Case overview
She was murdered on 28 December 1992 by De Corpo e Alma co-star Guilherme de Pádua and his then wife Paula Thomaz, at the age of 22. [1]
Pádua and Thomáz were convicted of second degree manslaughter with foul motive and impossibility of defense of the victim and only served 6 of their 19-year closed regime penalty. On the night of December 28, 1992, Perez was ambushed and killed by 18 stab wounds that pierced through her neck, lungs, and heart. Perez was 22 years old when she was murdered by former actor Guilherme de Pádua (her co-star in De Corpo e Alma) and his then-wife, Paula Nogueira Thomaz (now called Paula Nogueira Peixoto). [2]
