Bárbara Paz
Also Known As: Barbara Paz
Biography: Bárbara Paz is a Brazilian non-binary actress , director and producer. Biography Bárbara Raquel Paz was born in Campo Bom , in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre. The youngest of four sisters, at the age of six she lost her father, who was a politician in the city. Her mother had consequences after giving birth to Bárbara and died after seventeen years on hemodialysis . At the age of nine, Bárbara started working, as her father's death caused the family to experience financial difficulties. She started painting plaster sculptures and selling them in the town square, to help buy medicine for her mother. As a teenager, she decided to get her work permit and started working in a shoe factory, where she stayed for two months. She went back to studying in the morning and working in the afternoon, this time in a boutique, where she stayed for two years. She then joined an advertising agency , where she did her first modeling jobs . After her mother's death in May 1992, Bárbara found herself alone. Only she and her mother lived in the small house, as her sisters had already gotten married. Suffering with memories at home, she didn't want to stay there alone, and in her city there were no prospects for a good future. The following month, she took the money she had saved, and went to live in São Paulo , with some friends, willing to share the rent on an apartment, and try a career in modeling or acting. As soon as she arrived in the city, she got a job as a secretary at a university and took an acting course at the Macunaíma Theater School. Looking for a job in the fashion area, after passing the photography and runway tests, she managed to get agencies to give her some placements, and she modeled for magazines, participated in fashion editorials and exhibition fairs. In December of the same year, six months after arriving in the capital of São Paulo, he traveled south to spend the end of the year festivities. On Christmas Day, Bárbara and some friends were in a serious car accident after drinking. They hit a tree shortly after leaving the house where they were gathered. She had a major facial trauma that required 400 stitches . Afterwards, she returned to São Paulo but, with the scars left by the accident, she abandoned her modeling career and locked herself up at home. After recovering, she would resume her career. She then decided to study theater at the Antunes Filho Theater Research Center and from there she joined the group Parlapatões
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Birthday: October 17, 1974
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Plano B
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-10-02
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Cat's Cradle
Overview: Cristiano, Francisco and Gabriel are three good old friends celebrating their entrance in the University. But in a horror night, the fun gets mixed up with violence.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-10-21
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Paulista
Overview: Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista with Suzana, a mysterious lawyer who begins a relationship with a male colleague who is unaware that she's transsexual. Jay lives a few floors above them. He is a frustrated writer trying to give a meaning to his life by idealizing a stunningly beautiful prostitute, whom he transforms into a sort of muse. Following the frenetic pace of the city, the three "Paulista" characters will experience the euphoria of passion and its downside.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-10-02
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Se Puder... Dirija!
Overview: A valet parking attendant borrows a client's car to spend the day with his son, but gets into unexpected trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-08-30
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Quarto 38
Overview: A group of friends find themselves circling in time. Welcome to room 38. Within it's confines time becomes scattered and loops back on it's self, memory becomes useless, and survival carries an entirely different meaning.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-19
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Never Too Old to Meow
Overview: Gloria Polk is a decadent writer who decided to return to writing a fiction book after 17 years of absence. One day, she decides to open her home to Carol, a young journalist who lives in his building and is married to her former husband. Excited about the opportunity, Carol realizes that Gloria has an obscure facet which meant that she had great difficulty in relating to other people over the years.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2014-05-15
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A Porta ao Lado
Overview: Everything seems to be going well in the stable relationship between Mari and Rafa, until Isis and Fred move into the apartment next door. The new neighbors make no secret of the fact that they are in an open relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-03-09
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Vinte e cinco
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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De Cara Limpa
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2000-11-10
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My Hindu Friend
Overview: Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye to his friends and begins a routine of long days of treatment in hospital. While learning to live with the pain and also conversing with death, he meets a Hindu boy who is a fellow patient and who becomes his friend. But one day the boy disappears. Diego is discharged, but his life has changed forever. His marriage fails and, living alone, he begins to wonder whether he may in fact be dying and no one has told him. He tries to find out what happened to his Hindu friend, and eventually meets another woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-03-03
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Manual para Atropelar Cachorro
Overview: A simple and handy manual to take the boredom under the narration of a sick mind, crazy in any big city. Mojo, a lonely young fanatic about movies and American culture, has dreams that will never come true. After spending his days holed up in a building, he decides to vent his repressed impulses by running over mutton dogs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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O Martelo de Vulcano
Overview: The five youngsters must prevent Nefasto from possessing the mythical Vulcan's hammer who grants an immeasurable power to its owner.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-10-10
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What Is It Worth?
Overview: Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-05-20
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Quinta das Janelas
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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5 Mentiras
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-08-04
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Produto Descartável
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Depois de Tudo
Overview: Ney and Marcos share an apartment, the passion for music and for the same girl until time tears them apart. A few years later they meet again reviewing their attitudes, emotions and memories.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-10-08
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Talk to Him
Overview: Dr. Drauzio Varella has a hypothetical conversation with his friend Hector Babenco, a filmmaker who died in 2016. The importance of friendship is addressed in the documentary based on the death of a friend — and shows the decrease in happiness and the irreplaceable void left by this game.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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Amigo Secreto
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Overview: Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last wish: to be the protagonist of his own death.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-11-26
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Sexo e a Metrópole
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-06-18
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Por Que Você Não Chora?
Overview: Strong and feminine, "Why don't you cry?" addresses the delicate topic of suicide. Jessica is very closed, Barbara is a time bomb. The two meet when, at the stage of the faculty of psychology, Jessica meets Barbara. The coexistence leads Jessica to question her empty and meaningless life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-09-17
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Chico Mário - A Melodia da Liberdade
Overview: Younger brother of Henfil and Betinho, Chico Mário became a great guitarist and discovered in music his way of expressing himself and looking at the world.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-06-17
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Viva o Cinema! Uma História da Mostra de São Paulo
Overview: The series tells the story of the São Paulo International Film Festival, one of the most traditional cultural events in Latin America. For 48 years, the festival has showcased hundreds of films from all over the world, bringing vibrancy to the city. Filmmaker Marina Person provides an irreverent perspective, highlighting the exciting and unusual stories that have marked the festival’s journey of resistance. The series reveals the individuals who have embraced the challenge of organizing this significant cultural event in Brazil every year, despite often challenging conditions. We also delves into how the Mostra has grown to become one of the main festivals globally, shedding light on the changes in cinema, Brazil, and the world over the years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-10-26
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Girassol Vermelho
Overview: Girassol Vermelho is a film inspired by Murilo Rubião, a master of Brazilian magical realism, about the journey of Romeu, a man who leaves his past behind in search of freedom. By chance, he arrives in a strange city where an oppressive and pathetic system, which does not allow for questioning, drags him into a series of interrogations and tortures. In this absurd world, Romeo realizes that he has lost his greatest value: freedom. Full of pain and fury, Romeu, delirious, embarks on a new and even stranger journey.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2025-01-24
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Seja O Que Deus Quiser!
Overview: After getting involved with an MTV VJ, a musician ends up being accused of setting up a robbery against her. To clear his name, he goes to São Paulo, but gets involved in situations that distance him from his peaceful life.
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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A Mulher Ao Lado
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Original Language: pt
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