Thiago Martins
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Biography: Thiago dos Santos Martins (Rio de Janeiro, September 19, 1988) is a Brazilian actor, singer and songwriter. He began his career in the theater group Nós do Morro, a social project carried out with the residents of the Vidigal favela. His first appearance on television was in 1999, in a participation in the traditional Christmas special of presenter Xuxa entitled Uma Carta Para Deus. In 2002, he gained prominence playing Lampião, one of the members of the band of kids from Caixa Baixa, in the award-winning film Cidade de Deus. In the same year, he played João Victor, a middle-class teenager in the series Cidade dos Homens. He made his debut in soap operas in 2004, playing Sal in the soap opera Da Cor do Pecado, which took place thanks to a nomination by actress Giovanna Antonelli, with whom he starred in the film Maria-Mãe do Filho de Deus in 2003.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Birthday: August 19, 1988
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Gender: Male
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Streets of Rio
Overview: Rio de Janeiro. Confronted with the violence that exists in the favela where he lives, Tiago sees the only way out to become a soccer player and, in this way, help his family to have a better life. Although he is the best player in his neighborhood and the chances of being discovered by a scout are good, he faces a number of problems. One of them is Tubarão, the leader of the most powerful gang in the favela, who wants Tiago to work for him as a drug dealer. To complicate matters even more, Tiago falls in love with Juliana, Tubarão's sister.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-01-30
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Overhaul
Overview: When truck racer Roger loses everything, he receives a tempting but dangerous offer: to work as the getaway driver for a gang of thieves.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-09-27
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Once Upon a Time in Rio
Overview: Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-07-25
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Stereo Hearts 2
Overview: Two teenagers from different social classes fall in love after meeting in a conflict at a party and will have to face challenges to be together.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-03-10
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Dona Lurdes: O Filme
Overview: Dona Lurdes is a mother and housewife who is suffering from empty nest syndrome when her last child leaves home. To escape her loneliness, she goes in search of new ways to fill her days and her life. Due to her thirst for new things, Dona Lurdes will live new experiences, build friendships and new love.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-03-28
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A Festa de Léo
Overview: The film is set in Morro do Vidigal, one of the most famous favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Rita needs to give her son Léo a party that means a lot to her. But on the day of the party, she discovers that all the money for the event, which she had been saving for months, was stolen by Dudu. From this disappointment, Rita, who works at the beach, needs to race against time to make Léo's party possible and save Dudu's life. To do this, she will need the help of her friends.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-05-23
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Xuxa Twins
Overview: Have you ever imagined Xuxa Meneguel as a villain? So, get prepared, because in Xuxa Gêmeas, Xuxa faces the challenge of impersonating two characters, at the same time: The shrew, Elisabeth Dourado, and her twin sister, the sweet Mel Montiel.
Genres: Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-12-15
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Smile, You're on Camera
Overview: Based on 'Death of a Man in the Balkans (2012)', an original feature film of Miroslav Momcilovic, 'Sorria, Você Está Sendo Filmado' ('Smile, You're Being Filmed') tells the story of a suicide, in only one shot of 80 minutes, from the perspective of a web cam which only the suicidal knew was on, giving the viewer the feeling of watching everything from his window. "From the screenplay to the shooting, we are doing a kind of reality cinema," sets this movie director Daniel Filho.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-05-07
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The Silver Cliff
Overview: Violeta is a married dentist on a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the cell she enters in despair. The message of her husband, Djalma, says he is leaving her and going to another city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-05-17
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City of God
Overview: In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-08-30
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Operações Especiais
Overview: In a crime-plagued area of Rio de Janeiro, a team of honest cops, including a determined rookie, fights corruption and mistrust on all sides.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-10-07
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Mary, Mother of the Son of God
Overview: Maria Auxiliadora is a 24 year-old woman very poor, that she lives Joana, her 7 year-old daughter close to. Needing go look for the result of Joana's exam in the hospital, Maria asks the priest of the local church that takes care of her to return. In spite of Joana's insistence to go with the mother Maria insists that she is with the priest, because she distrusts that her daughter suffers of a serious disease. To entertain the girl while it awaits the mother's return, the priest decides to tell her a mother's history that dedicated her life to the son: Mary, mother of Jesus Christ.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-10-10
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Encantados
Overview: The real-life story of Zeneida, a girl who moves to a farm with her mother and finds herself having an unusual connection with a forest spirit.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-12-07
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La veillée des abysses
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Genres: Comedy Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-09-30
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Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar
Overview: This docudrama portrays the true story of Flordelis dos Santos, a strong and courageous woman from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She resided in the Jacarezinho favela, located in the northern zone of the city. From facing drug dealers to challenging judges, she had an eventful life. Her determination led her to shelter and care for over 40 abandoned children, showcasing her unwavering resilience.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-10-09
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City of God: 10 Years Later
Overview: City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This documentary shows what City of God’s worldwide success meant to their lives. Were the actors prepared for the film’s success? Did the social background of some of them prove stronger than the opportunity that came their way?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-10-05
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5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
Overview: The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-08-25
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Sexa
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Original Language: pt
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