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As Cartas de Chico Xavier (2004)
Character: Self
Three people accused of murder who were pardoned by the parents of the victims and acquitted by Justice thanks to the letters psychographed by the medium Chico Xavier.
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Esquina da Ilusão (1953)
Character: N/A
This comedy tells the confusion created by Dante Rossi, owner of a pizza restaurant in Braz, namesake of a powerful industrial São Paulo. This coincidence, arranged by good luck, enabled him to lie for many years, writing letters to his brother in Italy in which he said that he had "made America". His brother, delighted with so many wonders, decides to visit the fake millionaire. But Dante can borrow with other immigrants without fortune, but attached to the idea of appearing great life.
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O Cravo e a Rosa (2017)
Character: Self
Documentary on Rosamaria Murtinho and Mauro Mendonça’s 60-year long career in Brazilian theater, film and television. The film not only runs through the career of these artists, but also paints a portrait of a generation that rose alongside them and that works with art till this day.
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Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Viagem ao Céu (2001)
Character: Dona Benta
If the Sítio gang’s imagination usually knows no bounds, just imagine what happens when they decide to embark on a "Journey to the Sky"! First, Pedrinho builds a telescope. Then, the boy gathers Narizinho, Emília, Visconde, Conselheiro, and Tia Nastácia. They arrive in a strange, mysterious place, decide they are on the Moon, and—just like that—cause such a ruckus that they wake up Saint George’s dragon! And that’s only the beginning, as the gang goes on to visit other planets, ride comets, and even meet a new companion: an innocent little angel with a broken wing. Meanwhile, a group of astronomers is preparing to announce the first intelligent life forms spotted in space. Guess who they turn out to be!
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Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Poço do Visconde (2002)
Character: Dona Benta
Is there anyone more intelligent and studious than Visconde de Sabugosa? Well, he has now taken an interest in geology (the science that studies the origin and formation of our planet). To conduct his research, he climbs into an armadillo burrow, analyzes the soil, and discovers that there might be oil right in the middle of the *Sítio*! Thus begins an incredible journey: traveling through a volcano, our group will make its way to the center of the Earth.
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Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Caçadas de Pedrinho (2001)
Character: Dona Benta
The animals of Capoeirão dos Tucanos are terrified: jaguar hunters have scattered menacing traps throughout the woods. The Sítio gang is furious and decides to put a stop to it once and for all. Together, Pedrinho, Narizinho, Emília, Visconde, and Rabicó hatch a plan to teach the villains a lesson. But—oh no!—they get captured! Now, who will save them?
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Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Memórias de Emília (2002)
Character: Dona Benta
Imagination runs wild when Emília decides to "write" her memoirs. And guess who gets roped into helping her with the task? Poor Visconde de Sabugosa. The naughtiest rag doll around proves she has an incredibly fertile imagination! And while Emília drives the wise Visconde to distraction with her tales, a thousand and one things happen at the Farm.
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Seja O Que Deus Quiser! (2002)
Character: N/A
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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A Guerra dos Rocha (2008)
Character: Dinorá "Nonô" França
Clumsy old lady Dina Rocha lives with her son Marcelo. After a series of incidents at home, she moves to her house in Santa Teresa. She meets her friend Nonô and she pays a visit to her old friend. Her sons do not know where she is and they go to the hospitals and morgues. Coincidently there is the body of an old lady smashed by a truck and they believe that she is their mother. Meanwhile two smalltime thieves break in Nonô's house and keep the two old ladies locked in the bathroom. During the funeral of Dina Rocha, the dysfunctional families have a quarrel disputing their heritage.
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Zoando na TV (1999)
Character: Dona Xênia
Angel works in a wedding dress store. Ulisses, her boyfriend, works as personal trainer. They are swallowed for the television and, to leave, need to discover how to use the Ulisses' ring.
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O Canto da Saudade (1952)
Character: Elvira (peça)
Coronel Januário's goddaughter, Maria Fausta, is having a secret affair with João do Carmo. While her godfather is engaged in his political campaign for mayor of the city, the couple disappears. Galdino, an accordionist who is secretly in love with her, goes looking for them.
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Nada Fofa (2008)
Character: Dona Nice
Nádia Wolf, nicknamed by her colleagues "Nada Fofa", is a cold and tough lawyer. Until she starts seeing a puppet everywhere: movie theaters, restaurants, stores, etc. He's a famous character from a children's show from when she was a kid. The pink foam doll appears to Nadia every time she's not nice to the others, asking her to be nice. These apparitions affect the girl's work as well as her love life.
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Zimba (2021)
Character: Self
The trajectory and artistic imagery of actor and director Zbigniew Ziembinski (1908-1978), precursor of modern theater in Latin America and master of generations of Brazilian actors. The polyphonic montage builds on vast unpublished material, covering half a century of performances, teletheaters and interviews by Zimba, as he was known – before and after fleeing Poland, on the eve of the invasion of Warsaw – and recreates fragments of Wedding Dress , a play by Nelson Rodrigues which the Polish-Brazilian director won a revolutionary montage in 1943.
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A Marcha (1972)
Character: Lucila Jovine
A large protest march of escaped slaves is an episode in the history of Chico Bondade and Boaventura, who had already become legendary for their difficult and daring missions.
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Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Reino das Águas Claras (2001)
Character: Dona Benta
In this story, Narizinho visits the world of Prince Escamado, meets the frog Major Agarra-E-Não-Larga-Mais, quarrels with Dona Carochinha, and receives the most dazzling dress—crafted especially for her by Dona Aranha, the world's best seamstress. In the Kingdom of Clear Waters, Emília comes to life, takes Doctor Caramujo’s pills, and begins to chatter away. Meanwhile, back in the city, Pedrinho prepares for his long-awaited vacation at the Yellow Woodpecker Farm, alongside his grandmother Dona Benta and Tia Nastácia’s delicious treats.
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Doidas e Santas (2017)
Character: Elda
Beatriz is a famous psychoanalyst who teaches others to be happy, but isn't able to be happy herself. Things take a turn when her mother's death takes her traveling with her sister to Buenos Aires to comply with the unusual directives she left in her will.
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Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Saci (2001)
Character: Dona Benta
Pedrinho goes hunting in Capoeirão dos Tucanos, the virgin forest of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, and meets the Saci, who tells him the secrets of the forest and several legends of Brazilian folklore. They work together to free Narizinho from a spell that Cuca put on her.
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