Mara is best known for the songs "Se Quiser", a cover of Kelly Clarkson's 2003 song "Anytime" included on the soundtrack to the telenovela Páginas da Vida, and "Sonho Lindo", which is used as the theme for the telenovela Desejo Proibido. 　　She is married to Jayme Monjardim, film director and director of Rede Globo network soap operas. In September 2010, Mara gave birth to their first child, a daughter, named after Monjardim's famous mother, Maysa.