one of these discussions concerns whether protagonist Eren Jaeger is evil.
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Fans on social media have varying opinions on the fight between 90 Day Fiance couple Fernanda Flores and Jonathan Rivera.
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Due to the same last name, fans of "Attack on Titan" have wondered if Mikasa and Levi are related by blood and what their relationship is exactly.
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Sometimes hearts get broken, and broken hearts can lead to broken property. That's what happened with 90 Day Fiancé's Michael Ilesanmi and Angela Deem.
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Hajime Isayama achieved what many aspiring mangaka can only dream of, but the surest sign of his brilliant talent is his commitment to a controversial ending.
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Here's why Olivia Cooke chose not to pay attention to Twitter comments during the making of Season 1 of House of the Dragon.
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"House of the Dragon" was full of intriguing connections, and actor Ewan Mitchell valued his character's connection not with another person but a dragon.
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The boggart scene in Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts class in "Harry Potter" still amazes Sirius Black actor Gary Oldman all these years later.
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Ginny Weasley actor Bonnie Wright thinks one thing keeps the "Harry Potter" series timeless. It's also the reason good triumphs over evil in the end.
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"Naruto" is a beloved anime that has hundreds of episodes and dozens of characters, but fans still wonder why one character didn't pursue the Byakugan.
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Naruto fans might not be aware that the show's original composer made sure the music he used did not accidentally spoil anything on the show.
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After his villainous roles on both "Westworld" and "The Punisher," Ben Barnes was done playing the bad guy before "Shadow and Bone" came along.
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Have you ever wondered what the voice actor behind the "Naruto" character Ino Yamanaka looks like in real life? You might be surprised.
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In this arc, Naruto and a team of other young Konoha shinobi attempt to get Sasuke back from the clutches of the Legendary Sanin Orochimaru and his minions.
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"Shadow and Bone" adapts a sprawling fantasy book series to Netflix, and in doing so it changed some elements of the narrative -- including this interaction.
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The character of Mal is a lot different in Netflix's Shadow and Bone series than in the original Grishaverse novels, and there's a good reason for that.
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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Varma responded to a question about her favorite "Game of Thrones" scene and she had a hard time picking one option.
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With such few - albeit intense - scenes in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," David Tennant felt like a stranger on the set of the large franchise.
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From angry kid to aloof father, Naruto's frenemy Sasuke has changed a lot over the years. Voice actor Yuri Lowenthal has been talking about his transformation.
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While fans might assume it was a magical experience, Bonnie Wright from "Harry Potter" described filming the banquet scenes in Hogwarts as 'overwhelming.'
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The legendary mangaka behind "Naruto" has some surprising advice.