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Irandhir Santos was born on 22 August 1978 in Limoeiro, Pernambuco, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010), Tattoo (2013) and Velho Chico (2016). He has been married to Roberto Efrem Filho since 2014.- Actor
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Moura was born in Salvador, a city located in Northeast Region of Brazil, but grew up in the small town of Rodelas, Bahia. His mother, Alderiva, was a housewife, and his father, José Moura, was a Sergeant in the Brazilian Air Force. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Salvador, Bahia.
Besides his acting career, Moura is a lyricist and the vocalist of a band named Sua Mãe ("Your Mum"). In 2012, he guest performed as lead vocalist for some Legião Urbana tribute shows, featuring surviving members Marcelo Bonfá and Dado Villa-Lobos.- Actor
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André Ramiro was born on 14 January 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Elite Squad (2007), Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010) and Da Ponte Pra Cá.- Milhem Cortaz begin his career studying with the Brazilian director Antunes Filho. He wen to the Piccollo Teatro de Milano, in Italy where he spent three years studying Comedy Dellart and other techniques. Back to Brazil, he started doing some films. One of his first films was "Olhos de Vampa" and after that, came several invitations to work in the movie industry of Brazil. Such as Carandiru with Hector Babenco where he did "Peixeira"a dangerous killer, Blue Blood, The Gorila, The Woolf behind the door and many others. He speaks fluently portuguese, spanish and italian.
- Caio Junqueira was born on 15 November 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Elite Squad (2007), Buena Sorte (1996) and Central Station (1998). He died on 23 January 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Matheus Nachtergaele was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1969. He is one of the best young Brazilian actor at the moment. He showed his talent in many beautiful roles, both in cinema and television. For the TV he workes in the TV series "Hilda Furacao" in the role of the transexual Cintura Fina, in the TV series "A muralha" in the role of a problematic and frantic Catholic priest in Brazil of 1600, in the beautiful and original novela "Da cor do pecado" in the role of a funny medium named Helinho. He also played in many beautiful and quality movies of the best Brazilian cinema of the late years, like, for example, the worldwide acclaimed "Central Station" by Walter Salles and "City of God" by Fernando Meirelles. He also worked in the beautiful movie "Midnight" by Walter Salles, and "Four days in September" by Bruno Barreto. Versatile and wonderful actor, he is able to play comic and dramatic roles with great talent and expressiveness. He also won twice the award of Best Actor in the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil (Great Award Brazilian Cinema), for his role in "Midnight" (1998) and "O Auto da Compadecida" (2000). He won the award of Best Actor for "Amarelo Manga", in XIII Cine Ceará (XIII Festival of Cinema of Ceará)in 2003- Actor
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Selton Mello is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Beginning his career in television during childhood, Mello is today one of Brazil's most prominent and critically acclaimed artists - with an extensive body of work in theater, cinema, and other creative fronts.
Mello played leading roles in To the Left of the Father, directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho; Lisbela and the Prisoner, directed by Guel Arraes (more than 3.5 million tickets sold); A Dog's Will, directed by Guel Arraes (more than 2.5 million tickets sold); Drained, directed by Heitor Dhalia; My Name Ain't Johnny, directed by Mauro Lima (more than 2.5 million tickets sold); and Four Days in September, directed by Bruno Barreto and nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film in 1997.
For his work in To the Left of the Father, Mello won Best Actor at the Habana Film Festival in Cuba, the Brasília International Film Festival in Brazil, the Lleida Latin-American Film Festival in Spain, and the Lima Latin-American Film Festival in Peru. He took home the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for both Lisbela and the Prisoner and My Name Ain't Johnny. The latter earned him Best Actor at the Miami International Film Festival. For Drained, Mello won Best Actor at the Rio International Film Festival, the Punta Del Este International Film Festival, and the Guadalajara Film Festival.
Mello began his career behind the camera as a director of music videos, documentaries, and TV shows.
In 2006, he directed his first short film, When the Time Falls, which was selected for competitive screenings at the Gramado Film Fest, Rio International Film Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival, and the Guadalajara Film Festival.
The feature-length December, applauded by critics in Brazil and around the world, marked Mello's directional debut for the big screen. This film won more than 20 awards at the Paulínia, Goiania, Curitiba, and other Brazilian film festivals.
Mello also received the Special Jury Prize in Imola, Italy; three awards at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival; Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 7th Cine Cero Latitud Festival in Ecuador; and Best Cinematography at both the Lima Latin-American Film Festival in Peru and the XI Ibero-American Film Festival of Santa Cruz.
In 2011, Mello acted in and co-directed the TV series The Invisible Woman, based on the movie of the same name. The series won an International Emmy Award in 2012 for Best TV Comedy.
In 2012, he directed Sessão de Terapia, the Brazilian version of In Treatment (BeTipul ). The original Israeli TV drama, written by Hagai Levi, has aired in over 25 countries.
For his second feature film, The Clown, Mello worked as director, co-writer, and co-editor - and starred in the leading role. Released in October of 2011, the film achieved the milestone of 1.5 million viewers and earned high marks from critics - receiving over 40 awards in Brazil and worldwide, including Best Director in Paulínia, from the APCA (Paulista Association of Art Critics), and at the 38th SESC Film Fest, where it was awarded Best Film by judges and the viewing audience.
The Clown won the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize in 2012. It placed first in 12 categories - a record that has assured its place in history as one of the most successful Brazilian films ever made. In 2013, The Clown was chosen to represent Brazil in the selection of Best Foreign Language Film nominees for The Oscars.
In 2017, Mello released his third feature-length film, The Movie of My Life, based on A Distant Father by prize-winning Chilean novelist Antonio Skármeta, author of Il Postino. Starring Mello, alongside French actor Vincent Cassel, the film has received high marks from critics and viewing audiences and represented Brazil in the 2017 Rome Film Fest.
Mello currently stars in the Netflix series The Mechanism, created and directed by José Padilha, the creative mind behind Narcos and Elite Squad.- Actor
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Lima Duarte was born on 29 March 1930 in Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Roque Santeiro (1985), Capital Sin (1975) and Sargento Getúlio (1983).- Actor
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A descendant of Italian immigrants, Nanini is the son of a hotel manager, and moved four times from his native town during his childhood. At the age of ten, he finally settled in Rio de Janeiro.
In the early 1960s, he worked at a bank and a hotel before starting his theatrical career, acting professionally for the first time in 'A Floresta Encantada', a children's play in 1965. In television, he started as a background actor at Rede Globo in 1969. From the 1970s on, he appeared on films and telenovelas, produced by major networks such as Bandeirantes, Tupi and mostly Globo, establishing a successful career in television.
In 1986, he debuted, opposite Ney Latorraca, in the staging of Marília Pêra's production of 'The Mystery of Irma Vep', a great box office success and longest-running play ever produced in Brazil (11 years). This hit play, written by Charles Ludlam, was created for two actors who, between them, play eight characters of both sexes and go through some 35 costume changes during the two-hour show.
In 2001, he starred in Big Family (2001), a remake of the 1973 series. This version was such a success that it ran until 2014, and got a spin-off, A Grande Família: O Filme (2007). in May 2017, he celebrated 50 years of his career, in the play 'Ubu Rei'.
He has lived in domestic partnership with producer Fernando Libonati since 1988.- Actor
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Gabriel Godoy is an actor and producer. He was born on 13/01/1984 in São Paulo, Brazil. Known for the series 5x Comédia (Amazon Prime Video 2021). O Negócio (HBO 2013/2018). Homens? (Comedy Central and Amazon Prime Video 2019/2020). Me Chama de Bruna (Fox Premium 2017). And the soap operas Alto Astral (Rede Globo 2015). Haja Coração (Rede Globo 2017). Verao 90 (Rede Globo 2019)- Actor
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Guilherme Weber was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He is known for Desert (2017), Shades of Sin (2004) and The Big Catch (2017).- João Gabriel Vasconcellos is known for From Beginning to End (2009), O Negócio (2013) and Chiquititas (2013).
- Mateus Solano was born on 20 March 1981 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Trail of Lies (2013), Seize the Day (2009) and Vida de Balconista (2009). He is married to Paula Braun. They have two children.
- Leandro Lima is known for City of God (2002), Burning Betrayal (2023) and Solteira Quase Surtando (2020).
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Ícaro Silva was born on 19 March 1987 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Legalize Já: Amizade Nunca Morre (2017), Cara e Coragem (2022) and Amigos Sem Compromisso.- Actor
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Marcos Palmeira was born on 19 August 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and producer, known for Celebrity (2003), Barrela: Escola de Crimes (1990) and Mandrake (2005). He has been married to Gabriela Gastal since 6 January 2016. He was previously married to Vanessa Barum.- Actor
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Rodrigo Santoro is a world-renown actor who starred alongside Academy Award Winner Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, and Jeffrey Wright in the hit HBO series "Westworld," created by Jonah Nolan and produced by J.J. Abrams. Rodrigo played the male lead in the Hulu series "Reprisal" for producer Warren Littlefield. Subsequently, he appeared in the feature "Project Power" for Netflix in mid-August 2020, opposite Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon Levitt. He also appeared in the Netflix foreign language film "Seven Slaves" for director Alex Moratto. In 2018, he appeared at Sundance for a film he starred in and produced to critical acclaim, titled "Un Traductor." His list of credits includes a lead role opposite Benicio Del Toro in Steven Soderbergh's "Che," "Love Actually," "Focus" opposite Will Smith and Margot Robbie, "300: Rise of an Empire" opposite Eva Green, "Rio 2," "The Last Stand" opposite Forrest Whitaker, "What to Expect When You're Expecting" opposite Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, "Hemingway and Gelhorn" for HBO opposite Nicole Kidman, "The 33" opposite Juliette Binoche, "Jane got a Gun" opposite Natalie Portman, and the Brazilian film "Heleno," chronicling the true-life story of the most notorious and successful Brazilian soccer player, Heleno de Frietas.
Rodrigo received the Ischia award for International Contribution at the 2008 Ischia Global Film Festival in Italy. He has also won a total of eight Best Actor awards, including the first-ever award for Best Actor from the Brazilian Academy of Arts and Film for his portrayal of a young man forced into a mental institution by his parents in "Brainstorm," by director Lais Bodansky.- Actor
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Herson Capri was born on 8 November 1952 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Marighella (2019), Rock Story (2016) and Desejos de Mulher (2002). He has been married to Susana Garcia since 1996. They have three children.- Actor
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With a 21 years old successful career, Bruno Gagliasso has established himself as one of the greatest Brazilian actors, with more than 20 awards for his numerous soap operas, including the "Quem de Televisão" Award, "Qualidade Brasil" Award, "Best of the Year" and "You Award". He began his artistic career in 2000 in Chiquititas, on the SBT channel. In 2001, he signed a contract with Globo, to join the cast of the soap opera "As Filhas da Mãe" and remained this occupation until 2019. From then on, there were more than 20 soap operas on the network, such as: the problematic Inácio in "Celebridade", Timóteo in "Cordel Encantado" which earned him the "Quem de Televisão" and "Quality Brazil Awards", Ricardo in "Sinhá Moça" where he won the "Best of the year" and "You Award" and Eduardo in "Dupla Identidade" which also gave him two awards. Bruno is also featured in cinema and streaming with several works such as: "Mato sem Cachorro", "TOC", "Marighella", "Loop", "Marea Negra" and "Santo". Owner of iconic characters and with a long passage through Rede Globo, he is currently acting in some international projects in addition to his own projects.- Music Artist
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Jorge Mário DA Silva, more commonly known by his stage name Seu Jorge born June 8, 1970, is a Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, and actor. He is considered by many a renewed of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba schools and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Jorge is also known for his film roles as Mané Galinha in the 2002 film City of God and as Pelé dos Santos in the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His musical work has received praise from many of his fellow musicians including Beck and David Bowie.- Actor
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Murilo Benício was born on 13 July 1972 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for O Beijo no Asfalto (2018), The Clone (2001) and Brazil Avenue (2012). He was previously married to Débora Falabella and Alessandra Negrini.- Actor
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José Loreto was born on 27 May 1984 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and producer, known for Brazil Avenue (2012), Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo (2016) and Pantanal (2022).- Actor
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Juliano is an actor/writer/director from Brazil. He graduated in Dramatic Arts at the University of Brasilia, Brazil. Juliano took part as an actor in 20 feature films and worked with eminent Brazilian directors such as Fernando Meirelles, Heitor Dhalia, Matheus Nachtergaele, Claudio Assis, Gabriel Mascaro and many others no less important. Juliano is the leading role in Neon Bull, a Brazilian film from 2015 that has collected many awards and nominations in important international film festivals, like Venice, New York, Toronto, Hamburg, Roterdam and Cartagena. Neon Bull was also selected by the New York Times critic Stephen Holden as one of 2016's 10 Best Movies.
In his international career, Juliano was directed by Fernando Meirelles on the film 360, acting side by side with Rachel Weisz, Jude Law and Anthony Hopkins. On Brazilian Television, he was in four big series on Globo Chanel, receiving an award as Best Supporting Actor in 2012 for the character Adauto, in Brazil Avenue. Juliano published 'Pelas Janelas' (Through Windows), his first poetry book, published by Dublinense Editor in 2012. Working with his brother and sister, Érico and Marieta, he wrote and directed the animated short film A Roza. This film was selected by Anima Mundi and received Best Short Animated Film Screenplay, in Encontro Nacional Cinema dos Sertões in 2013.- Actor
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Jesuíta Barbosa was born on 26 June 1991 in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil. He is an actor and producer, known for Tattoo (2013), Futuro Beach (2014) and Reza a Lenda (2016).- Osmar do Amaral Barbosa, better known as Osmar Prado, is a Brazilian actor, writer and producer. As one of the most prestigious Brazilian actors, he has won several awards, including two APCA Awards, a Guarani Award, two Brazil Quality Awards, and a Press Trophy. Osmar was married twice. He has three daughters, two from his first marriage with Elizabeth Cosentino Vianna, Janína and Tainá Prado. In 1990, he married Vânia Penteado, with whom he had his third daughter, born in 1994. He participates in the Human Rights Movement.
- Dan Stulbach was born on 26 September 1969 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Edge of Desire (2017), Women in Love (2003) and Time of Peace (2009).
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Ailton Graça was born on 9 September 1964 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He is an actor and producer, known for America (2005), Carandiru (2003) and Snakes & Lizards (2006). He has been married to Kátia Naiame since 2000.- Actor
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Stepan Nercessian was born on 2 December 1953 in Cristalina, Goiás, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Amante Muito Louca (1973), Chacrinha: O Velho Guerreiro (2018) and Under Pressure (2016). He has been married to Desireé since 1988. He was previously married to Camila Amado.