Marília Pêra

Born: 1943-01-22, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died: 2015-12-05

Biography

Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night and Diegues' Tieta do Agreste.

Filmography

• Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! (1992)
• Os Trapalhões (1977)
• Cobras & Lagartos (2006)
• Toma Lá, Dá Cá (2007)
• Top Model (1989)
• Lua Cheia de Amor (1990)
• Da Cor do Pecado (2004)
• Brava Gente (2000)
• Beto Rockfeller (1968)
• Pé na Cova (2013)
• Uma Rosa com Amor (1972)
• Mandacaru (1997)
• Duas Caras (2007)
• Super Plá (1969)
• Supermanoela (1974)
• Brega & Chique (1987)
• Bandeira 2 (1971)
• Aquele Beijo (2011)
• O Campeão (1996)
• Cocaïne (1985)
• Um Rosto de Mulher (1965)
• Rosinha do Sobrado (1965)
• Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008)
• Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1980)
• Quem Ama Não Mata (1982)
• Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela (1992)
• A Moreninha (1965)
• Polaróides Urbanas (2008)
• Anjos da Noite (1987)
• Garrincha: Estrela Solitária (2003)