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- Lara Silva was born on 31 December 1989 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Chosen (2017), Dynasty (2017) and Queen of the South (2016).
- Camila Alves McConaughey was born on 28 January 1982 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Ne-Yo: Because of You (2007), Shear Genius (2007) and Kids BBQ Championship (2016). She has been married to Matthew McConaughey since 9 June 2012. They have three children.
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Rafael Silva is originally from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, but moved to the United States at the age of 13. Following his grandfather and many of his uncles' footsteps, he grew up wanting to become a veterinarian and working with farm animals.
In his junior year of high school, Rafael signed up to audition for his first play with the intention of overcoming his fear of speaking in public. As his fear diminished, his interest in his newly found craft grew and he decided to audition to performing arts schools in order to attain proper training as an actor.
In 2017, Rafael Silva graduated Pace University, in downtown Manhattan, NY, with a B.F.A. in Acting for Film, Television, Voice-Overs & Commercial.- Actress
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Isis Valverde is a Brazilian actress born in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais. She moved to Rio de Janeiro to pursue her acting career. She debuted on TV in 2006 as Ana of the Veil, one of the most popular characters in "Sinhá Moça", a TV Globo soap opera aired at 6 PM. This was the first soap opera ever to be nominated for Emmy International.
Isis Valverde built her career working on many popular projects on TV, such as "Avenida Brasil" (2012) - one of the TV Globo's best-selling soap operas abroad-, "O Canto da Sereia" (2013), "Amores Roubados" (2014), "A Força do Querer" (2017), and "Amor de Mãe" ("A Mother's Love", 2019).
She has also built a solid career in cinema, working on movies such as "Faroeste Caboclo" (2013), "Simonal" (2019), and "Ângela", her upcoming movie.- Ana Beatriz Barros is one of the top Brazillian models in the world, working for high profile fashion labels including Victoria's Secret, Guess, Sisley's and Sports Illustrated. Born on the 29th of May, 1982, in Itabira Brazil, Ana started her modeling career at the tender age of 14 when she was spotted by a director of Elite, a top modeling agency. She proceeded to win the 1996 Brazillian version of the Elite "Look of the Year" competition, placing second overall in the worldwide competition. After being signed to a modeling contract, Ana landed her first major campaign for Guess, where she worked with fellow Brazillian Alessandra Ambrosio. Since then, her career has escalated and she is now one of the world's foremost models, most notable for her extensive work in Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated.
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Simply he was, and for many people still is, the greatest football player of the world. Not a single thing was impossible for him: he won three World Cups with his National Team of Brazil (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970). He scored more than 1.200 goals during his long career (more than 1.300 official matches). He also won many national Leagues and Continental Cups ("Copa Libertadores"), with his team, the Santos Futebol Clube (of Brazilian 'São Paulo' State). In the '60s, he was nick-named "O Rei" (The King), and in the '70s, ninety-five people out of 100 knew his name. ("Wow, man, you're popular!" said Robert Redford, some years ago, after seeing Pelé give dozens of autographs in New York while he was not asked for one). In the late 1960s, when he and his team, Santos, went to Nigeria to play a few friendly matches, the ongoing civil war stopped for the duration of his visit. He finished his career in the New York Cosmos, in 1977. He later became a United Nations Ambassador and has been also Minister for Sports in his country, but, for the people who saw him make magics with his right foot, he is, now and forever, the biggest footballer in the world, and the one and only "King".- 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.- Cinthia Moura was born on 5 March 1977 in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Prisoner's Daughter (2022) and Masters of Horror (2005). She is married to Christopher Patrick McGarahan.
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Débora Falabella was born on 22 February 1979 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Clone (2001), Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003) and Brazil Avenue (2012). She has been married to Gustavo Vaz since October 2019. She was previously married to Murilo Benício and Chuck Hypólito.- He moved to Belo Horizonte to work in the Radio Inconfidência as radiate-actor. He began in TV Itacolomi in the program Tribunal de Calouros. In Rio de Janeiro he participated in programs Time Square, Vovo de Ville, Show Riso and Praça da Alegria (1995). In the Program "Café Sem Concerto" for TV Tupi created the character Zacarias, that would accompany him for the rest of the life. He integrated the group "Os Trapalhões" ("The Dabblers") beside Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana and Mussum, making the largest success in TV and Movies for many years. He died of lung infection on March 18, 1990 at 56 years old, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Danton Mello was born on 29 May 1975 in Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor and producer, known for Cabocla (2004), Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo (2012) and The Big Catch (2017). He was previously married to Laura Malin.- Actress
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Andréia Horta was born on 27 July 1983 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Flames of Life (2008), Elis (2016) and Empire (2014).- Actor
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Vladimir Brichta has an extensive experience as an actor throughout his professional career. He has won some of the most important awards in theatrical, television and movie productions in Brazil. His career began as a theatrical actor in 1993 on the "Inspetor Geral" production in Bahia, city of northeast from Brazil where he was raised. Since then, he has worked in several theatrical productions such as "Uma História Sem Fim"; "A Casa de Eros"; "Eu, Brecht"; "Equus"; "Baal"; "Calígula"; "A Máquina"; "Mamãe Não Pode Saber"; "Os Produtores - (The Producers)"; "A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga"; "Hamelin"; and "Arte". Those productions gave him the opportunity to win some of the most important awards for theatrical productions. In television has participated on more than 15 novels and series. "Porto dos Milagres","Coração de Estudante"; "Faça Sua História" "Separação?!"; "Justiça" which was nominated for an International Emmy and "Rock Story" playing the protagonist Gui Santana, are some of them. He's also been acting in the movie industry during this time. We can highlight "Paisagem de Meninos", "A Máquina"; "Fica Comigo essa Noite"; "Romance"; "A Mulher Invisível"; "Quincas Berro D'Água"; "A Coleção Invisível"; "Muitos Homens Num Só"; "Minutos Atrás"; "Real Beleza"; "Minions" as voice actor ; "Um Homem Só"; "Vai que Dá Certo 2" ; and his last production "Bingo: The king of the mornings" in 2017 which has attempt as the Brazilian movie for an Oscar nomination.- Actress
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Gabriela Dias of Brazilian origin with a lifetime of international influence and success has worked on television throughout Europe, USA, and South America ranging from participating in several TV shows, and soap operas to appearing in Hollywood productions that allowed her to work with the likes of Antoine Fuqua, Penélope Cruz, Devon Dickson, Deborah Aquila, Ben Hoffman, Jessica Biel, Francis O'Conner, Alfred Molina, Kaya Scodelario, Jimmi Simpson, among others.
Gabriela's philanthropic and social services work has helped many foundations and communities all over the world. She sits on the board of several non-profit organizations and has also founded her own (The Gabriela Dias Foundation) in 2017. With the mission to provide once in a lifetime experiences in learning through arts and education.- Actor
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Daniel de Oliveira was born on 19 June 1977 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004), The Dead Girl's Feast (2008) and Cabocla (2004). He was previously married to Sophie Charlotte and Vanessa Giácomo.- Actress
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Lady Francisco was born on 7 January 1935 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was an actress and director, known for O Crime do Zé Bigorna (1977), Anjos do Sexo (1981) and Explode Coração (1995). She died on 25 May 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actress
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Débora Bloch was born on 29 May 1963 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress and director, known for Noites do Sertão (1984), Swingin' Betty (1984) and Sol de Verão (1982). She was previously married to Olivier Anquier and Edgar Moura.- Actress
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Letícia Sabatella (born 8 March 1971) is a Brazilian actress and singer. Born in Belo Horizonte, Letícia Sabatella was two years old when her family moved from Itajubá (MG) to the mining town of Conceição das Alagoas, going live in the village of Big Bend Power Plant. There her father worked as an engineer. She has said she learned to appreciate nature in this place full of greenery and people of different nationalities. Today, she lives in Nova Friburgo, a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, where she grows organic food cooperative arrangements with employees.- Producer
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Gerard Lima's journey in the world of filmmaking began with a bold step - self-funding his own production in 2013. Wearing multiple hats throughout the process, Lima immersed himself in every aspect of the film industry, utilizing this hands-on approach to gain invaluable insights into its intricacies. Armed with a bachelor's degree in business management, Lima strategically merged his business acumen with his passion for cinema, not only advancing his personal career but also nurturing the growth of Lima Films, his own studio, and fostering the careers of aspiring talents within the industry. His breakthrough moment arrived in 2015 when Lima's creative prowess was recognized at the Melbourne International Film Festival, where he scooped the Best Music Video and Director awards. This accomplishment marked the beginning of a prolific career in which Lima has since written and produced a remarkable 19 films, directing seven of these projects. Notably, Lima's versatility extends beyond the realms of traditional filmmaking, as evidenced by his success in the HBO/Cinemax Urban Action Showcase. In 2017, he clinched second place in the Action Script Contest for the feature screenplay "Brother's in Arms" and garnered accolades for the TV Pilot "The Legend of Kung Funk." The year 2018 saw Lima's continued ascendancy, with another 2nd place win in the HBO/Cinemax Urban Action Showcase for Best Short Film with "Birth of the Daywalker." Lima's prowess extends beyond storytelling, as demonstrated by his achievement at the 2022 Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, where he secured the Best Original Score award for "Lawless Law." A testament to his multifaceted talents, Lima's filmography not only showcases his directorial, writing, and producing skills but also reflects a commitment to pushing creative boundaries in pursuit of cinematic excellence.- 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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Max Cavalera was born in Belo Horizonte to a Brazillian mother and his father was an Italian ambassador. Along with his brother Igor Cavalera he formed the death metal band Sepultura. The band was very popular and released several albums, with "Roots" and "Chaos A.D" both receiving critical praise. He also worked with Fudge Tunnel lead singer Alex Newport forming a side project known as "Nailbomb", with one of their tracks used for the Gus Van Sant film, _To Die for (1995)_ (that song being "Wasting Away"). There was somewhat of a shuffel near 1995, and Max Cavalera left Sepultura to form "Soulfly". Again he was the lead vocalist and played guitar, and with the new band released two albums, "Soulfly" and "Primitive".
This year (2002) sees Cavalera's band release a third album in June. Max Cavalera also provided the more deeper screams for Dwayne Johnson's (WWE's "The Rock") Scorpion King character in The Mummy Returns (2001).- Pedro Minas is a multilingual Swiss-Brazilian actor based in London. He is most recently known for guest starring on FBI: International as well as his involvement in Amazon's The People We Hate At The Wedding (2022). He is set to appear in the upcoming David Ayer directed film The Beekeeper (2023) alongside Jason Statham. Minas has wrapped filming on a BFI funded feature film and is co-producing an independent comedy series.
- Isabela Souza was born on 13 January 1998 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Michael Ronda: Seré Tu Heroe (2019), Bia (2019) and Juacas (2017).
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Peter Stephens was born on 3 January 1920 in Morro Velho, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for The Corridor People (1966), Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973) and Mustang! (1959). He died on 17 September 1972 in Kensington, London, England, UK.- Actor
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Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais state, but became a famous actor in Rio de Janeiro.
At the National Opera, where he studied, got the nickname "The Little Otelo". Then, he decided to be called "Great Otelo" or in Portuguese, "Grande Otelo".
He acted in theaters, movies and TV. His first movie was "Noites Cariocas" (1935). But he really became known when he started working besides the great star Oscarito.
Otelo was best known by comedy movies, but he could also be a dramatic actor.