A native of Brazil, she completed a two-year Meisner training with Bill Esper and the LAByrinth Theatre Master Class. Some of her theatre off and off-off Broadway credits include: house monkey in the world premiere of John Patrick Shanley's new musical The Monkey Show with music by Henry Krieger, Fabiola in the critically acclaimed New York Premiere of The Smell of Popcorn, staged reading with the LAB theatre company of I rise in Flame Cried the Phoenix and others at TEEN 99, Sarah in Don't hold the Doors at the Bleecker Street Theatre, Tracy in Seascape with Sharks and Dancer at The Tank, Jill in One at Nic's Spoon Theatre, Joleen in B.F.F. finalist at the From the Hip: Horror festival, Jenny in The Goose is Getting Fat finalist of Kick IT! Festival and Tammy Hays and Friar in Romeo and Juliet Together and Alive at Last! at the Long Beach Playhouse, CA. Some of her film credits include: Van Hunt basketball player in the Lionsgate film The Winning Season, Elizabeth in the short independent film Una calle Sin Salida, Flavia in the short Lottery Ticket a Newport Beach and CU Film Festival selection, Jussara in short The Last Samba. Luciana has modeled for Guy Webster, Leslie Hassler, MAC Cosmetics and has a national AT&T commercial running.